RH Bill eases out — solons
By Gerry Baldo 11/13/2010The controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill is losing its authors even as its proponents say that it is being endorsed by more than 100 lawmakers.
According to Paranaque Rep. Roilo Golez the RH bill records show that there are only 49 lawmakers endorsing the bill which should have been tackled in the House committee on health rather than the House committee on population.
“From my check of the records, the RH Bill (House Bill 96) has only 46 authors. It’s a far cry from the more than 100 than the RH author was boasting of in the last Congress. Looks like most of the previous co-authors are gone,” Golez said.
Reacting to a statement made by former United States President Bill Clinton that a bigger population is a positive sign of growth, Golez said that pro-contraceptive advocates refuse to understand that people, children and babies are assets and not liabilities. Clinton was in Manila for a speaking engagement at the Manila Hotel.
“Obviously, Clinton can see and understand what pro contraceptives people refuse to see: That our people, our children and our babies, present and future, are assets and not liabilities.” Golez said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20101113nat3.html
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