Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for a national policy on the prevention of teenage pregnancy. Hontiveros, sponsor of Senate Bill 1888 or the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act, on Saturday said the proposal would highlight the importance of informed choices when it comes to pregnancy. This, according to the senator, resulted in a growing number of young parents that get even younger. “We want our children to be children and to actually have a childhood,” Hontiveros said. The bill also reiterates the importance of education in the prevention of teenage pregnancy as it also reminds schools that suspension, expulsion, dismissal, or denial of admission of pregnant girls are prohibited.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 01, 2018 04:41 UTC