Another pressing health issue that concerns you as an adolescent is reproductive health. To aid the reproductive health needs of the citizens, the government mandated the Republic Act No. 10354- Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act. This law builds its foundation on four pillars: ✓ INFORMED CHOICE ✓ BIRTH CONTROL ✓ RESPECT FOR LIFE ✓ RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

18. Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). – The cities and municipalities shall endeavor that barriers to reproductive health services for PWDs are obliterated by the following:

(a) Providing physical access, and resolving transportation and proximity issues to clinics, hospitals and places where public health education is provided, contraceptives are sold or distributed or other places where reproductive health services are provided;

(b) Adapting examination tables and other laboratory procedures to the needs and conditions of PWDs;

(c) Increasing access to information and communication materials on sexual and reproductive health in braille, large print, simple language, sign language and pictures;

(d) Providing continuing education and inclusion of rights of PWDs among health care providers; and

(e) Undertaking activities to raise awareness and address misconceptions among the general public on the stigma and their lack of knowledge on the sexual and reproductive health needs and rights of PWDs.