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What is your opinion about the practice of family planning? Are you for it or against it?
I am for Family Planning. With the rapid increase in the population in our country, the need for effective family planning also increases. Aside from the fact that we can control the rapid increase in the population through family planning, we can also prevent the occurrence of unwanted pregnancy. Family planning is also important for both the health of the parents and the children. Because through effective family planning we can control the increase in the members of the family, hence each member of the family will be able to receive adequate attention, which is very important for the overall health of the member especially mental health, and the parents will be able to provide the needs of all the members without having to overwork themselves and reducing the time they spend with their children (in other words they don't have to compromise their health in order to support the needs of everyone which is a scenario very common in families with large numbers) . Moreover, some family planning methods involve contraceptive methods which prevent transmission of Sexually-Transmitted Diseases (STDs), thus will be beneficial for the couples. Such contraceptive methods can also be used by sexually active younger individuals to prevent teenage pregnancy.
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Are you in favor of the Reproductive Health Law and its provisions? Elaborate your answer.
I am in favor of Reproductive Health Law. The reasons are as follows:
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RH Law makes reproductive health services accessible to people. The law mandates that every municipality must have an adequate number of skilled birth attendants, every city/province must have an established and operating facilities with qualified healthcare provider that can perform emergency obstetric care, and all government hospitals must have an established facilities for family planning services which includes vasectomy, ligation, and intrauterine device (IUD) placement.
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RH Law makes people more aware and knowledgeable about reproductive health through the conduct of reproductive health education from adolescent to older individuals. The law requires education and counseling on sexuality and reproductive health to be taught by trained teachers in an age-appropriate manner. The law also includes information dissemination on family planning.
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RH Law helps in promoting health and well-being of all individuals. The law mandates the provision of health guidance and counseling on adolescents and youth, elimination of violence against women and children and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, and prevention and management of reproductive tract infections (RTIs), HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The law also includes the provision of care to individuals through prevention, treatment and management of infertility and sexual dysfunction, and breast and reproductive tract cancers, and other gynecologic conditions and disorders. Maternal, infant, and child health and nutrition, including breastfeeding, and prevention of abortion and management of post-abortion complications are also part of its mandate.
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RH Law can probably help in reducing the poverty incidence in the country. RH Law provides family planning services and makes it more accessible to people which can help in reducing the population in our country, and consequently reducing the poverty incidence, according to RH proponents and supporters. This claim is supported by the data from the Family Income and Expenditures Survey which shows that poverty incidence and number of children in the family are inversely related to each other.
References:
Cabral, E. I. (2013). Reproductive health law in the Philippines. Retrieved from https://www.asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/48/471