Rx for RH
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| Aldrin Cardon |
For years, the RH Bill has languished in the desks of Philippine lawmakers. And after six versions and revisions, the most solid reproductive bills yet have come out of the desks of Rep. Edcel Lagman (House Bill 4244) and Sen. Miriam Santiago (Senate Bill 2378).
The two lawmakers are now in the forefront of consolidating and passage of their respective bills into law, yet they are in the eye of the storm generated by the Catholic Church which now figures prominently in opposing the bill purposely drawn to give the people an easy access to family planning methods.
Debates related to issues about reproductive health, however, have birthed many other sub-issues that further muddled the people’s understanding of the the bills’ purpose.
While this space would not suffice to include each aspect of the bill, some of its general aims include promotion “without bias, all effective natural and modern methods of family planning that are medically safe and legal..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110525com6.html
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