The Philippines

Unprotected:
Sex, Condoms and the Human Right to Health

Map: Cities mentioned in this report


1. SUMMARY
   
   
2. RECOMMENDATIONS
   
   To the government of the Philippines
   To local governments in the Philippines
   To the United States and other supporters of HIV/AIDS programs in the Philippines
   To the Holy See
   
   
3. METHODS
   
   
4. BACKGROUND
   
   The global condom gap
   Condoms and HIV/AIDS in the Philippines
   Condoms and the Vatican
   The United States: from condoms to abstinence
   Condoms, HIV/AIDS information and human rights
   
   
5. FINDINGS ON ACCESS TO CONDOMS AND HIV/AIDS INFORMATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
   
   Official anti-condom policies
   
   Anti-condom ordinances
   Confiscation of condoms by police
   Arbitrary restrictions on condom promotion
   Weak “100 percent condom” policies
   Refusal to fund condom supplies
   Opposition to reproductive health legislation
   
   False scientific claims about condoms
   Misinformation about condoms and HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations
   
   Sex workers
   Men who have sex with men
   Adolescents and young adults
   Overseas Filipino workers
   
   Sex workers: human rights abuses fuel misinformation
   
   HIV and STD testing and counseling
   Towards reform of social hygiene clinics
   
   
6. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
   
   
7. CONCLUSION
   
   ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

May 2004     Vol. 16, No. 6 (C)