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As a result, women have limited access to ART and rely on scarce healthcare services and facilities, which may be at the mercy of several guidelines influenced by personal and religious beliefs. In this essay, I examine these regulations (or lack thereof), their socio-cultural motivations, and their dire implications on women and their reproductive rights. I show that Philippine ART regulations lag compared to some developing countries; women have limited choices to address their fertility and reproductive health issues, and they lack the support that they need in dealing with infertility. 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