Time marches on, so does contraception
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Ghurch leaders will find out soon enough that they can’t do much by way of stopping the Reproductive Health bill from becoming law, especially since Congress always takes the cue from Malacañang.
But they could win the fight though, if Noynoy Aquino flip flops in his announced couple’s choice in family planning — through the use of natural and artificial methods.
The Church leaders are naturally against such a law, since to them, and adhering to their doctrine, artificial contraception is a no-no.
But the truth is, it is not illegal for couples — married or not — to engage in sex, with the protection of condoms, or birth control pills. As a matter of fact, some local government executives provide condoms and the like, which the Church refers to as abortifacients.
What the law will do, however, is to make these contraceptives available on a nationwide scale, to couples who choose to make use of these artificial contraceptives. This law, moreover, does not force couples to use these artificial contraceptives, if they choose the Church-sanctioned contraception, such as rhythm and abstinence, if such method is what their faith tells them to do.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101001com2.html
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