RH Bill is NOW RH Law! After 14 years of struggle‚ the Reproductive Health Bill has finally been passed into law! Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III quietly signed the bill into law last December 21‚ 2012‚ four days away before Christmas – for me the best Christmas gift for Filipino women and youth especially us RH advocates who were tireless in our efforts to lobby‚ dialogue‚ march on the streets and campaign for the passage of the RH Bill into a law. The new law will now be called
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consider the relevant physical‚ economic‚ psychological and social conditions‚responsible parenthood is exercised by those who prudently and generously decide to have a large family or by those who‚ for serious reasons and with due respect for the moral law‚ choose not to have children for the time being or even for an indeterminate period (Humane vitae). If we examine the innate drives and emotions of man‚ responsible parenthood expresses the dominion which reason and will must exert over them. Everything
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INTRODUCTION The State Vs.The Church”. This has been the perception of the people when RH Law or The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354) has been tackled. The RH Law has been a controversial bill during the time was not yet passed but now the current president of the Philippines; His Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III signed it on December 21‚ 2012. The government wants it pass because it cares for its people‚ giving the mothers a privilege
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write this reaction paper I had to read the Bill twice and read somearticles‚ reaction and comments in the internet I had read books and research which isrelated to reproductive health‚ sex education and Bioethics‚ for me to fully understandwhat was the RH bill all about and the reason of the creation of this bill.Poverty‚ the main problems that the Philippine is facing today and they say thatthe primary factors that lead to poverty is due to overpopulation‚ the Philippines has apopulation of 64‚318‚120
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The historic RH law is not only a statute that will protect and promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights of Filipinos and enhance maternal and infant health. It is also a calamity-risk reduction strategy and a climate change mitigation and adaptation policy. The nexus among population‚ reproductive health and climate change are empirically given as they are well-established and validated. The absence of a comprehensive and national policy on RH also contributed
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not let these gifts of God be “wasted” and not given importance. But it is evident in the goal of the RH law to defy and contradict the Bible. Supporters of the RH law insist that it is not abortion; it is a mere prevention of “unwanted pregnancy.” But I believe it is otherwise; Abortion is preventing any kind of life form to be conceived inside the women‚ which is‚ as we all know‚ a purpose of RH law. Also allowing the use of “condoms” can be degrading to women. Men may use women as an object for pleasure;
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RH LAW The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354)‚ informally known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law‚ is a law in the Philippines‚ which guarantees universal access to methods of contraception‚ fertility control‚ sexual education‚ and maternal care. I believe the law views the human person as not only a mere receiver of God’s gifts but also as their steward. The Bible teaches that sexual intercourse is a gift from God that should be stewarded
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and this is the implementation of "Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354)" informally known as Reproductive Health Law. This law not only gives voice and empowerment to women but also gives responsibilities to men and the rights of the children to be happy (granting them future). The R.H. law gives emphasis to women’s health through the use of family planning through the use of either the "Calendar method" or through the use of pills and condoms (the
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lh;kjhlhgfhfkf; j kj kj kj j mkl;k l;k ;lk ;lj;j j;j kjkjkjkjlkjkj j kj j kj kj kj kj Chapter I Rationale of the Study Introduction Social Networking Services‚ also called Social Networking Sites (SNS)‚ are designed to upon interaction‚ to create communities of people online‚ and provide the required software to do this. Web-based social networking spaces offer a way for individuals or groups to create a profile of them‚ then share that profile with other members of social
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Republic of the Philippines HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Quezon City‚ Metro Manila FOURTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 17 Introduced by HONORABLE EDCEL C. LAGMAN EXPLANATORY NOTE The present population of the country of 88.7 million has galloped from 60.7 million 17 years ago. This makes the Philippines the 12th most populous nation in the world today.The Filipino women’s fertility rate of 3.05% is at the upper bracket of 206 countries. With four babies born every
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