In 2011, a political firestorm hit the Philippines in the form of a Reproductive Health Bill. I visited Fabella hospital while I was in Manila researching the legislative and social battle around the Reproductive Health Bill and found myself immediately drawn into this very particular world. At Fabella, I found mothers on their ninth child sharing beds with brand new mothers of twins. Because this film takes place in the Philippines, it invites audiences to witness analogous situations from the very different perspective of a foreign country. The bill passed in 2012, becoming the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act.

Source: New York Times January 23, 2017 20:56 UTC