2. Are you in favor of the Reproductive Health Law and its provisions? Elaborate your answer.
With my supportive stance on family planning as explained above, it would only make sense for me to advocate for the Reproductive Health law and its provisions as well. After a lengthy battle in the legislative arena spanning four Congresses, the Philippines finally witnessed the groundbreaking enactment of the Republic Act No. 10354, otherwise known as “The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012” and more commonly known as the RH Law, that seeks to guarantee free universal access to comprehensive reproductive health education and services, including nearly all modern contraceptives for all citizens, especially poverty-stricken communities, at local government health centers. The law also recognizes a woman’s right to post-abortion care as part of their right to reproductive healthcare (as it always should have been). With its passage, both the national government and local government units (LGU) will be able to strategically address the country’s longstanding problems of maternal mortality, child mortality, teenage pregnancies, and prevalence of HIV and AIDS, among many others. Furthermore, RA 10354 can also contribute to the population and development concerns of the country, the most pressing of which is poverty. Given its controversial nature and debates against its constitutionality, the enactment of the RH Law closes an outdated and divisive chapter of our history, making a huge leap for the Philippines towards expanding healthcare and upholding true women’s rights.
References:
Goldberg, J. (2022, February 22). Philippine Supreme Court Upholds Historic Reproductive Health Law. Center for Reproductive Rights. https://reproductiverights.org/philippine-supreme-court-upholds-historic-reproductive-health-law/#:%7E:text=The%20Responsible%20Parenthood%20and%20Reproductive,communities%2C%20at%20government%20health%20centers.
World Health Organization. (2013, November 1). WHO | The Philippines passes Reproductive Health Law. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. https://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2013/20130107_philippines_reproductive_health_law/en/
With my supportive stance on family planning as explained above, it would only make sense for me to advocate for the Reproductive Health law and its provisions as well. After a lengthy battle in the legislative arena spanning four Congresses, the Philippines finally witnessed the groundbreaking enactment of the Republic Act No. 10354, otherwise known as “The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012” and more commonly known as the RH Law, that seeks to guarantee free universal access to comprehensive reproductive health education and services, including nearly all modern contraceptives for all citizens, especially poverty-stricken communities, at local government health centers. The law also recognizes a woman’s right to post-abortion care as part of their right to reproductive healthcare (as it always should have been). With its passage, both the national government and local government units (LGU) will be able to strategically address the country’s longstanding problems of maternal mortality, child mortality, teenage pregnancies, and prevalence of HIV and AIDS, among many others. Furthermore, RA 10354 can also contribute to the population and development concerns of the country, the most pressing of which is poverty. Given its controversial nature and debates against its constitutionality, the enactment of the RH Law closes an outdated and divisive chapter of our history, making a huge leap for the Philippines towards expanding healthcare and upholding true women’s rights.
References:
Goldberg, J. (2022, February 22). Philippine Supreme Court Upholds Historic Reproductive Health Law. Center for Reproductive Rights. https://reproductiverights.org/philippine-supreme-court-upholds-historic-reproductive-health-law/#:%7E:text=The%20Responsible%20Parenthood%20and%20Reproductive,communities%2C%20at%20government%20health%20centers.
World Health Organization. (2013, November 1). WHO | The Philippines passes Reproductive Health Law. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. https://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2013/20130107_philippines_reproductive_health_law/en/