PHILIPPINES NOT ON TRACK TO MEET MATERNAL HEALTH GOALS 250 201111 Deaths per 100,000 live births 221 200 201512 204 200610 162 150 ii. PDP Target by 202214 i.MDG Target by 201513 100 90 iii. SDG Target by 203015 70 52 50 0 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Year MMR Targets Actual MMR in the Philippines i. MMR target under the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 ii. MMR target under the 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan iii. MMR target under the 2015-2030 Sustainable Development Goals 3. Unsafe Abortions Due to Restrictive Laws Lead to Preventable Public Health Costs The government could save over half a billion Philippine pesos (Php), approximately USD 10 million, every year by reforming its laws to ensure safe access to abortion. Payments for postabortion care by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation more than doubled in the past three years—from Php 250 million (approximately USD 5 million) in 2014 to Php 570 million (approximately USD 11 million) in 2016.27 These costs do not include the time women spend in hospitals for treatment and recovering from preventable complications due to unsafe abortion. This time away also has social implications, leading to women’s lower participation in national, community, and family matters because it takes them away from attending school, engaging in livelihood, and participating in family life.28 CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS 5