Anti-Abortion Bill – ALFI Position

Under our law, a conceived child is endowed with the dignity and worth of a human being from his conception and thus is recognized to have the right not only to be born, but to be born well. (Article 3, Child and Youth Welfare Code). This necessarily includes the...

Protection of the Unborn Child Act – ALFI Position

As we all know, the Philippine Constitution imposes upon the State the duty to “equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.” (Article II, Section 12). The life of the unborn (equally with that of the mother) is entitled to...