The girl in the picture is still only a child, but according to statistics, she is likely to be a young mother. While the number of teenage mothers is declining in most parts of the world, the number is rising in the Philippines.
Manila.
In the Philippines, the sexual age of consent is 12 years, and is thus among the lowest in the world.
Samtidig er abort ulovligt, der er begrænset eller ingen seksualundervisning i skolerne, og det er svært at få adgang til beskyttelse.
For eksempel skal piger under 18 år have forældrenes tilladelse for at få beskyttelse. Det er alt sammen medvirkende til, at omkring 500 filippinske
Filipinos every day that become mothers.
In 2012, it was decided that there should be free access to protection and that sexual education should be on the school schedule, but it has not yet been implemented. The Catholic Church, which is one of the country's most powerful institutions, continues to oppose.
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