The RH Bill 5043 or the Reproductive Health Bill has been at the center of much of the heated debate which has been revolving around such issues as poverty, family planning, contraceptives and the role of the church in our nation’s progress as it deals with population.
The Reproductive Health Bill main proponent Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman succeeded in sponsoring the implementation of the RH Bill. However, the Catholic Church strongly opposed the bill.
The political side or the Pro-RH Bill commended that the bill want to make an informed choice regarding the family planning of our fellow citizens, make them to have a responsible parenthood and help the couples achieve their desired fertility. The bill will also take effects on our country’s rapid population growth, decrease the maternal and child mortality, and prevent unwanted pregnancy, reduced teenage pregnancy, and to achieve a favourable balance between the population and our limited economic resources.
The Catholic Church was against the promulgation of the RH Bill for some reasons: the church only promotes the natural family planning method for married couples while prohibits singles from engaging in premarital sex; the church teachings said “Go forth and multiply”, in which Our creator wants us to spread and be merry; and it support values education instead of the RH education for school children. For instance, a grade 5 elementary student won’t understand fully the RH Bill or sex education at their very young age. RH Bill is partly useless. Since it’s main target are the low class families or the poor, what’s the use of RH Bill and sex education if the person your aiming to stop is not schooling.
All the arguments regarding the two opposing sides are stated, but still it’s in the hands of the Congress whether or not to implement the RH Bill?
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