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The Reproductive Health Bill that has been languishing in the House of Representatives for the last 15 years has finally been voted on!

Ami Evangelista Swanepoel is Cosmo Philippines' "Fun, Fearless Female" for the month of October. The "RH Freedom Fighter" is being featured for her work with Roots of Health and her advocacy for the Reproductive Health Bill.

We are featured in the October issue of Town and Country! Love that the article focuses on our first client, Lyn-Lyn Paliza becoming our Assistant Director.

Roots of Health will be featured on Catapult, the first online funding platform dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women worldwide. Roots of Health’s work is being highlighted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Family Health Division Director.

“Teach abstinence”, said the rather quiet man in the back of the crowded classroom. “Teach abstinence and don’t even let students know about contraception – knowing will just encourage promiscuity!”

Who controls the population of the Philippines? Should government officials or individual Filipinos choose the ideal family size?

We believe that providing women and girls with information and access to family planning methods allows them to secure a sustainable future for themselves and their families. Watch this short video to see the impact of our efforts.

We asked some of Palawan’s underserved and lower-income women why the RH Bill is important to them. We wanted their opinions included in the debates since they will be directly impacted by the passage of the Bill.

Curious as to just how many groups support the RH Bill? From government and health groups to religious and business groups, almost everyone can see the benefit of a bill that helps poor women.

A University of the Philippines freshman student makes all the debates and drama surrounding the Reproductive Health Bill moot. It's really all about empathy for the Filipinas who are dying every day and urgency to make these avoidable deaths stop.