The creation of a Women's Health Care Clinic won another supporter in the person of SangguniangKabataan (SK) president and City Councilor Halila Sudagar. The reproductive health (RH) ordinance was passed in the third and final reading. The clinic will dispense services for reproductive health care, which received much opposition from the City Council, including Sudagar, during deliberations in the past months. Sudagar, a Muslim, repeatedly said before that Islam is against contraception, a provision in the establishment of the clinic that is hotly contested by religious groups. However, Sudagar explained her new vote that since the approved clinic is not solely on promoting contraception but rather focused on addressing women's health, including seeking men's cooperation for their partner's health, she gave it a positive vote.

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