Inaccessible Right: The Effect of the Implementation of Reproductive Health Law to the Women of Calbayog City

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This article argues that women have all the rights to decide for herself and that she should have access to information regarding their reproductive health and how to take care of it. However, women who live in far-flung areas are either anxious to use contraceptives or knows nothing about them. Regarding to these problems, this research examines how women are coping with the effect of the insufficient information given by the institution on the Reproductive Health Law. Qualitative interviews were conducted with women living in outskirt barangays in Calbayog City. Results suggest that these institutions conducted seminars but poorly explained the details of using contraceptives and the importance of family planning to the health of women. The poor implementation of Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 contributed to the difficult situation of women in Calbayog City.