PHM-Exch> (Philippines) Court grants Judilyn Oliveros’ plea to breastfeed child outside jail (2)

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: CHD ManCom <chdmancom at gmail.com>

*Court grants Judilyn Oliveros’ plea to breastfeed child outside
jail*<http://freethehealthworkers.blogspot.com/>


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Free the 43 Health Workers! Alliance today announced that the lower court
has finally granted Carina “Judilyn” Oliveros’ plea to breastfeed her
month-old son outside Camp Bagong Diwa.

In a decision issued yesterday, Presiding Judge Gina F. Cenit-Escoto of the
Morong Regional Trial Court Branch 78 ruled that mother and baby be allowed
to stay at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on the basis filed by
Oliveros’ legal counsels stating that *“allowing accused to breastfeed her
infant in PGH would substantially serve the purpose of their original Motion
for Release on Recognizance for Humanitarian Reasons.”*  The order further
stated that *“the grant of the instant motion would result to avoidance of
any harm and danger that the child may suffer while in Camp Bagong Diwa,
including the unjust incarceration of the said child in a detention
facility.”*

Oliveros will be allowed to stay in Philippine General Hospital for a period
of three (3) months.

“This is a positive development for Judilyn’s plea and the case of the
Morong 43 as a whole,” Carlos Montemayor, spokesperson of the alliance said.

Montemayor added that though they are disappointed* *that the court did not
grant Oliveros’ plea for a 6-month period to stay at the PGH, they are still
relieved that Judge Cenit-Escoto ruled in favor of Oliveros and her baby.

 “This welcome development is clearly the result of the unwavering
perseverance of the detainees, their families and supporters to further the
call to free the Morong 43. We also hope that Mercy Castro, one of the 43
detained health workers, due to give birth on October, would not have to
suffer the ordeal that Judilyn and her baby experienced.  We continue to
challenge President Noynoy Aquino to prove that he is sincere in upholding
justice and democracy by releasing the Morong 43 and all political prisoners
in the country,” Montemayor concluded.##
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