c. The absolute ban on abortion taking into consideration that the criminalization of  the act unduly penalizes and discriminates against women; the stigma of having  resorted to abortion for various reason has also hindered women from seeking  post-abortion care even when her life is already at risk.   d. Policies and local ordinances penalizing home births  e. Policies which ​de facto​ penalizes women for becoming pregnant, whether out of  wedlock or not, or as solo parents in the workplace. This implies striking out  contract stipulations that women cannot be pregnant during the time of  employment, cases of women being fired from employment for becoming pregnant  out of wedlock, or non-hiring of women solo parents.    2. Strengthen the policy implementation and accountability systems with regard to the Magna  Carta of Women and RH Law, particularly at the LGU level of policy implementation. Key  concerns in this regard are the uneven implementation of the RH Law, fragmentation of  service delivery, promotion of biased, pseudo-scientific and discriminatory information on  RH and the RH Law; and selective distribution and circulation of RH information and  supplies which may leave out marginalized groups of women.  a. Implementation of the RH Law’s provision on sexuality and reproductive health  education in public and private schools should also be monitored.     3. Build the capacities of health workers at all levels to deliver gender-responsive and culturally  sensitive RH programs, cognizant of the diversity of the population which they serve. This  shall include but not limited to facilitating gender sensitivity trainings; discussions on VAW,  sexual orientation and gender identity, sexuality, gender-based discrimination in its various  contexts (e.g. women with disabilities, older women, indigenous women); cultural sensitivity  trainings, education on women’s human rights, the Magna Carta of Women, RH Law and  related laws.    4. Improve the health delivery system  a. Increase the national and local budget allocations for health to address the lack of  facilities and personnel, especially in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.    b. Review Magna Carta of Health Professionals to ensure welfare and benefits of  service providers who are often overworked and underpaid. The review may also  consider the status and standardization of payment for community-based health  workers such as the barangay health workers and barangay nutrition scholars who  perform a critical role in women’s health at the ground level.    c. Establish protocols, referral pathways and service delivery networks on reproductive  health to ensure women’s continuous access to needed interventions and services    5. Continuous engagement of women and men and their communities in building their  understanding of reproductive health, sexuality and human rights.        27 RH Situationer: Phlippines (November 2017)