RA 9710 (The Magna Carta of Women) Section 30

Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances.

Section 30

SEC. 30. Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances. — For purposes of this Act, "Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances" (WEDC) shall refer to victims and survivors of sexual and physical abuse, illegal recruitment, prostitution, trafficking, armed conflict, women in detention, victims and survivors of rape and incest, and such other related circumstances which, have incapacitated them functionally. Local government units are therefore mandated to deliver the necessary services and interventions to WEDC under their respective jurisdictions.

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