Cayetano hits back at RH critics
By Angie M. Rosales 11/03/2011Sen. Pia Cayetano yesterday lashed back at critics of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill for belittling the findings of the United Nations report that projected the world population to reach seven billion by October 31st, saying that they are “disconnected with the reality.”
The sponsor of the measure in the Senate said critics appear to have failed to recognize the significance of the World Population Report 2011, recently issued by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to the ongoing national debates on Senate Bill No. 2865 or the proposed National Reproductive Health (RH) Act.
“The real challenge for governments faced with a booming population and dwindling resources is not to control the population, but to ensure equal opportunities for the development of each citizen and family, especially among the poor. That’s the main point of the UN World Population Report, which critics of the RH bill refuse to acknowledge,” she said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111103nat6.html
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hindi ko gusto ang dilaw na senadorang ito, lalo na ang kanyang ama (SLN?)...subali't tamang magkaroon tayo ng RH bill, ayusin nga lang at alisin ang papel ng MNCs doon, atbp.
"“There’s no sense in computing how many billion people could physically fit into the state of Texas if only to downplay the findings of the UN Report. This simplistic argument only highlights the RH bill critics’ disconnect with reality.”
"“There’s no time to peddle illusions when the government’s urgent concern is to address social and economic realities and meet the basic needs of millions of poor families in our country,” she said."
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