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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2012, 06:54:51 PM »
sayang.  tagalog.  aherm, budlay basahon. :-X

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« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2012, 11:45:05 AM »
sayang.  tagalog.  aherm, budlay basahon. :-X

Hahahaha. Na, antosan aron makasabot tas ijang punto. ;D


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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2012, 11:45:27 AM »
BALITANG RH BILL: Abp Villegas openly assails PNoy’s RH bill support

MANILA, August 4, 2012—Despite his ties to the Aquino Family, Lingayen, Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas today reminded President Benigno Simeon Aquino III that his administration’s “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” slogan should not mean to say “kung walang anak, walang mahirap.”

In a message to the youth, read by Henrietta de Villa during the prayer power rally against the Reproductive Health Bill at EDSA shrine, Villegas said it is corruption that the government should cure, not nurse.

“Corruption is the cancer of the Philippines that prevents us from growing. When President Aquino called us his boss, we cheered, when he banned wang-wang in the street and moral wang-wang in the bureaucracy, we followed his vision.

“[But,] My dear youth, contraception is corruption. The use of government and taxpayers’ money to give out contraceptive pills is corruption,” Villegas said.

Although he was not physically present during the anti-RH bill rally spearheaded by the CBCP, Villegas made his presence felt when he also reminded the Aquino government to focus on getting rid of corrupt government officials, not of unborn babies through the promotion of artificial contraception.

“A culture of contraception looks at babies as reasons for poverty. Birth control, they say, means more food, more classrooms, more houses and better health for mothers. If more babies are the cause of poverty, are we now saying, ‘kung walang anak, walang mahirap?”

“It doesn’t rhyme because it is not correct. We can have more classrooms, more food, more jobs if we would be less corrupt. Send out the corrupt official, not the baby,” he told the youth, as if telling Aquino what to do.

Villegas vowed to join the fight against the passage of the RH bill in Congress, saying the fight is more to correct the misconception that the children is a mistake and not a blessing.

“My dear youth, your birth is not a mistake, your birth was God’s gift to us your elders. You are not the problem, you are our blessing. The problem is the corruption of your elders, your elders must change for your future can be brighter.

“I am standing to defend you. We are fighting the error because you might be misled. We are battling against corruption because we know it can harm your soul, believe me, contraception harms your soul,” he added.

Villegas subtly reminded the government that if the RH bill is passed into law under the Aquino administration, Aquino’s legacy will be a “contraceptive generation, which will eventually give birth to an abortion generation.”

“If a contraceptive pill is to be considered an essential medicine, what sickness is it curing? Is pregnancy a sickness? Why is it that women get sick with cancer after taking the contraceptive pill? My dear youth, contraception, makes healthy people sick,” he added.

The bishop also clarified to the youth that the Church is not being “autistic” about the issue on artificial contraception nor being insensitive to the signs of the time.

“When we teach you that contraception is corruption, we are not being insensitive to the challenge of modernity. We are just being protective of you because it can destroy you sooner than you think.

“Artificial contraception could open the door for moral infidelity and a general lowering of standard. We your elders do not want you to follow the path to moral corruption,” he added.

Villegas also warned government economic advisers that population control will not make the Philippines a tiger economy in Asia.

“We want to be a tiger economy in Asia like our neighbors but what is a tiger without a teeth? What is progress without our laughing children? For whom do we envision progress? What is victory at the expense of the mortal soul?” he asked.

Though he did not direct his message to President Aquino, the prelate vowed to fight anyone who will push for the passage of the RH Bill.

“We shall fight contraception or we will perish as a Godly nation. Youth of the Philippines, because I love you, I will fight contraception. This battle is for you and I fight for the love of you,” Villegas added.

Archbishop Villegas was a staunch supporter and friend of President Aquino’s mother, Corazon Aquino, since the EDSA People Power Revolution.

Other bishops present during the prayer power rally against the RH Bill at EDSA Shrine today were Bishops Jose Oliveros of Malolos, Pablo David of Infanta, Gabriel Reyes of Antipolo, Ramon Arguelles of Lipa, and Leo Tumulak of the Military Ordinariate. (YouthPinoy)

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2012, 11:55:06 AM »
The Pros and Cons
Some basic things about the RH Bill, clearer and simpler
(aside from reading the whole text of RH Bill No. 5043, the latest version of which is now the RH Bill No. 4244)

what it is, in short:

It is meant to support responsible parenthood.

why some sectors are against it, in short:

"Responsible parenthood" is a disguise for encouraging contraception and the distribution of contraceptives, using taxpayers' money.

The Pros:

The Philippine government (or its authorities) in general, as led by the palace (aka the president)

20 Philippine government agencies (through their heads, naturally)

The United Nations, through the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and the UN Children's Fund

Legislative authors of the Bill and other legislators

Countless faceless men and women

The Cons:

Primarily the Catholic Church

Other legislators

Countless faceless men and women

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2012, 12:54:22 PM »
Pro
 
- enactment of the RH bill would help prevent the rise of urban poverty

-"The current high economic growth of more than 5 percent per year promises to lift millions of Filipinos out of poverty. But hopes of future prosperity could turn to dust if the country is not able to deal with the population growth by giving men and women access to the information and means to freely and responsibly exercise their human right to have just the number of children they want." - UN (WHO, UNFPA, and the UN Children's Fund)

Con

As early as 1966, Nobel Prize winner Simon Kuznets’ research has shown that there is insignificant empirical association between population growth rates and output per capita (economic growth).  Rather, it is the rate at which technology grows and the ability of the population to employ these new technologies efficiently and widely that permit economic progress. 

Kuznets saw that the basic obstacles to economic growth arise from the limited capabilities of the institutions (political, social, legal, cultural, economic) to adjust.  He argued instead that a more rapid population growth, if properly managed, will promote economic development through a positive impact on the society’s state of knowledge.  His findings have been confirmed by similar studies by the US National Research Council (1986), the UN Population Fund Consultative Meeting of Economists (1992), Eric Hanushek and Ludger Wößmann (2007), among others. (http://fvdb.wordpress.com/)

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2012, 02:18:21 PM »
Pro

The RH bill is constitutional. It maintains unconditional fealty to Section 12 of Article II on State Policies which pertinently provides: “It (the State) shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.” (Congressman Edcel Lagman, RH Bill sponsor, excerpt from http://www.edcellagman.com.ph/)

Con

So patent and non-debatable is the constitutional offense.  Sec. 12 of Article II of the Constitution provides: “The State recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.  The natural and primary right and duty of parents in the rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development of moral character shall receive the support of the Government.”

Under this provision, the State is the constitutional protector of conception, just as parents are the primary educators of their children.  As such, the State cannot be a party to any program of contraception. The RH bill, on the other hand, makes the State the first provider of contraception and sterilization——-the first and ultimate preventer of conception.  It also makes the State the primary educator of children. (Francisco Tatad, former senator, excerpt from http://manilastandardtoday.com/)

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2012, 06:58:10 PM »
con: there's archbishop socrates villegas with his stand againt the rh bill (reply #3 by taga tigbao, this thread)...

pro: and here's the stand of another cleric, jesuit fr joaquin bernas, a constitutionalist and former president of ateneo de manila university:

Sounding Board
RH bill: Don’t burn the house to roast a pig

Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas S.J.


Philippine Daily Inquirer
Monday, August 6th, 2012

A little over a year ago, or on May 22, 2011 to be exact, I wrote an article for the Inquirer titled “My stand on the RH bill.” With the vote on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill approaching, people have  asked me whether my stand on the bill has changed. Let me restate the salient points I made then.

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2012, 06:59:01 PM »
First, let me start by saying that I adhere to the teaching of the Church on artificial contraception even if I am aware that the teaching on the subject is not considered infallible doctrine by those who know more theology than I do.  I know that some people consider me a heretic and that at the very least I should leave the priesthood.  But my superiors still stand by me.

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2012, 07:05:24 PM »
Second (very important for me as a student of the Constitution and of church-state relations), I am very much aware of the fact that we live in a pluralist society where various religious groups have differing beliefs about the morality of artificial contraception, which is very much at the center of the controversy.

But freedom of religion means more than just the freedom to believe. It also means the freedom to act or not to act according to what one believes. Hence, the state should not prevent people from practicing responsible parenthood according to their religious belief, nor may churchmen pressure President Aquino, by whatever means, to prevent people from acting according to their religious belief.

As the Compendium on the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church says: “Because of its historical and cultural ties to a nation, a religious community (like the Catholic Church) might be given special recognition on the part of the State. Such recognition must in no way create discrimination within the civil or social order for other religious groups”; and “Those responsible for government are required to interpret the common good of their country not only according to the guidelines of the majority but also according to the effective good of all the members of the community, including the minority.”

(this appears as a whole paragraph in the column; splitting it into three is the poster's decision, with apologies.  the intention to split is simply to present it into bite-size reading fare, not an editing attempt. - islander)

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2012, 07:07:02 PM »
Third, the obligation to respect freedom of religion is also applicable to the state. Thus, I advocate careful recasting of the provision on mandatory sexual education in public schools without the consent of parents. (I assume that those who send their children to Catholic schools accept the program of Catholic schools on the subject.)

My reason for requiring the consent of parents is, in addition to the free exercise of religion, there is the constitutional provision which recognizes the sanctity of the human family and “the natural and primary right of parents in the rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development of moral character.” (Article II, Section 12)

(another splitting of one whole paragraph here; more apologies)

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« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2012, 07:07:59 PM »
Fourth, the duty to care for sexual and reproductive health of employees should be approached in a balanced way so that both the freedom of religion of employers and the welfare of workers will be attended to.  In this regard it may be necessary to reformulate the provisions already found in the Labor Code.

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« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2012, 07:08:47 PM »
Fifth, I hold that public money may be spent for the promotion of reproductive health in ways that do not violate the Constitution. Thus, for instance, it may be legitimately spent for making available reproductive materials that are not abortifacient. Public money is neither Catholic, nor Protestant, nor Muslim or what have you and may be appropriated by Congress for the public good without violating the Constitution.

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« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2012, 07:09:29 PM »
Sixth, we should be careful not to distort what the RH bill says.  The RH bill does not favor abortion. The bill clearly prohibits abortion as an assault against the right to life.

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« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2012, 07:10:27 PM »
Seventh, in addition, I hold that abortifacient  pills and devices should be banned by the Food and Drug Administration. However, determining which of the pills in the market are abortifacient is something for the judicial process to determine with the aid of science experts.  Our Supreme Court has already upheld the banning of at least one device found to be abortifacient.

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« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2012, 07:11:03 PM »
Eighth, I am dismayed by preachers telling parishioners that support for the RH bill ipso facto is a serious sin or merits excommunication!  I find this to be irresponsible.

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« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2012, 07:11:34 PM »
Ninth, I claim no competence to debate about demographics.

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« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2012, 07:12:33 PM »
Tenth, I have never held that the RH bill is perfect.  But if we have to have an RH law, I intend to contribute to its improvement as much as I can.  I hold that the approval of the RH bill today will not end all debate about it.  It will only shift the arena for debate from the raucous and noisy rally fields to the more sober judicial arena where reason has a better chance of prevailing.

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« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2012, 07:14:09 PM »
Finally, there are many valuable points in the bill’s Declaration of Policy and Guiding Principles which are desperately needed especially by poor women who cannot afford the cost of medical service.  There are specific provisions which give substance to these good points.  They should be saved even if we must litigate later about those which we disagree on.  In other words, let us not burn the house just to roast a pig.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/

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« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2012, 07:22:43 PM »




Premature babies lie on their cribs at the Fabella government maternity hospital in Manila August 5, 2012. The United Nations on Sunday called on Philippine leaders to pass the reproductive health bill, two days before the House of Representatives is scheduled to take a crucial vote on whether to end debates on the measure. It argued that the RH bill is not about population numbers as it is about ensuring a life of health and dignity. The UN statement also said, Family Health Survey (FHS), which was conducted from August to September 2011 with a recall period of six years for the data, estimated that for every 100,000 live births, there are 221 women dying due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. This was a 36 percent increase from the 2006 Family Planning Survey data, which showed 162 estimated deaths per 100,000 live births. The FHS also estimated that, across all regions in the Philippines, the number of girls 15 to 19 years old who have delivered live births was 54 per 1,000 live births from 39 in 2006. For the 20 to 24 age group, the increase was to 159 per 1,000 live births from 149 in the 2006 survey. Picture taken August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2012, 10:25:26 PM »
Bulok ni gobyerno labaw pang corrupt. Why not improve the medical and health services of the country? Are contraceptives the ultimate solution to the degrading health service of the country? I think no. It is the eradication of corruption = corruption in the government when it comes to finances and moral corruption of those who are elected.

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More questionable provisions in RH bill unearthed; religious mandate hit
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2012, 01:34:19 PM »
More questionable provisions in RH bill unearthed; religious mandate hit

MANILA, Sept. 6, 2012–A bill purporting to provide Filipinos a “choice” actually leaves a number of sectors with no other choice but to bow down or else face imprisonment.

In Wednesday’s debates over the reproductive health (RH) bill, Sen. Ralph Recto bared that local governments, hospitals, religious institutions, and private schools would be forced to act against their consciences under the measure, all in the name of RH.

Under Senate Bill No. 2865, penalties for those who refuse to extend RH services include imprisonment of up to six months and a fine of up to P100,000.

Recto pointed out that more than 50% of local government funds are already spent on health. Another mandate on RH will add to the burden of local government units (LGUs) that have been saddled with mandates under the Local Government Code without funding support from the national government.

“Ano ba ang tingin ninyo pagdating sa LGU mandate? Kung ayaw sumunod ni Governor Vi?” asked Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III, noting that Recto’s wife is the governor of Batangas.

“May kulong,” Recto answered. “[There are provisions], some of them written not so well, na kapag humingi sa ‘yo at ayaw mo bigyan, may kulong.”

“Ay matindi,” Sotto said.

“Sapilitan, kaya nga mandate. May pilitan eh, may kulong pa nga pag ‘di mo ginawa eh,” Recto said.

Recto said this extends to religious institutions such as private schools that will be required to teach sex education using materials crafted by government agencies.

“Di bale kung sa publiko. Ngunit ‘di dapat pilitin ang mga private schools lalo na kung Katoliko sila na ituro ito sa ganoong edad,” Recto pointed out.

Likewise, religious hospitals should not be forced to provide RH services against their consciences, he said.

Recto pointed to another conceptual problem of the bill – the provision on the “ideal family size” of only two children.

He asked: “Sino nagsabi noon na ang tama na ideal family size ay dalawa ang anak? Paano nila nalaman na iyon ang tama?”

Recto said two children will only replace their parents. The Philippines, meanwhile, has the advantage of average fertility at three children, which should bode well for the economy, he said.

“Sa 2015, sinasabi ng mga dalubhasa sa ekonomiya that we will be hitting a point in our population na mas maraming magtratrabaho kaysa sa mga bata na inaalagaan at mga seniors ,” he noted.

In Europe, the problem is a shrinking productive population, leading to problems in social security viability and immigration issues.

He also asked: “Bakit kaya ang titulo ng batas ay reproductive health? Hindi ba reproductive is to reproduce, hindi dapat magbawas ng fertility?”

In that case, half of the budget for the bill should be allotted to those who want to have children, he said.

Recto also warned that the RH bill would lead to higher Philhealth premiums to cover RH services under Philhealth, aside from forcing employers to provide free contraceptives to their workers. (Dominic Francisco)

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Existing laws, nat’l budget already cover ‘RH’
« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2012, 01:40:45 PM »
Existing laws, nat’l budget already cover ‘RH’

MANILA, Sept. 5, 2012–Here are the facts that the pro-RH lobby would rather obscure. Issues that will supposedly be addressed by the “reproductive health” (RH) bill are already covered by 23 laws and government regulations. Moreover, the 2012 budget already has P8 billion for RH programs.

Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III delivered the last of a series of speeches against the RH bill Wednesday on the Senate floor, saying effective implementation of government health programs was needed instead of the proposed RH law. “Ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ipinasa ng mga nakaraang Kongreso ang panukalang batas na ito ay dahil nga wala namang pangangailangan para rito,” he said.

Questioning why P3.5 billion would be needed annually for the RH bill, Sotto pointed out that the 2012 General Appropriations Act already contains P7,876,314,212.00 in funding for RH programs, as follows:

1. Health Human Resource Development – P1,905,105,000.00;
2. Capability Building – P14,431,200.00;
3. Support Maternal, Newborn at Child Health at Nutrition (MNCHN) Grants – P167,000,000.00;
4. Health Facilities Enhancement Program to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal deaths – P5,078,000,000.00;
5. Women’s Health at Safe Motherhood Project II, for maternity or birthing clinics – P122,857,000.00;
6. Family Health and Responsible Parenting Leveraging Services, for family planning supplies, MNCHN Commodities – P300,000,000.00;
7. Commission on Population, Grants, subsidies and contributions for population programs – P148,389,000.00; coordination of population policy and programs – P220,252,000.00;
8. Family Health and Responsible Parenting, including seminars for birth spacing and responsible parenthood; reproduction of the Manual of Operation on Adolescent Health -P500,000.00; Family Health Guide – P35,000,000.00; Community Health Team (CHT) Organization, Training and Deployment Manual – P31,250,000.00; Community Health Team Guidebook (Helping Families Access Health Care); and
9. Health Promotion – P153,230,000.00.

Sotto also pointed to existing laws, administrative orders, presidential decrees and government programs addressing reproductive health:

1. R.A. 9710 or An Act Providing for Magna Carta for Women
2. Republic Act No. 9262 or Anti-Violence against Women and Children
3. Republic Act No. 8504 or Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
4. AO 2008-0029 Implementing Health Reforms for Rapid Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
5. Children’s Health Program of the DOH
6. Family Planning Program of the DOH
7. Prevention and Management Control of Abortion and its Complications (PMAC)
8. PD No. 965 or A decree requiring applicant for marriage license to receive instructions on family planning and responsible parenthood
9. R.A. 7883 or the Barangay Health Workers Benefits and Incentives Acts of 1995
10. R.A. 7160 or The Local Government Code of the Philippines
11. AO No. 2010-0036–The Aquino Health Agenda: Achieving Universal Health Care for all Filipinos
12. Women’s Health and Safe Motherhood Project ng DOH
13. Republic Act No. 8504 or Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
14. Republic Act No. 7875 o ang National Health Insurance Act of 1995
15. Republic Act No. 9502 o ang Cheaper Medicine Act
16. Executive Order No. 453 o Directing the Enrolment of 2.5 Million Indigent families pursuant to E.O 276
17. AO No. 2010-0010 o ang Revised Policy on Micro Nutrient Supplementation to Support Achievement of 2015 MDG Targets to Reduce Maternal Deaths and Address Micronutrient needs of other population groups
18. Botika ng Barangay Program of the DOH
19. PD No. 79 Revising the Population Act of Nineteen Hundred and Seventy One
20. PhilHealth Circulars and Policy Guidelines
21. CCT program of the DSWD
22. PD No. 79 Revising the Population Act of Nineteen Hundred and Seventy One
23. Administrative order No. 2012-0009 -National Strategy Towards Reducing Unmet Need for Modern Family Planning as a means to Achieving MDGs on Maternal Health

The lawmaker said the Health department should instead implement provisions of the Magna Carta of Women, which already provides for comprehensive health services and access to family planning.

“Sa dami ng binanggit kong mga batas at programa ng pamahalaan, makikita nating hindi ang kawalan ng batas ang problema sa reproductive health ng bansa. Marami po tayong mga batas na mas malawak, mas matatag, at mas detelyado kumpara sa RH bill. Samakatuwid, ang problema po rito ay hindi ang kawalan ng batas, kung hindi ang wasto, epektibo, at mabisang pagpapatupad ng mga batas na mayroon na tayo. Tungkulin po ito hindi na ng kongreso, kung hindi ng ehekutibong sangay ng ating pamahalaan,” Sotto said.

Sotto again criticized the proposal to list contraceptives as “essential medicines” when condoms and intrauterine devices do not cure diseases. He also zeroed in on the RH bill’s provision providing for care for post-abortion complications, saying this was incompatible with the measure’s supposed reiteration of abortion restrictions and is being inserted at the bidding of foreign pro-abortion groups.

“Kung susuriin ng higit na malapitan ang probisyong ito, maaaring makahikayat pa ito sa marami na magsagawa ng aborsyon sa kanilang sarili. Dahil nangako naman ang gobyernong pagkatapos nilang magsagawa ng aborsyon, gagamutin sila sa paraang makatao, walang pag-huhusga, at may malasakit na pamamaraan. Sana po ay maging mas maingat tayo sa ganitong probisyon dahil puwede po itong ituring na pagpayag na gawin ng kaliwang kamay ang hindi kayang gawin ng ating kanang kamay,” he said.

He added: “Hindi sa madumi ang isip ko, pero bakit kaya pinasukan ng probisyon sa aborsyon ang bill na ito? Hindi kaya may kinalaman po rito ang nabanggit ko sa Part II ng aking turno en contra na may mga international organizations na nagsusulong ng aborsyon sa ating bansa? Maari pong ang probisyong ito ay may kaugnayan sa isinulat ni Douglas Sylva, Ph.D. noong March 4, 2004 sa ipinahayag ni Secretary General Kofi Annan ng United Nations sa isa sa kanyang mga talumpati na ‘in countries where abortion is illegal, we must find ways how to skirt these ‘restrictive abortion laws?’”

The discussion became heated when RH sponsor Sen. Pia Cayetano questioned Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s interpellation. Enrile castigated Cayetano, saying that in all his years in the Senate, he was never questioned on his motives for interpellation or was on record as having delayed any bill.

Sen. Ralph Recto, for his part, warned that controlling the population could have serious consequences on the economy.

He also expressed concerns that RH bill provisions ensuring “universal access” and the creation of a new set of sexual and reproductive rights would allow minors access to contraceptives. (Dominic Francisco)

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Enrile: Responsible lawmaking requires ‘dissecting’ controversial RH bill


MANILA, Sept. 6, 2012-Lawmakers have a responsibility to “dissect” a bill that will have an impact on generations to come, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Wednesday.

Enrile made the statement as he castigated the main sponsor of the “reproductive health” (RH) bill, Sen. Pia Cayetano, for attempting to cut him off from asking questions to Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III. Sotto had just finished a series of speeches against the measure, Senate Bill No. 2865.

“It is our duty as responsible people to dissect this bill, no matter how unpopular our position is, to determine whether the policy embedded in it is a right policy or a destructive policy for this nation. And no one can lecture to me about these things. I know my history. I’ve learned it by rote, it’s hard labor. And I resent being questioned about [and being asked to] state my purpose. Who are you to challenge my purpose? I tell you, I’m going to dissect it,” Enrile said.

It was the turn of the opposing side, led by Sotto, to argue against the bill after the sponsorship period of Cayetano. Under Senate rules, a senator has the right to interpellate or ask questions to a colleague who had taken the floor to deliver a speech.

Cayetano, however, wanted all questions directed to her, being the sponsor of the RH bill, despite the fact that Sotto was given the floor for his turno en contra. Cayetano wanted to cut the debates and accused her colleagues of derailing the bill, but Sotto said passage was difficult because the measure is controversial and divisive.

Enrile said no lawmaker had a monopoly of wisdom on what constitutes the national interest.

“I have been in this Senate for a long, long time already, and I have never been asked to state the purpose of my interpellation. And I think that if they will check my record in the Senate since 1987, when I was privileged to join the Senate until today, I never used any dilatory tactics or any manner of delaying the passage of any bill. And I think the record will show that every question I asked here had relevance to the issue at hand,” Enrile said.

“[W]ith due respect to the lady senator, I know that she is eager to pass this law. But I have my own notion of what the national interest is. Nobody has a monopoly of wisdom about the national interest. I do not claim that I am the only one who considers this country his country. And I have an interest to protect, my notion of what the future if this country will be.”

He added: “I hope that I will not be shackled. And I resent any implication that I am here to derail or obstruct the passage of this measure. I challenge anyone here to show e that I have ever delayed the passage of any measure here. Nobody can dictate to me, whoever you are.”

Enrile said he wanted to discuss the experiences of other countries whose population control programs have led to economic stagnation due to aging populations and shrinking workforces.

“[F]or instance, what is the experience of Russia? What is the experience of Italy? What is the experience of Spain? What is the experience of Poland? What is the experience of China, Korea, Japan and the rest of the world? Isn’t that a pertinent question here to be asked so that we will know the impact of this bill on the lives of the people of this country? My grandchildren and their [great]-grandchildren will be affected by this bill in the future. I have arrived as anyone else to protect them. I will not be here when the impact of this bill will happen. And neither the sponsor nor any one of us,” he said.

Sotto earlier bared RH lobbyists’ connections to foreign pro-abortion groups, claiming the bill would legitimize abortion by a provision on post-abortion care (Section 3, letter i of Senate Bill No. 2865). Moreover, RH programs are already covered by 23 laws and government regulations, with nearly P8 billion in funding this year.

These render the RH bill unnecessary, Sotto said. (Dominic Francisco)

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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2012, 01:49:34 PM »

“[F]or instance, what is the experience of Russia? What is the experience of Italy? What is the experience of Spain? What is the experience of Poland? What is the experience of China, Korea, Japan and the rest of the world? Isn’t that a pertinent question here to be asked so that we will know the impact of this bill on the lives of the people of this country? My grandchildren and their [great]-grandchildren will be affected by this bill in the future. I have arrived as anyone else to protect them. I will not be here when the impact of this bill will happen. And neither the sponsor nor any one of us,” he said.
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Re: Arguments on RH Bill aka Responsible Parenthood Bill
« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2012, 03:34:59 PM »
kana tingaling "I have arrived as anyone else to protect them" statement ni enrile ang "arrived" tingali ana "a right"; the statement will have more sense.  medyo sipyat ang nag-transcribe ani tingali and the writer and editor missed it.  a negligible human error if it were so, anyway.   just the same, i'm glad the anti-rh bill senators are now fighting well, sans sitcom drama and comedy.   

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