Proposals to let younger people use contraceptives without the need for parental consent and under certain conditions are gaining ground at the House of Representatives. The House committee on
NEVER TOO YOUNG? Birth control pills are distributed at a health center in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, in this Inquirer file photo. Seven House bills that have passed deliberations at the committee level want contraceptives to be available to people of a younger set without the need for parental consent, but under certain conditions. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
In a statement, Lagman said allowing adolescents to access modern contraceptives was “impressed with the State’s interest.” The House committee is preparing a substitute bill to integrate the seven bills that had been approved and incorporate other amendments.
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