1. In view of the difficulties in delivering adequate and appropriate RH services in the face of unsustainable workload and compensation of health service providers and workers— to support the passage of the Magna Carta for Private Health Workers; 2. In light of the high incidence of rape cases, heightened economic insecurity, increased health risks in some pregnancies, and the absence of, if not limited, RH awareness due to lack of schooling and communication difficulties among women with disabilities—to review the provisions on the full ban on abortion; 3. In view of the vulnerability of many women with disabilities to VAW, including sexual violence—to review and to address the gaps in the implementation of laws addressing sexual violence (e.g. the Rape Victim’s Assistance Act, particulalry the establishment of rape crisis centers per province; the Anti-Rape law—to ensure that lack of consent is at the center of its defintion, and to support the efforts to increase the age of sexual consent) For the Executive: National Government Agencies, including their Regional Offices 4. For DOH and the National Implementation Team on RH to monitor the implementation of Section 18: Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) of the RPRH law in cities and municipalities, thereby ensuring that the accessibility measures guaranteed to women with disabilities are realized; and to ensure the implementation of Sec 8 of the Filipino Sign Language Act (RA 11106) requiring State hospitals and all health facilities to ensure access of the Filipino deaf to health services including the provision of FSL interpreters and accessible materials. 5. For DOH and the National Implementation Team on RH to develop an RH agenda and strategy for women with disabilities that would guide the development of gender- and disability- responsive RH policies and programs for them, and to allocate funding in support thereof; 6. For DOH and the National Implementation Team on RH to develop and launch a nationwide awareness campaign on RH that considers the disability-specific communication and mobility needs of women with disabilities, as well as the SRH issues of women with disabilities throughout their lifespan—including puberty and menopausal stages; This should include the conduct of inclusivity and accessibility audits of health facilities from community, to local to national level. 7. In response to the demand for RH education for adolescent girls with disabilities—for DepED to immediately and fully implement a gender- and disability- responsive Comprehensive Sexuality Education in schools as mandated by the RPRH Law; Adoption of CSE in SPED centers should be ensured and duly monitored. 28

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