hHouse passes RH bill on second reading By Karen Boncocan INQUIRER.net 2:16 am | Thursday‚ December 13th‚ 2012 MANILA‚ Philippines—After fourteen years of being stuck in Congress‚ legislators finally put to a historic vote and passed the Reproductive Health Bill before dawn Thursday. With 113 votes on affirmative‚ 104 negative and three abstention‚ the RH Bill was approved on second reading‚ the most critical voting period for a legislation. The lawmakers went on a lengthy nominal voting‚ in
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Sunday‚ August 19‚ 2012 Argumentative Essay: RH Bill(DRAFT) Argumentative Essay: RH Bill Studies show that the youth are more vulnerable and at a greater risk without proper reproductive health services. Young pregnancies account for 30% of all daily births in the Philippines. According to the Commission on Population‚ 3 out of 4 young women die everyday because of maternal complications. Furthermore‚ A study by the National
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL / RH BILL (PRO) Reproductive Health Bill or also known as “RH Bill”‚ aims to control the population in the Philippines. It promotes family planning methods which are safe and legally permissible. It allows the people to use contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortion. Moreover‚ it assures an enabling environment where women and couples have the freedom of informed choice on the mode of family planning they want to adopt based on their needs‚ personal
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Health Bill. Albay Representative Edcel Lagman and other representatives sponsor the Reproductive Health Bill‚ popularly known as RH Bill. With 113 votes on affirmative‚ 104 negative and 3 abstentions‚ the RH Bill passed the second reading although the Catholic Church is against with this bill. RH Bill is a very controversial issue nowadays here in the Philippines. There is a great debate about the RH Bill. Every Filipino has their own standing about his issue. Some are pro and some are anti RH Bill
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The RH bill would cause much higher prices of commodities and health care products in the Philippines because of the fact that businesses and hospitals would be compelled to offset the RH care expenses that they are going to pay for their workers. This bill is not good for everybody‚ as it would create a wave of economic regulations and controls. This might also cause the government to issue price controls and other regulatory edicts so to prevent companies and even hospitals from raising the prices
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St. Jude College School of Art Science and Education Manila A Term Paper Submitted as a Requirement For the Subject: Philippine Government and Constitution Submitted By: Jim Waine C. Averilla Karissa Helene B. Salvador Submitted To: Diosdado B. Lopega March 27‚ 20 HISTORY According to the Senate Policy Brief titled Promoting Reproductive Health‚ the history of reproductive health in the Philippines dates back to 1967 when
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“Doesn’t every woman deserve the right to have a safe pregnancy and a baby that’s born healthy? I believe this is a very basic human right.” So much has been said for and against the reproductive health bill . Just like I support the RH bill because: 1. I believe Filipina women or their spouses should have the freedom to choose what is best for them and the family. (help couples/parents achieve their desired fertility size in the context of responsible parenthood;) 2. I believe that sustained
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Reaction paper on RH Bill by Justine Mae Catbagan The first time I heard about RH bill‚ I totally ignore it thinking that it is not relevant for a young student like me. But recently because of the many debates on television and news about the RH Bill I realize that it is involve me and all the Filipinos even those who are not born yet. I am Pro RH bill thought I have limited knowledge about it because I think that it’s about time that we do something about the exploding population
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Introduction The Catholic Church has emphasized that the rejection of the RH bill is not about a Roman Catholic verdict but a reflection of the “fundamental ideals and aspirations of the Filipino people” (Sison 2011). The Church’s position is anchored on her disagreement with the proposal ’s anti-life stance and problematic attitudes towards issues that affect religious expression. Christianity insists that artificial birth control methods are offensive to life because these tend to suppress
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REACTION : RH Bill is plausible yet we cannot be sure about what will be the incoming effect of it in the Philippines. The government says that the main problem here is poverty and with RH Bill‚ there would be a decrease in population so that poverty in relatively with population also decreases. Yes‚ the government has a point in that sense but morally speaking‚ is it what God wants us to do? There are some people who agrees with RH Bill because as we all know‚ the use of contraceptive will make
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