Separated at birth: A comprehensive review of the Philippines’s compliance with the Constitution and related international laws concerning pregnant, nursing detainees, and the rights of their newborn infants

• Main Authors: Chan, Kelley Ong, Codamon, Risheree Geanne Camtugan, Hong, Hannah Denise Dy
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Women prisoners—Legal status, laws, etc.—Philippines; Pregnant women—Legal status, laws, etc.—Philippines; Newborn infants—Legal status, laws, etc.—Philippines; Constitutional Law; Human Rights Law; International Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_comlaw/2; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=etdb_comlaw
• Institution: De La Salle University

Unequal treatments towards women have long been existent. This calls attention to the vulnerability and needs of certain women in jail. Jail facilities have long been tailored exclusively for male detainees despite the increasing number of minority groups. In the case of pregnant or nursing detainee...