RACHEL A.G. REYES

IN 2015, after vigorous lobbying from the Alliance for the Family Foundation, who were no doubt aided and abetted by powerful sympathizers in government and the Catholic Church, the Supreme Court imposed suspensions on 77 contraceptive products. Particularly targeted were hormonal contraceptive implants known as Implanon and Implanon NXT that safeguard women from pregnancy for up to 3 years. The temporary restraining order, or TRO, more perniciously, strangles the supply of all contraceptive drugs and devices by preventing the Food and Drug Administration from granting “any and all pending applications for registration and/or re-certification” of family planning products, with the exception of condoms.

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