Reproductive Health Bill 5043 [MERGED]

[foresterx]

[beereo]

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/311134/what-rh-bill-not

What the RH Bill is not
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By MERCEDES B. SULEIK
March 24, 2011, 1:14am
MANILA, Philippines – The Reproductive Health Bill is not what it purports to be. It is not about reproductive health rights. It is not about women’s maternal health. It is not about preventing infant mortality. It is not about responsible parenthood. Nor is it about poverty alleviation.

The RH Bill is in fact a tyranny of half-truths. This Bill, which has gone through so many permutations and attempts to be passed, is a melange of obfuscations and inadequate information.

Efforts to ram it down our throats through apparently tainted media coverage, through surveys that ask leading questions, and through taking advantage of general ignorance of the substance of the bill, not to mention apathy of fence-sitters, is perhaps the reason why it is vaunted that the RH Bill is the best thing that could ever happen to the Filipino family and nation.

Let’s start by considering the premise on which this bill rests. An early title of the bill said “Reproductive Health and Population Development Act,” which in its present “consolidated form” now has been revised to include “Responsible Parenthood” in the title, hijacking this very proper term to dissimulate and thus appear to indeed be for everyone’s good! Its view of development is very narrow, averring that the Philippines is overpopulated, and only by lowering the birth and fertility rates will this country finally burst out of its mire, and alleluia! We become a first world country!

In the first place, the Malthusian (and its other manifestations) population argument has already been shot to pieces, with most of the developed world in fact facing a demographic winter, threatening the prospects of these economies over the long term. Picking up a quotation from an article by former Secretary of Finance Roberto de Ocampo, he said that according to some researches, “in order for a culture to maintain itself for more than 25 years, there must be a fertility rate of 2.11 children per family. With anything less, the culture will decline. Historically, no culture has ever reversed a 1.9 fertility rate.” Is this what we want for the Philippines?

Regarding its claim to provide the “right to complete information” particularly about contraceptive options: the advocates completely forget to inform women about the health risks of hormonal contraceptives. The World Health Organization itself has classified these as bringing about the risks of cancer, particularly breast cancer, in their WHO/IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) Report wherein it was found that hormonal contraceptives do cause cancer. At least, let the women know the risks!

It’s the same with other contraceptive devices, such as the condom. It has been found that these do not prevent pregnancy from occurring, nor has it been proven that it protects against AIDS. Moreover, failure of contraception eventually leads to abortion, which while it is claimed that the bill has taken note of the fact that abortion is illegal, the effect of failed contraceptions is an implicit support of abortion.

Another obfuscatory provision hidden in the bill are the punitive sanctions that are, if truth be told, attempts to curtail the Filipino’s civil liberties: obligatory requirements for medical health practitioners to actively promote artificial birth control without regard for their consciential rights, for example, if they in conscience cannot do it themselves, they are obliged to refer to someone else who don’t have the same misgivings. And hey, there are even sanctions for “criticizing” the bill (if passed).

The bill, while pretending to be for the benefit of the Filipino and the family, overreaches itself. Why is it taking over areas best left to the decision of the Filipino married couple, such as whether they want to have children or not, such as their right to educate their children on matters related to *** and morality. The State should govern, and not meddle in the Filipino individual’s decision.

A key principle in corporate governance is that the Board should govern, and let Management take care of the micro aspects of business.

Another hidden provision is to consider contraceptives as “essential medicines,” which effectively means that there is no need for bidding nor for COA restrictions. As far as I know, no other medicine has been declared “essential”...(and I do have a quarrel with calling contraceptives as “medicine” because pregnancy is not a disease!) This provision thus leads to the use of tax money on what many citizens consider offensive to their beliefs – is this not a devious way of allocating money which have been paid into the government’s coffers by a majority of Christian taxpayers?

Let me repeat. The RH bill is not about reproductive health. It is not about giving women a choice. It is not about poverty alleviation. It is not about the Filipino and his family. It is about state control.

merci.suleik*gmail.com

[Haruto]

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/311134/what-rh-bill-not

Let me repeat. The RH bill is not about reproductive health. It is not about giving women a choice. It is not about poverty alleviation. It is not about the Filipino and his family. It is about state control.

merci.suleik*gmail.com

with all due respect, there are a number of inconsistencies in this article but i just love the last part.

It is not about the Filipino and his family. It is about state control.

Isn't this what the 'Catholic Church' of the Philippines has been doing for like, ever since? The Catholic church have been holding the Filipinos hostage by blackmails of hell and whatnot ever since the spaniards came so they can control the people, the population, the state! and the practice still persists today. look at how the Catholic Church force their way of thinking. "if you support RH Bill then you support the devil" way of thinking? This is absurd.

By the way, I am not an atheist as what you most of the time cry out at with those who oppose your posts.

[Monseratto]

It’s the same with other contraceptive devices, such as the condom. It has been found that these do not prevent pregnancy from occurring, nor has it been proven that it protects against AIDS. Moreover, failure of contraception eventually leads to abortion, which while it is claimed that the bill has taken note of the fact that abortion is illegal, the effect of failed contraceptions is an implicit support of abortion.

So kasalanan ng condom kung di na prevent yung pregnancy and so nag decide si babae mag abortion dahil dun... Never knew how lame those Anti-RH will go.

[Haruto]

on another note. mali pa rin yung point nya. Its like a seat belt, when you crash, the seat belt does not guarantee 100% that you will be safe. but when a person died because of a crash, do people sue the seat belt for not guaranteeing that on cases of car crash you will not die? siyempre hinde. tsk. labo naman ng mga points ng mga anti-rh bill people

[CVT]

Nasaan na ang sinasabing "free will" ng simbahan? Let everyone make his or her choice, as each is a responsible and matured individual....

Sino ba itong si Mercedes Suleik na ito?...

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[Monseratto]

Moreover, the POPE himself recognized the condom as an effective tool against the spread of AIDs, which is in crises proportion in African countries. This "commentary" article is just another broken record of the RCC stand, nothing new...

[beereo]

Nasaan na ang sinasabing "free will" ng simbahan? Let everyone make his or her choice, as each is a responsible and matured individual....



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The "free will" concept is, of course, still in place in the tenets of the Catholic Church. They hold rallies in the exercise of their constitutional right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.

The Catholic Church is always here to urge you to choose the "right path." It is up to us if we will follow the admonitions of our priests. It's like having temptations. Will you follow your guardian devil or guardian angel?

[CoDer]

State control.

[niky]

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/311134/what-rh-bill-not

It’s the same with other contraceptive devices, such as the condom. It has been found that these do not prevent pregnancy from occurring, nor has it been proven that it protects against AIDS. Moreover, failure of contraception eventually leads to abortion, which while it is claimed that the bill has taken note of the fact that abortion is illegal, the effect of failed contraceptions is an implicit support of abortion.

Wait... let me get my laughing face on.

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

My major in College was in health education. I live in a family of doctors. Try to tell that to anyone in the medical field and they will laugh in your face.

This is the same baldfaced lie that shortsighted missionaries spread about condoms in parts of Africa where AIDS is pandemic... that "microscopic pores" in the condom allow viruses to pass through. Complete and utter bull****. Condoms are made from the same material used for gloves in the operating theater... which DO protect against viruses.

And by the self-same logic... failed natural contraception is in implicit support of abortion, isn't it? Because not only married couples use the rhythm method, FYI.

Another obfuscatory provision hidden in the bill are the punitive sanctions that are, if truth be told, attempts to curtail the Filipino’s civil liberties: obligatory requirements for medical health practitioners to actively promote artificial birth control without regard for their consciential rights, for example, if they in conscience cannot do it themselves, they are obliged to refer to someone else who don’t have the same misgivings. And hey, there are even sanctions for “criticizing” the bill (if passed).

Same old song and dance. The bill provision is that if you don't want to do it, you have the option to send the patient to another doctor or medical practitioner who will. All that's illegal is witholding information about where the patients can go from them.

The bill, while pretending to be for the benefit of the Filipino and the family, overreaches itself. Why is it taking over areas best left to the decision of the Filipino married couple, such as whether they want to have children or not,

It doesn't.

such as their right to educate their children on matters related to *** and morality.

The RH bill doesn't teach children "How to ***". The curriculum teaches reproductive health. Meaning hygiene, menstrual cycles, hormonal imbalances and why adolescents get "urges".

At no point does the RH curriculum ever teach the children how to "make the ***".

Another hidden provision is to consider contraceptives as “essential medicines,” which effectively means that there is no need for bidding nor for COA restrictions. As far as I know, no other medicine has been declared “essential”...(and I do have a quarrel with calling contraceptives as “medicine” because pregnancy is not a disease!) This provision thus leads to the use of tax money on what many citizens consider offensive to their beliefs – is this not a devious way of allocating money which have been paid into the government’s coffers by a majority of Christian taxpayers?

Contraceptive pills are medicine. Medicine is not merely for the prevention of disease, but also for the regulation of bodily functions. Thus, you can clearly label oral contraceptives as medication.

Whether they're essential, that's up for debate, and is about the only criticism here that has any real merit.

[carwhacko]

Nasa phil consti natin yan na separate ang church sa state pero pinapakealamanan naman tayo ng cbcp na yan!


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[ZENMasterTYL]

masyado naman kasing pakialam ang simbahan. gusto yata nila, sila ang magpatakbo ng gobyerno

[dfopiso]

meron bang specific provision na kontra ang RC? o buong bill ayaw nila?

[dfopiso]

wait ... yun yatang separation between Church and State is about religious freedom ... it does not prohibit the Church to make known its position on political matters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom...he_Philippines)

... kaya pwede rin mag-lobby ang RC

[carwhacko]

meron bang specific provision na kontra ang RC? o buong bill ayaw nila?

Hindi ko sure pero wala naman dito yung gawing legal ang abortion diba? Kaya i dont see the point bakit kontra ang simbahan. Ang paggamit ng contraceptives ay wala pa namang life na nabubuo eh. Pina-practice lang ang walang tigil na pagtaas ng population. Hindi naman simbahan ang namomroblema sa resulta ng pagdame ng populasyon natin kaya wag sila mangealam. Let the govt do their thing re:this issue. Ipasa na dapat yang bill na yan!


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[renzo_d10]

Init daw suot nila eh hahahahaha

[carwhacko]

Anti RH Rally: Old Fat Bastards waiting in aircon rooms while the masses stand under the rain

Walanjo!


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[chua_riwap]

yung isang pari nagi-FB pa ata sa celpon nya. . . . .

[carwhacko]

Hahaha! Para silang modern day prayle!


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[CoDer]

Bokya minority group ng house, akala nila mapupuno ng mga Anti-RH bill supporter ang EDSA. Pulintiko nga naman oo.