The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday clarified that the high tribunal did not issue a restraining order against the Reproductive Health law and that the government can implement programs on responsible parenthood. “I’ve already clarified many times that there is no temporary restraining order (TRO) against the RH law,” Te said in a text message. He issued the statement a day after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. He explained that the TRO the court earlier issued on the acquisition by the Department of Health and distribution of contraceptive products Implanon and Implanon NXT to the public did not refer to the RH law. Hence, the stay order only covers the cquisition of Implanon and Implanon NXT, he stressed.

Source: Manila Times January 12, 2017 17:10 UTC