The Groups Supporting the RH BILL Part 4: Women's Legal Education, Advocacy and Defense Foundation, Inc. - WOMENLEAD

WomenLEAD is a feminist NGO for legal resource institution for women committed to advancing women's human rights through feminist methodologist in the critique and analysis of law and the legal system. Through its core program (Feminist Counseling and Legal Services), WomenLEAD's core of lawyers and paralegals engage in litigation to challenge laws, and the legal culture which reinforces biases against women.WomenLEAD is the local partner of ASAP involved in public advocacy on the issue of Reproductive Health Bill for the benefit  of women and girls, including abortion rights. They oppose the criminalization of abortion but right now their main focus is the passage of the RH BILL. Their members are regularly visible in lectures and forums about Women Rights and Empowerment and has never missed any chance to indoctrinate the audience that abortion is among the fundamental reproductive rights of a woman. They conduct several researches about abortion with the intent of swaying our lawmakers to consider its legalization in the future

They wrote several position papers such as for the re-registration of the Emergency Contraceptive Pill, Postinor (levonorgestrel 750 mcg) which was banned by the DOH