Okay, so the Philippine Congress just passed some gigantic "Magna Carta" for women. I'm not up to speed on the details, but at least I haven't seen any "reproductive rights" being crowed about so far. But there is one thing.
According to the Inquirer (print edition for today), this law will disallow the firing of single women who stumble upon the magic of pregnancy. Of course, this is specifically aimed at religious schools, for whom such sleeping around is considered a scandal. Considering that Congress is comprised by people for whom whoring the tattered remains of their dignity is second nature, I highly doubt there will be any sympathy for these religious schools.
Personally, I do not believe that this law ought to infringe upon the right of a corporate entity to define itself. If a religious school wants to fire a teacher for slutting around (and it is usually for this...the pregnancy thing is just because it is the surest indication of it, and the only time the teacher gets "caught"), then they should have all the right in the world to. If equality is the issue, then I would propose that the same stringent measures be applied to male sluts as well. You impregnate a woman out of wedlock (or far worse, a student), you ought to get the boot in the ass too.
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