(2) Promotion of breastfeeding;   (3) Responsible, ethical, legal, safe, and effective methods of family planning;   (4) Family and State collaboration in youth sexuality education and health services without prejudice  to the primary right and duty of parents to educate their children;   (5) Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections, including sexually transmitted  diseases, HIV, and AIDS;   (6) Prevention and management of reproductive tract cancers like breast and cervical cancers, and  other gynecological conditions and disorders;   (7) Prevention of abortion and management of pregnancy-related complications;   (8) In cases of violence against women and children, women and children victims and survivors  shall be provided with comprehensive health services that include psychosocial, therapeutic,  medical, and legal interventions and assistance towards healing, recovery, and empowerment;   (9) Prevention and management of infertility and sexual dysfunction pursuant to ethical norms and  medicals standards;   (10) Care of the elderly women beyond their child-bearing years; and   (11) Management, treatment, and intervention of mental health problems of woman and girls.     In addition, healthy lifestyle activities are encouraged and promoted through programs and projects as  strategies in the prevention of diseases.     (b) Comprehensive Health Information and Education. – The State shall provide women in all sectors  with appropriate, timely, complete, and accurate information and education of all the above-stated  aspects of women’s health in government education and training programs, with due regard to the  following:     (1) The natural and primary right and duty of parents in the rearing of the youth and the  development of moral character and the right of children to be brought up in an atmosphere of  morality and rectitude for the enrichment and strengthening of character;   (2) The formation of a person’s sexuality that affirms human dignity; and   (3) Ethical, legal, safe, and effective family planning methods including fertility awareness.     Within this constellation of laws protecting and promoting gender equality, is the RH Law, which  was enacted in 2012. The RH Law in effect makes possible the universal access to methods on  50 contraception, fertility control, sexual education and maternal care in the country, yet aware and  sensitive to the diverse socio-cultural perspectives on the same.     51 The elements of reproductive health covered by the law are the following:     (1) Family planning information and services;  (2) Maternal, infant and child health and nutrition, including breast feeding;  (3) Prevention of abortion and management of post-abortion complications;  (4) Adolescent and youth reproductive health guidance and counseling;  (5) Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections (RTIs), HIV/AIDS and  sexually transmittable infections (STIs);  (6) Elimination of violence against women and children and other forms of sexual and  gender-based violence;  PLCPD (February 2013). ​Understanding Gender and Reproductive Health: An Electoral Primer​.  Cabral, E. (2013). “Reproductive Health Law in the Philippines.” ​Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies  Vol. 28. No.1.​ Retrieved from ​http://www.asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/48/471   50 51 16 RH Situationer: Phlippines (November 2017)