Philippine abortion laws impose an absolute ban on abortion with the purpose of preventing women from undergoing the procedure. Yet, contrary to the ends sought, the termination of pregnancies continues as women subject themselves to clandestine and unsafe abortion. Abortion is an essential healthcare intervention that should be available to women and girls. It is a human right, supported by international human rights laws to which the Philippines is a State Party. The constitutional provision on the equal protection of the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception may be interpreted to allow instances of abortion to balance the protection of women’s human right to abortion, with the interest to protect the unborn.