At 11 years old, they're getting pregnant': the women smashing Catholic taboos in the Philippines

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Such is the stigma around sex education and family planning in the Philippines that 65% of women there still do not use contraceptives. Subscribe to The Guardian ► is.gd/subscribeguardian Five years ago the Philippine Congress passed a reproductive health law guaranteeing universal access to family planning, but misinformation is still rife. We follow three campaigners working in communities to challenge the myths, and help girls and women plan their families and take control of their future Become a Guardian supporter ► bit.ly/GDNmembers The Guardian ► www.theguardian.com Suggested videos: Erica: Man Made ► bit.ly/EricaManMade Battle for Mosul ► bit.ly/MosulDoc Radical Brownies ► bit.ly/RadicalBrowniesFilm Desert Fire ► bit.ly/DesertFire 6x9: experience solitary confinement ► bit.ly/6x9gdn Gun Nation ► bit.ly/GunNationDoc We Walk Together ► bit.ly/WeWalkTogetherFilm The last job on Earth ► bit.ly/LastJobOnEarth Patrick Stewart: the ECHR and us ► bit.ly/PatrickStewartS Guardian playlists: Guardian Bertha Documentaries ► bit.ly/GuardianBertha In my opinion ► bit.ly/InMyOpinion Owen Jones meets ► bit.ly/CorbynJones US elections 2016 ► bit.ly/elections2016gdn Guardian Animations & Explanations ►is.gd/explainers Guardian Investigations ► is.gd/guardianinvestigations The Guardian's YouTube channels: Owen Jones talks ► bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Science and Tech ► is.gd/guardiantech Guardian Culture ► is.gd/guardianculture Guardian Wires ► is.gd/guardianwires

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