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(ALFI) Mission Statement: To undertake all kinds of initiatives in order to foster and defend the sanctity of marriage, to promote family solidarity, and to protect life at all stages of development
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OVERPOPULATION ?
?
POVERTY
CONGRESS SOLUTION?
DEATH
bILLS
TO THE
FAMILY
At Present
Artificial Family Planning Methods and Devices, including Contraceptives, are Legal
Except ABORTION which is a CRIME
Consolidated HOUSE BILL NO. 5043 (3773, 17) REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH and POPULATION DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2008
EDCEL C. LAGMAN JANETTE L. GARIN NARCISO D. SANTIAGO III ELEANDRO JESUS F. MADRONA ANA THERESA HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL
MANPOWER
Is the PRINCIPAL ASSET of a Country
Declaration of Policy:
The State upholds and promotes responsible parenthood, informed choice, birth spacing and respect for life in conformity with internationally recognized human rights standards.
The State likewise guarantees universal access to medically-safe, legal, affordable and quality reproductive health care services, methods, devices, supplies and relevant information thereon.
5 Cornerstones of RH Bill
1 2 3 4 5
Responsible Parenthood Informed Choice Birth Spacing Respect for Life Women and Children
What is
WRONG
with
RH BILL ?
1. PROMOTES ABORTION
by not only advocating, but in fact, mandating, universal access to a full range of family planning methods, techniques, devices, and services, and information thereon.
Highlights
Reproductive Health is a Right of Women Post-Abortion Complications shall be attended to in a humane, nonjudgmental and compassionate manner
Availability of FULL range of reproductive health services
PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Article II, Section 12: IT (THE STATE) SHALL EQUALLY PROTECT THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER AND THE LIFE OF THE UNBORN FROM CONCEPTION
CIVIL CODE
Article 40:
THE CONCEIVED CHILD SHALL BE CONSIDERED BORN FOR ALL PURPOSES THAT ARE FAVORABLE TO IT
Abortifacients
causing abortion when one of the modes of action of a contraceptive is to precipitate the destruction of the developing embryo
The PILL
MODE OF ACTION
1. Prevents ovulation
FACTS:
& progestin
Mini Pill
*progestin only; taken continuously
Pro-Abortion Advocates
2.
VIOLATES the duty of the State to protect and safeguard womens physical, moral and mental health by disregarding the deleterious and, sometimes, abortifacient effects of the various family planning methods and devices.
3.
DEFIES and makes a MOCKERY of the primary right and duty of parents in the upbringing of their children
The natural and primary right and duty of parents in the rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development of moral character shall receive the support of the government.
Mandatory Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education from grade 5 up to 4th year high school in all public and private schools
Right of abused or pregnant minors to avail of sterilization and ligation and other legal and medically-safe reproductive health care services without need of parental knowledge or consent
4.
prohibiting the free exercise thereof (religion). The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed..
The Free Exercise of Religion Clause allows each man to believe as his conscience directs, to profess his beliefs, and to live as he believes he ought to live, consistent with the common good.
Highlight
Refusal to extend reproductive health care services and information on account of patients civil status, gender or sexual orientation, age, religion, personal circumstances, and nature of work = denial of conscientious objection
5. CONTRIBUTES to further economic degradation by diverting the scarce government funds to the implementation of the population control program, rather than for education and basic social services.
6. DUMPS the country in a virtually irreversible and irremediable course of population decline and ageing.
Highlights
Contraceptives, intrauterine devices, injectables and other allied reproductive health products and supplies are placed under the category of essential medicines and supplies
Highlight
Mobile health care services to be funded from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of each congressional district.
Highlight
Appropriations from budgets of DOH and POPCOM + 10% of budgets of all government departments, agencies, bureaus, offices + whatever is necessary
7. DESTROYS marital relationships by allowing the spouse to undergo voluntary sterilization and ligation and other legal and medically-safe reproductive health care services without the consent or authorization of the other spouse.
8.
of marriage, threaten the integrity of the family, and destroy the very foundation of our nation.
Section 1. The State recognizes the Filipino family as the foundation of the nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development.
Section 2. Marriage, as an inviolable social institution, is the foundation of the family and shall be protected by the state.
(1) the right of spouses to found a family in accordance with their religious convictions and the demands of responsible parenthood
Highlight
Refusal to perform voluntary ligation and vasectomy and other legal and medically- safe reproductive health care services on any person of legal age on the ground of lack of spousal consent or authorization
Highlights
Any public official who prohibits or restricts personally or through a subordinate the delivery of legal and medically-safe reproductive health care services, including family planning
Imprisonment and Fines
Status of RH Bill
House of Representatives
On 2nd Reading: Floor Discussion/Debates Period of Amendments
Status of RH Bill
Senate:
1st Reading:
CONTRACEPTIVE SOCIETY
All contraceptive societies eventually legalize abortion Most popular contraceptives sometimes cause very early abortions
Contraceptives have a high failure rate in actual use
GOVERNANCE __________________________________
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA THROUGH TIME HAVE SHOWN THIS.
Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro Rep. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas Rep. Eduardo Zialcita of Paraaque Rep. Roilo Golez of Paraaque Those who supported them were: (Prolife Congressmen)
Rep. Amado Bagatsing of Manila Rep. Raul del Mar of Cebu Rep. Edgar Chatto of Bohol Rep. Trish Bonoan-David of Manila Rep. Junie Cua of Quirino Rep. Joseph Abaya of Cavite Rep. Carissa Coscolluela of Buhay Rep. Irwin Tieng of Buhay
Lakas UNO-PDP NP Gabriela NPC UNO Akbayan Lakas Lakas NPC Lakas Kampi Kampi Lakas A-Teacher
STOP !
PASSAGE
OF
HB 5043
SAVE !
THE FILIPINO
FAMILY
CHOOSE LIFE
and
ACT NOW !
THANK YOU!
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