FDA certification on contraceptives to put RH Law ‘on track’ – Population Commission official

THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will certify that most contraceptives are non-abortifacients, thereby ensuring the “full implementation” of the Reproductive Health Law, an official of the Population Commission (PopCom) said on Thursday.

PopCom Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez said the FDA declaration was expected to have an impact on Implanon, one of the contraceptives whose sale in the market was stopped by the Supreme Court because it allegedly induces abortion.