Reproductive Health

Based on the statements originating from the different Malacañang spokespersons and from P-Noy himself, the only things clear at this stage about their stand on the RH bill are: that the government wants to give “complete and accurate information” on the natural and artificial methods of family planning but would not prefer one over the…

BAGUIO CITY—Doctors have started an audit of the country’s rate of maternal deaths after discovering alarming discrepancies due to different measurement standards used by government and private hospitals.

Manila, Philippines – President Aquino yesterday issued a stern warning against anti-reproductive health groups encouraging civil disobedience by espousing nonpayment of taxes, saying it is a “very serious offense” that can make them liable for sedition or rebellion.

MANILA, Philippines, May 13, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President Benigno Aquino told reporters today that groups threatening or calling for a tax boycott or other forms of civil disobedience if the controversial Reproductive Health bill is passed are courting sedition charges.

Members of the House of Representatives are determined to pursue floor deliberations on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill next week despite the exposé the other day of Sen. Vicente Sotto III about the alleged corruption involving P423 million funds used to implement RH-related projects by the Department of Health (DoH).

Filipino Catholics will defy a reproductive health (RH) bill allowing artificial contraception if it becomes law, a bishop said Thursday.

UPDATED 3:00 p.m. – The exposé of Senate majority leader Vicente Sotto III on an alleged P2.6-billion anomaly concerning allocations for family health programs may be part of a preemptive attack against the reproductive health (RH) program, a former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary said on Wednesday.

Today, Congress is supposed to start deliberations on the RH bill. As usual, the public is hoping that our legislators will not spend and waste their time on hearing arguments about the RH bill which are half-truths or complete lies. Indeed Congress will be the harbinger of good news if they can first draw up…

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine society remains divided on the reproductive health (RH) bill, if the heated debate on “Harapan” aired by ABS-CBN and ANC on Sunday night is any indication.

MANILA, Philippines – The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is important for the Philippines to have a legislated policy on family planning to make the program sustainable.

Admittedly, one of the subjects most exhaustibly discussed in this column, is the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill. Since its introduction in Congress almost 15 years ago under the aegis of foreign groups with seemingly inexhaustible funds, I have written so many articles against it mainly because it is unconstitutional or illegal and unnecessary. While…

UNITED NATIONS – World population levels are expected to reach 10.1 billion at the end of the century, according to a new UN report released here on Tuesday.

As we watched the beatification rites of Pope John Paul II yesterday, memories of his visits in 1981 and 1995 vividly came back. Most memorable in the 1981 visit was our salutation of “Totus Tuos” signifying our complete surrender to God as represented by his Vicar on earth truly personified by Pope John Paul II.…

MANILA, Philippines – Now that the impeachment trial of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez is out of the picture, the Senate can focus on passing laws, including the reproductive health (RH) bill. Sen. Pia Cayetano, chair of the Senate committees on health and demography, and youth, women and family relations, said all sides must be heard on…

Malacanang’s call for a halt to the heated debate on the RH bill is rather too late. This call should have been PNoy’s stance in his UP commencement speech. He would have really looked more like a Statesman and the President of all the Filipinos if he just initially declined to make a stand on…

MANILA, Philippines—The support of non-Catholic religious groups like the Iglesia ni Cristo for the reproductive health (RH) bill has marginalized the Catholic hierarchy as the only institutional oppositor of the measure, according to analysts and key proponents of the measure.

Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez yesterday lambasted former Social Welfare and Development secretary Esperanza Cabral for her misleading statements on the health risks posed by contraceptive pills on women.

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MANILA, Philippines—Should every workplace have its own condom dispenser? Saying that overpopulation was partly to blame for the lack of jobs in the past decade, labor officials Monday threw their support behind family planning and efforts at reducing the country’s population growth.

Lawmakers who are supporting the Reproductive Health (RH) bill are like terrorists, a bishop and ranking official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines was quoted as saying on Radyo Inquirer Tuesday.

From Day 1 of the President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) administration, Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz has established himself as a presidential basher. He was also very critical of President Cory C. Aquino during her incumbency.

MANILA, Philippines – Various religious groups, including the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), joined hands in calling for the swift passage of the controversial Reproductive Health bill in Congress.

A cold way appears to have frozen relations between the local Catholic Church leaders and the Aquino administration, as a cardinal yesterday said it is useless to hold dialogs with President Aquino and his officials, since a stand for the use of artificial contraceptives has already been taken by the chief executive on the Reproductive…

P-Noy really has the right or even the obligation as President to endorse for legislation any bill that he believes will promote his program of government. This is true even if the bill is as controversial as the Reproductive Health (RH) bill which he has renamed “Responsible Parenthood” (RP) bill. For taking such an unstinting…

MANILA, Philippines –  Despite the staunch opposition of the Catholic Church to the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, there are some priests who support it, a bishop disclosed yesterday.  “Well, in the Church, there’s a space for dissent also… Even the 10 commandments, there are many who disobey it, right?” said Pampanga Archbishop

http://web1.manilatimes.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rh-bill.jpg ON THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL 1 Six bills in the House of Representatives HB Nos. 96, 101, 513, 1160, 1520 & 3387—half of them titled, An Act Providing For A National Policy on Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood And Population And Development and For Other Purposes, have been consolidated by the House Committee on Population…

Happy Easter to all. The Christian world today celebrates with joy the most fundamental and central truth in our faith: That on the third day after He died on the cross, Jesus Christ by His own power became alive again.

Clarifies stand with 5-point declaration on RH MANILA, Philippines—Shortly after his combative speech at the University of the Philippines graduation rites, President Benigno Aquino III made it clear that a responsible parenthood program under his administration would make natural and modern family planning methods “equally available” to couples.

MANILA, Philippines –  Malacañang yesterday defended the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill that President Aquino is espousing, taking into consideration the benefits of a democratic country like the Philippines where people have a choice.

European Union (EU) officials yesterday announced they would provide an initial fund of 35 million euro to help poor Filipinos gain free access to contraceptives and strongly backed the controversial Reproductive Health bill, which has been vehemently opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic Church.