Reproductive Reproductive

HeaIth BiII HeaIth BiII

a biII against Iife a biII against Iife
A take on nCUSL 8ILL 4244 and SLNA1L 8ILL 286S
THE Philippine Constitution states:
- 1he SLaLe recognlzes Lhe sanctity of family life and shall proLecL
and sLrengLhen Lhe famlly as a baslc auLonomous soclal lnsLlLuLlon lL
shall protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn
from conception. 1he naLural and prlmary rlghL and duLy of parenLs
ln Lhe rearlng of Lhe youLh for clvlc efflclency and Lhe developmenL of
moral characLer shall recelve Lhe supporL of Lhe governmenL" (Sec 12
ArL ll)
- 1he SLaLe shall defend Lhe rlghL of spouses Lo found a famlly ln
accordance wlLh Lhelr rellglous convlcLlons and Lhe demands of
responslble parenLhood" (Sec 3(1) ArL xv)
- 1he SLaLe shall defend Lhe rlghL of famllles or famlly assoclaLlons Lo
parLlclpaLe ln Lhe plannlng and lmplemenLaLlon of pollcles and
programs LhaL affecL Lhem" (Sec 3 ArL xv)
rticle by former Senator Francisco Tatad, Phil. Daily nquirer,
"No Place For The RH Bill n Our Law dated ugust 17, 2008.)
1he 8eproducLlve PealLh blll ln Lhe Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves ls belng
presenLed as a beoltb blll ooJ oo ootlpovetty blll aL Lhe same Llme lL ls
nelLher lL ls noL whaL lLs auLhors say lL ls lt ls evetytbloq tbey soy lt ls
oot lt ls oo lJeoloqlcol ottock oo bomoo llfe tbe fomlly ooJ oot soclol
ooJ coltotol voloes
1he blll resLs on a flawed premlse lL ls necessary unconsLlLuLlonal
opptesslve of tellqloos bellef ooJ Jesttoctlve of pobllc motols ooJ
fomlly voloes lLs enacLmenL lnLo law wlll only deepen Lhe already
frlghLenlng lgnorance abouL Lhe real lssues lL should be re[ecLed
ueflnlLlon of 1erm(s)
18eproducLlve PealLh octuo/ definition which the outhors of the bi// try
to deny or hide inc/udes the fo//owinq
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# BILL
unmasked
SSUE # 1
LFE, FLY, LOVE, SEX & ORLTY
SSUE # 2
WOEN'S HELTH
SSUE # 3
TX, POVERTY & POPULTON
SSUE # 1
LFE, FLY, LOVE, SEX
& ORLTY
.ut the root,
not the fruit
There is no mention of the sexual
act.
Mention is made of pregnancies
and HIV and STI, which are
results of sexual actions.
The bill wants to prevent the
results but do not attack the root.
Results are to be controlled but not
the sexual actions.
In a way it brings the message: any sexual activity is
alright, just prevent its undesirable consequences,
which are sexuality transmitted deceases and
pregnancy!
.ut the root,
not the fruit
IV-AIDs is largely a product of
hetero/homosexual promiscuity which is
greatly encouraged by "massive
promotion of condom use.
Breast and reprodu.tive tra.t .an.ers
one expected side effects of
pills/depoprovera.etc.
Either are products of sexual promiscuity
or side effects of contraception
Phil. Health, which is a public fund, wiII subsidize the out.ome
of promis.uous Iife styIe and aIso the side effe.ts of
.ontra.eption whi.h promotes and sustain the IifestyIe.
a premium on
famiIy, Iife of the unborn,
& proper sexuaI vaIues
There is no mention of
the value of life of the unborn,
the value of family,
the value of the sexual act.
a premium on
famiIy, Iife of the unborn,
& proper sexuaI vaIues
owever, by promoting contraception devices
a value is being subtly put forward without even
mentioning it:
a premium on
famiIy, Iife of the unborn,
& proper sexuaI vaIues
!roper sexual values are NOT promoted.
There is even no mention of
abstinence and fidelity in marriage in
the bill.
sex edu.ation:
the younger, the better
To start them young & to start them on
contraceptive life style as every as age 11.
This section will see to it that our children are
destroyed.
Once children are corrupted, who else will be
the hope of our future? of our nation?
nd, who will shoulder the burden of spiritual,
emotional, physical and relational outcome of
promiscuity and contraception such as teen-
age pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases,
not to count the abortions, depression,
destroyed relationships, destroyed families,
destroyed future?
who will pay? who will shoulder the burden?
Who's children are these? OURS.
sex edu.ation:
the younger, the better
sex edu.ation:
the younger, the better
SSUE # 2
WOEN'S HELTH
ontra.eptives: what side effe.ts?
The artificial devices also have medical side-effects
and are shown to lead to certain diseases, such as
cancer, high blood and cardiovascular diseases.
Naturally so! One is putting something in the body
that should not be there.
There is no mention in the bill that the women who
are victims of these devices will be provided
with free health care afterwards.
ontra.eptives: what side effe.ts?
The bill claims to champion the health of women
but in truth and in the long run it does harm to
them.
Besides, with the claim of men that they are
now "protected they will easily deal with the
women as objects to be used and not as persons
to be respected.
naturaI vs
artifi.aI famiIy pIanning:
a matter of profit
$ection 3 (e) of the Bills guiding principles state that: the state
shall promote, without bias, all effective natural and modern
methods of family planning that are medically safe and legal.
There are many provisions that say that devices,
commodities, and supplies are to be promoted,
made available and provided.
This already shows the bias towards artificial
family planning methods which would have
need of these supplies.
naturaI vs
artifi.aI famiIy pIanning:
a matter of profit
$ection 3 (e) of the Bills guiding principles state that: the state
shall promote, without bias, all effective natural and modern
methods of family planning that are medically safe and legal.
Money is to be given for these supplies and
commodities to make them available while no
mention of money being spent on teaching people,
which natural planning methods require.
The mention of the natural family planning is just a
palliative in the bill with no real intention of
promoting it. Instead there is great intent to
promote the "devices.
faIse prote.tion:
promotes frequen.y &
in.reases risks
t is known in the medical field that the artificial
planning devices that are in use are not 100% sure
both in protecting oneself from ST and "protecting
oneself from pregnancy.
This makes the idea of "protection dangerous.
faIse prote.tion:
promotes frequen.y &
in.reases risks
With the confidence given by this "protection as
advertised by the proponents, people will engage
more, and not less, in inappropriate sexual
activities.
With more frequent sexual activities,
the effectivity of their "protection lowers down.
They put themselves all the more at risk.
faIse prote.tion:
promotes frequen.y &
in.reases risks
IUD Birth ontroI Disadvantages
Does not protect against HV or other viruses
Only a physician or nurse is able to insert or remove the UD
Periods may become heavy and more painful. This usually
subsides within a few months
The uterus may get injured during the fitting
There is a risk of infection after insertion
f pregnancy occurs, that means the UD is not in its proper
place and must be removed immediately
Can increase risks of pelvic inflammatory disease, which can
lead to sterilization.
faIse prote.tion:
promotes frequen.y &
in.reases risks
L|gat|on b|eed|ng
e|v|c |nfect|on
Vasectomy
b|eed|ng ||nked w|th
|ncreased |nc|dence
of prostate cancer
W Ligation and Vasectomy =
render couple permanently
sterile; what if in the future the
couple would want additional
children because the present
children died?
W Does medically harmful mean
medically safe?
faIse prote.tion:
promotes frequen.y &
in.reases risks
ondom
faIse sense of security
increases frequency of sexuaI activity
increases incidence of AIDS and
other SexuaIIy Transmitted Disease
ondom DOES NOT offer 100% protection and even
has NO protection on certain diseases Iike HUMAN
PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) infection.
Look aL 1halland years
ago 1halland has less
AluS vlcLlms Lhan
hlllpplnes buL when
Lhey employed a 100
condom use % lf yoo qo to
1bollooJ tbete ls oo oeeJ
to boy cooJoms ooJ lt ls
ovolloble else wbete )
tbelt Alu5 vlctlms
locteoseJ
now 2008 lf you look aL
Lhe presenL slLuaLlon
h|||pp|nes has 2000 to
3000 AIDs v|ct|ms whlle
1ha||and has 670000!
70,000
.ontra.eptions:
who's right is it
anyway?
1. s it for the good of the wife that she floods her system
with harmful substances and gadgetry? How about her
right to life and authentic health?
2. How about the right of the newly conceived human
being who could not implant on the uterine living
because UD, depoprovera, UD had destroyed it) and
therefore aborted?
3. How about the right of the husband to have a healthy
and an alive wife?
.ontra.eptions:
who's right is it
anyway?
. How about the right of the children to have a healthy
and alive mother?
For steriIization:
1) How about the right of the children to have additional
siblings?
For abortion:
2) How about the basic right to life of the human being
inside the womb?
.ontra.eptives and
abortifa.ients: save the
mother, kiII the .hiId
There is the concern that many people die because of
unwanted pregnancies. any of these devices, UDs and
Pills among them, are .ontra.eptives and
abortifa.ients. They really kill the life that is already
there. The bill and the contraceptive mentality behind it do
not recognize the equaI dignity of Iife of aII
preferring that of the woman than that of the child that she
had engendered. t is killing the ones who are innocent
and defenseless. No wonder insensitivity to life in
contraception eventually leads to abortion.
- Sec3 leLLer l (3) revenLlon of
aborLlon and managemenL of posL
aborLlon compllcaLlons
- Jby wlll lt be JecloteJ tbot tbelt
keptoJoctlve neoltb ptoqtom olms
to pteveot obottloo?
- Jbeo lo foct luu uepoltoveto
lllls All cAu5 A8Ok1lON !
- now coo ooe Jeclote to pteveot
obottloo wbeo tbe otmomeototlo lo
ooes ptoqtom ote
A8Ok1llAclN15?
uoes promoLlon of aborLlon
mean prevenLlon of A8C81lCn?
SSUE # 3
TX, POVERTY & POPULTON
overpopuIation is a
.onsequen.e of poverty
The basic presupposition of this bill is that the
number of children and consequently the number
of population is a hindrance to sustainable
development.
This has already been debunked by many studies.
This fallacy is so prevailing that great responsibility
to execute this bill, if it becomes a law, is given to
the Commission on Population both in the LGU and
the national level.
overpopuIation is a
.onsequen.e of poverty
or the authors of this bill reproductive health is an
issue of population and not of health. ll the talks
about "reproduction and "health are misnomers
or may even be an intent to deceive.
overpopuIation is a
.onsequen.e of poverty
Overpopulation is a consequence of poverty.
To solve overpopulation, creation of programs for
alleviation of the poor, sustainable rural
development, skills trainings, scholarships, job
opportunities, and provision for basic services are
key.
overpopuIation is a
.onsequen.e of poverty
ptly put:
If there is POVERTY, then overpopulation results to a
lot of displaced and impoverished citizens;
If there is NO POVERTY, what you have are
productive citizens that even if it results to a
population boom, one would welcome the
overpopulation since these are productive and
self-sustaining citizens devoid of being impoverish
Thus to solve overpopulation, solve the issue of
POVERTY, not over production of citizens.
overpopuIation is a
.onsequen.e of poverty
1nL nILIINLS kLMAINS CCk
CVLk1 has a |ot of CAUSLS among others
8ad Governance and 8ad Lconom|c o||c|es 8ad Governance and 8ad Lconom|c o||c|es
Uneven or Unequa| D|str|but|on of Wea|th
8ad o||t|cs
Graft and Corrupt|on
Very oor Agr|cu|tura| Advancement
Cverpopu|at|on |s a sad CCNSLULNCL
famiIy pIanning
suppIies:
EssentiaI Medi.ines
This section is totally unacceptable!
edicines are for the sick. What sickness do "Family
Planning Supplies cure?
These supplies are surely contraceptive pills, UDs and
condoms. Except in particular cases contraceptives do not
treat any medical condition. On the contrary they are used
upon perfectly healthy women to restrict a natural function.
Sec. 10 "Family Planning Supplies as Essential edicines
famiIy pIanning
suppIies:
EssentiaI Medi.ines
The government cannot even procure real basic
medicines as paracetamols, antibiotics and other
importantly needed medicines
The bill is asking us to will stretch out our meager
resources to buy commodities that can be done away with
with enough information and responsibIe seIf-
.ontroI.
Sec. 10 "Family Planning Supplies as Essential edicines
famiIy pIanning
suppIies:
EssentiaI Medi.ines
By labeling these agents as essential medicines, the bill
promotes inaccuracy.
They place matters within the province of choice alongside
those which are largely outside of it.
That is to say, healthy people can choose whether to use
contraceptives or not, unhealthy peoples' choices are
seriously limited and their need for genuinely essential
medicines is realistic and warranted.
Sec. 10 Family Planning Supplies as Essential edicines
famiIy pIanning
suppIies:
EssentiaI Medi.ines
Contraceptives = essential Medicines as such:
a)will be supported by huge budget annually
b)will be made available and free for all especially
the poor
c)!oisonous and lethal as they are, they are
declared as medicines and will be provided free
to all
Sec. 10 Family Planning Supplies as Essential edicines
famiIy pIanning
suppIies:
EssentiaI Medi.ines
The least that the government can do, being
mandated as "protector of the people is to ban
these, being harmful to ones health.
owever, there is no ban, it is even treated as
"for womens health . and to add insult to the
sensibilities of the ilipino people, will be
supported with huge budget when drugs for
authentic sickness does not get a single centavo
subsidy, except for TB.
Sec. 10 Family Planning Supplies as Essential edicines
tax money:
water, Iight, medi.ine or
piII, .ondom, IUD?
The money to be spent to provide for this
"essential medicine will be taxpayers money.
Most of the taxpayers are Catholics in this
country and their money will be spent on
something that they believe to be wrong and
immoral.
ill you allow your money to be used to buy
condoms and pills to be given to the people?
tax money:
water, Iight, medi.ine or
piII, .ondom, IUD?
Let the people who believe in the
good of these devices provide them
freely to others.
No one is hindering them from doing it.
They have freedom of choice.
These devices are already available in the
market in the first place.
tax money:
water, Iight, medi.ine or
piII, .ondom, IUD?
If the government wants to help the poor let
it give them the basic necessities:
light, water, truly basic medicine,
free hospitalization, basic
education, and the like.
other .ountries with #
BiII: no better
Other countries have the reproductive health services in place for
many years already but they still have the problems that our law
makers claim will be solved by this bill:
Even more abortions.
n fact they have to legalize abortion in these countries.
n international circles abortion is part of the reproductive
right. Either the promoters of HB 2 are nave or they are
cunningly deceptive when they say that they are not for
abortion. ll those who promote contraception end up
upholding abortion, if they are consistent with their position
of contraception!
other .ountries with #
BiII: no better
Even more teen-age pregnan.ies, so
more unwanted pregnan.ies.
This is the result of more promiscuity and less respect
which stems from the ideology of contraception.
By the way, there is no mention the word
'contraception' in the bill but its ideology is all over in
the language of 'Reproductive Health'.
other .ountries with #
BiII: no better
Their poor peopIe are not improved by
the avaiIabiIity of these devi.es.
The poor do not get a better chance in life even if they
have fewer children if basic services are not given to
them and if the perspective of governance is pro
foreign investment rather than harnessing local
resources, proinvestor rather than prolabor,
increased GDP rather than equity.
OTER
QUE$TIONBLE PROVI$ION$
O TE BILL
Imp||cat|on
overnmenL ls greaLly blased Lowards
conLracepLlon/sLerlllzaLlon (Lhru hll PealLh and oLher
renLed fundlng agency) Lo Lhe deLrlmenL of servlces
Lo oLher genulne slcknesses/dlseases
Sec 7 Access to Iam||y |ann|ng
lor poor paLlenLs such servlces shall be covered by hll PealLh/and or
governmenL flnanclal asslsLance on a nC 8ALAnCL 8lLLln
lf Lhe beneflclary wlshes Lo space or prevenL her nexL pregnancy PlL
PLAL1P shall pay Lo Lhe blll cosL of famlly plannlng
Lxpected resu|t
1 Sky rockeLlng lncrease ln slck people as a slde effecL of
conLracepLlon sLerlllzaLlon procedures ulLlmaLely
aborLlon
2 SupporL for oLher auLhenLlc dlseases llke pneumonla
cancer hyperLenslon maybe ln Lhe fuLure sacrlflced
because greaL fundlng had been redlrecLed Lo 8P
budgeL
Sec 7 Access to Iam||y |ann|ng
lor poor paLlenLs such servlces shall be covered by hll PealLh/and or
governmenL flnanclal asslsLance on a nC 8ALAnCL 8lLLln
lf Lhe beneflclary wlshes Lo space or prevenL her nexL pregnancy PlL
PLAL1P shall pay Lo Lhe blll cosL of famlly plannlng
Lxpected resu|t
3 Slnce gov'L fundlng wlll also be Lapped lL wlll sacrlflce oLher
genulne programs educaLlons/roads/brldges/genulne poverLy
allevlaLlons eLc
4 1hls ls a greaL form of 8rlbery Slnce lL LargeLs Lhe poor Lhe
uneducaLed Lhese group of people are vulnerable and bound
Lop succumb Lo Lhe seemlng easy" and no frllls" and LoLally
no cosL" program of Lhe governmenL
Sec 7 Access to Iam||y |ann|ng
lor poor paLlenLs such servlces shall be covered by hll PealLh/and or
governmenL flnanclal asslsLance on a nC 8ALAnCL 8lLLln
lf Lhe beneflclary wlshes Lo space or prevenL her nexL pregnancy PlL
PLAL1P shall pay Lo Lhe blll cosL of famlly plannlng
hat about ones freedom of choice against
these contraceptions?
This is plain and simple coercion.
Sect|on 17 Sect|on 18
AddlLlonal overLy of Lhe Local opulaLlon Cfflcer/
CerLlflcaLe of Compllance
. No marriage license to be issue. unless
applicants present certificate of compliance
Jhy salary lncrease speclflc for 8arangay PealLh
Jorkers only and speclflc only afLer undergolng
Lralnlng on reproducLlve healLh? 1o ensure LhaL
Lhe lowesL level Lhe barangay Lhe program ls
acLlvely promoLed susLalned and followed up
1h|s |s br|bery |n act|on
SecLlon 19 8arangay PealLh Jorkers shall undergo
Lralnlng on promoLlon of reproducLlve healLh and shall
recelve 10 lncrease ln honorarla
- Jhy wlll employers subsldlze drugs and produces whlch
are morally physlcally harmful Lo Lhelr employees? 1hls
ls [usL llke saylng LhaL emp|oyees w||| be or shou|d be
po|soned for free" by the|r emp|oyers
- lnsLead of Lhls why noL requlre employers Lo subs|d|ze
scho|arsh|p of the ch||dren of the|r |nd|gent emp|oyees?
or requlre employers LhaL for a cerLaln lncrease ln Lhelr
company's revenue Lhey are requlred Lo |ncrease the
sa|ar|es of the|r emp|oyees?
Sect|on 21 Lmp|oyers kespons|b|||t|es
Lmployer wlll be mandaLed Lo flnance Lhe
conLracepLlve/sLerlllzaLlon servlces of Lhelr workers
hyslclans wlll be coerced Lo parLlclpaLe acLlvely ln Lhe
programCLherwlse Lhey wlll noL be reaccredlLed by
hll PealLh
AnoLher CCL8ClCn ln AC1lCn
Sect|on 22 ro 8ono Serv|ces for Ind|gent Women
1hls wlll requlre prlvaLe nongov'L physlclans Lo provlde 48 hours
of free servlces Lo Lhe poor/pregnanL adolescenLs prescrlpLlons
of conLracepLlve/luu lnserLlon/llgaLlon and oLher relaLed
servlces
1hls 48 hours annual free servlce wlll be a prerequ|s|te for
accred|tat|on |n the h|| nea|th
1here are LkIS1ING LAWS addresslng
materna| and ch||d care and protect|on
w|thout resort|ng to contracept|ves and abort|on w|thout resort|ng to contracept|ves and abort|on
LhaL [eopardlzes Lhe llfe of Lhe moLher and Lhe chlld
MAGNA CAk1A CI WCMLN kA 9710
Comprehenslve healLh servlces and healLh lnformaLlon and
educaLlon coverlng all sLages of a woman's llfe cycle lncludlng
access Lo among oLhers maLernal care
DCn Adm|n|strat|ve Crder (AC) No20080029 on
lmplemenLlng PealLh 8eforms for 8apld 8educLlon of MaLernal
and neonaLal MorLallLy
CLher naLlonal laws and lssuances LhaL ln one way or anoLher supporL
maLernal and chlld healLh lnLervenLlons and servlces ln parLlcular and
publlc healLh affecLlng maLernal and chlld healLh ln general
Newborn Screen|ng Law (kA 9288)
An Act Increas|ng Matern|ty 8enef|ts |n Iavor of
Women Workers |n the r|vate Sector (kA 7322)
Magna Carta of ub||c nea|th Workers (kA 730S)
8arangay nea|th Workers' 8enef|ts and Incent|ves Act
of 199S (kA 7883)
1he atern|ty Leave Act of 199S (kA8187)
h|||pp|ne M|dw|fery Act of 1992 (kA7392)
CnILD AND CU1n WLLIAkL CCDL CI 1nL nILIINLS
ArL 11 romoLlon of PealLh 1he promoLlon of Lhe Chllds
healLh shall begln wlLh adequaLe prenaLal and posLnaLal care
boLh for hlm and hls moLher All approprlaLe measures shall be
Laken Lo lnsure hls normal LoLal developmenL
1|t|e I|ve 8ook I LCCAL GCVLkNMLN1 CCDL
xxx
healLh servlces whlch lnclude Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of
programs and pro[ecLs on prlmary healLh care maLernal and
chlld care
xxx
/us severa| other |aws that are kLDUNDAN1 |n
prov|d|ng access to hea|th prov|s|on for post nata|
care and emergency serv|ces women's hea|th etc
If you remove all the redundant provisions,
it will reveal the
REL INTENT O TE BILL:
which is NOT really to
ELP TE POOR & OMEN
but
put forward the
CONTRACE!TIVE MENTALITY
Je are already a very poor naLlon JhaL Lhls blll wanLs
Lo do ls Lo furLher push us lnLo greaLer poverLy and
brlng ls Lo Lhe brlnk of exLlncLlon Lhrough Lhe
followlng
1 uepleLe our populaLlon furLher economlc
depravemenL
2 Make our people a slck populaLlon less producLlve
more burdensome for Lhe healLh care
3 Slphon our flnanclal resources by redlrecLlng lL
Lowards reproducLlve healLh program leavlng more
urgenL programs llke educaLlon genulne poverLy
allevlaLlon baslc servlces a non prlorlLy
4 LxerL coerclve pressure upon Lhe medlcal and oLher
relaLed professlons
3 uesLroy famllles by corrupLlng spousal relaLlonshlps
promoLlng promlsculLy among Lhe young and sLeallng
Lhe prlmary rlghL of parenLs Lo gulde and form Lhelr
chlldren
6 MosL lmporLanLly promoLe desecraLlon of falLh and
cause furLher deLerloraLlon of Lhe naLlon's moral flber
SSUE # 3
TX, POVERTY & POPULTON
THE PTH OF LFE: NO TO RH BLL
Prepared by HFHormillosa
Legal Philosophy
Sources:
CBCP FOR LFE
http://cbcpforlife.com
THE VNCENTON POST
http://fvdb.wordpress.com/notorhbill
When RH bill becomes a law
http://www.philippinestoday.net/index.php?module=article&view=1237
REBUTTL GNST HB 2
Prepared by: rchdiocesan Commission of Family Life, rchdiocese of Jaro
http://www.slideshare.net/plaza28/whyisthechurchagainstrhbill03183192
Special thanks to:
r. Raymond D. Bandril
CBCP edia Office