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In a Christian dominated country like philippines, a bill like the Reproductive Health bill where artificial contraceptive and sex education is the main focus is very difficult to pass. The church opposes the bill, saying any contraception that are not “natural” are immoral.
The RH bill aims to educate people on both natural and artificial family planning and make it available in every public hospital and health centers the country. In this way, it lowers the alarming numbers of teenage pregnacy, maternal and newborn mortality, and sexually transmitted diseases. It will also improve public maternal facilities and child and newborn health.
At present, the Philippines has population of 95 million. With a birth rate of 26 births per 1000 population, it is one of the highest in Asia. Jose Fabella Hospital in Manila, one of the busiest maternal public hospital in asia, has an average of 80-100 births per day.
In a country classified as third world, majority of the people in the Philippines are living below poverty line. Without the Reproductive Health bill, artificial contraception is not an option, or at least difficult to sustain for people struggling to live in a 2 USD budget per day.Without an effective system for controlling the ballooning population, the numbers would rise to 115 million in the next 5 years, directly affecting food security, education, jobs, health, and environment.
To date, the RH bill continues to sit on the congress since it was first introduced in 1999. Since then, the issue has been debated by many sectors, and one of the those who openly oppose the bill is the Catholic Church, who uses its influence to bar the bill. However, under the new administration, the number of pro-RH bill politicians increased promisingly, and the issue has been one of the main concerns and a campaign issue of the newly elected president. But many doubt his true stand on the bill, mainly due to his affilliations with the church.
But until the the reproductive health bill is passed or any government measures are put up to stop the gargantuan leap of the population in the country, problems on food, health, education, jobs, poverty and environment will continue to mar the development of the country and will continue to bury many filipinos in poverty.
The RH bill aims to educate people on both natural and artificial family planning and make it available in every public hospital and health centers the country. In this way, it lowers the alarming numbers of teenage pregnacy, maternal and newborn mortality, and sexually transmitted diseases. It will also improve public maternal facilities and child and newborn health.
At present, the Philippines has population of 95 million. With a birth rate of 26 births per 1000 population, it is one of the highest in Asia. Jose Fabella Hospital in Manila, one of the busiest maternal public hospital in asia, has an average of 80-100 births per day.
In a country classified as third world, majority of the people in the Philippines are living below poverty line. Without the Reproductive Health bill, artificial contraception is not an option, or at least difficult to sustain for people struggling to live in a 2 USD budget per day.Without an effective system for controlling the ballooning population, the numbers would rise to 115 million in the next 5 years, directly affecting food security, education, jobs, health, and environment.
To date, the RH bill continues to sit on the congress since it was first introduced in 1999. Since then, the issue has been debated by many sectors, and one of the those who openly oppose the bill is the Catholic Church, who uses its influence to bar the bill. However, under the new administration, the number of pro-RH bill politicians increased promisingly, and the issue has been one of the main concerns and a campaign issue of the newly elected president. But many doubt his true stand on the bill, mainly due to his affilliations with the church.
But until the the reproductive health bill is passed or any government measures are put up to stop the gargantuan leap of the population in the country, problems on food, health, education, jobs, poverty and environment will continue to mar the development of the country and will continue to bury many filipinos in poverty.
