Church v State Battle Over Contraception in the Philippines

The Philippines is a very religious country with over 80% of its citizens Catholic. It also has the highest birth rate and a population of over 90 million. Although contraception is freely available in most pharmacies. many poor people can not afford to buy them. Therefore the government has proposed a bill where contraceptives are handed to the poor for free. This has caused a bitter row with the church which is apposed to the use of artificial contraception.

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