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A law enacted last year in the predominantly Catholic Philippines requires public health facilities to offer free contraception to the poor. The Catholic Church strongly opposed the law. But supporters say the law is necessary to curb the country\u2019s soaring population growth\u2014the principal cause, many believe, of its high poverty rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Give people job opportunities, give children education, and then you bring them out of poverty. Just giving them condoms and contraceptives will not automatically draw them out of poverty,” says Rev. Joel Jason of the Archdiocese of Manila. But some women say lack of access to family planning and free birth control makes it harder for them to improve their lives. 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