Reproductive Health

Alarmed by many women who are either battered or abused, Malabon City Rep. Jaye Lacson-Noel has openly thrown her support to the approval of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill, a move which she described as a “very personal crusade.”

Two other known advocates of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill in the Senate have raised the possibility of withdrawing their support from the measure if potential risks on artificial birth control methods would include the possibility of an abortion.

MANILA, Philippines – Women farmers and fisherfolk are the worst hit in terms of lack of maternal health care and infant mortality and should be given a chance for a better future through a reproductive health (RH) law, a female party-list lawmaker said yesterday.

While the Reproductive Health (RH) bill failed to make the hurdle during previous session of the 14th Congress, it seems to be making some headway in the current session owing to a more favorable disposition of the new national leadership. Still, public debate remains heated. It’s time to take stock of the arguments contra and…

Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III yesterday revealed that the biggest manufacturer of contraceptives, including condoms, is the alleged sponsor of an international group that allegedly unleashed P25-million lobby funds to push Congress’ approval of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.

The battle lines are drawn and so far, the score is pretty even. More than a month into the plenary debates, a good number of senators are still keeping their cards close to their chests on the issue of reproductive health.

Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago defended the proposed reproductive health (RH) bill in the Senate in a speech at an inter-university forum sponsored by the UP Law Center Human Rights Institute held September 15 at the UP College of Law Malcolm Theatre.

MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila youths are poised to prove student power, by asking Congress to take an early vote on the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill pending in Congress.

One can easily remember the fate of the Ayala Alabang barangay ordinance prohibiting the sale of contraceptives which a sweeping multitude of oppositors rallied against and consequently led the city council to shoot it down for being unconstitutional.

Senators are slowly coming out in the open expressing their opposition to the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill, one of them even described it as deceitful.

MANILA, Philippines – Reproductive health (RH) bill advocates are protesting the ordinances passed by seven barangays in Balanga, Bataan, banning the use of artificial contraceptives.

We are indeed living in very trying and challenging times. Never before have there been so much pressure and relentless moves to devalue human life, desecrate the sanctity of marriage and erode family solidarity than at this crucial stage in our country’s supposed continuing struggle towards sustainable progress and development. The course of action that…

“I’ve been running a crap game since I was a juvenile delinquent,” boasts this chap in “Guys and Dolls,” the 1950 Tony Award-winning Broadway play. And Miss Adelaide snaps back: “Speaking of chronic conditions, happy anniversary.”

The enactment of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill is an alleged “condition” being imposed to the government by some international organizations, Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The significant decline in maternal deaths in the country as shown by the results of a study by an American University shows there is no need to pass into law the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill, an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said yesterday.

The Reproductive Health (RH) bill should be enacted into law despite a report from a pro-life American news agency that the number of maternal deaths in the country has declined, its authors at the House of Representatives said Monday.

DIVISIVE: For Sunday reading, I am borrowing remarks of former senator Kit Tatad, a writer of note, many of whose ideas on the controversial Reproductive Health bill happen to coincide with my own.

MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday declared support for the Philippine government’s efforts in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, particularly its reproductive health program.

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A study on maternal deaths in 181 countries showed that the maternal mortality rate in the Philippines dropped by 81 percent from 1980 to 2008, the news agency “LifeNews.com” said.

Questionable indeed are the styles used in pushing for the passage of the RH bill. Right now, the glaring ones are the apparent lack of transparency or attempts to conceal or misrepresent its real nature and purpose, and the use of incorrect and outdated statistics.

Deaths dropped by 81 per cent between 1980 and 2008. Data contradict abortion and reproductive health bill supporters. For years, international agencies and media used figures considered out of date by the institutions that collected them. Manila (AsiaNews/ Agencies) – The Philippines are winning the battle against maternal deaths even without any reproductive health law.…

On another front, the Reproductive Health (RH) bill cannot be dismissed as a mere duplication of existing laws. Rather, its passage would lead to the adoption of a clear-cut and cohesive national policy on reproductive health and responsible parenthood that should guide the programs of the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units (LGUs),…

The country’s family planning program is in peril after the United Nations sounded off its plan to cut back its aid to the government’s population control program.

The raging controversy over the Reproductive Health (RH) bill has forced the Senate to tackle a subject normally left in the hands of religious clerics: “When does life begin?”

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MANILA, Philippines—From a war of words to a battle of figures. The ongoing Senate debates on the reproductive health bill have shifted to a key question —how many mothers actually die in the Philippines every day?

The confusion is getting worse. There are now three RH bills: the Lagman bill in the Lower House, the Santiago bill in the Upper House and the bill coming from Malacanang called Responsible Parenthood bill which is included among the list of priority bills sent to the Lower House for approval. The stakes must really…

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, August 26 (PIA) — Despite the various regional summits on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill or HB 4244 spearheaded by the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development in the country, its passage still depends on various factors within the halls of Congress in the next few months.

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — To reinforce its campaign on the passage of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill in line with the goal of having it passed before this year ends, an official from the Region 7 office of the Population Commission (PopCom) stressed that one of the best ways to advance their advocacy…