RH_bill in the philippines

        The Reproductive Health bills, popularly known as the RH Bill , are Philippine bills aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on birth control and maternal care. The bills have become the center of a contentious national debate. There are presently two bills with the same goals: House Bill No. 4244 or An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health, and Population and Development, and For Other Purposes introduced by Albay 1st district Representative Edcel Lagman, and Senate Bill No. 2378 or An Act Providing For a National Policy on Reproductive Health and Population and Development introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.


Regarding with the issue of RH_bill in the Philipines like   http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/05/14/11/pacquiao-voices-stand-rh-bill  and http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/05/13/11/aquino-not-backing-down-rh-bill-haters  issue .
               I fully agree with you Jadedsecret that this law isn't telling people, especially minor people, to "go have sex, no worries we provide a great deal to prevent each and everyone of you to have diseases, or get pregnant". By all means, the government aren't made of foolish people who only have shallow views in life. The mere fact that, with or without this "law" people keep on saying that "will only push minors to have sex", people will keep on having sex is a very telling thing that the government doesn't hold such an authority about it. No one can push you to do something when you yourself wanted it in the first place. It's never been a wonder to everyone of us that indeed, sexual intercourse is full of pleasure and it's not up to the government whether or not people will act or not act upon it.After all, by doing such, no one will break a rule. The bottom line about all of this is that the government isn't pushing people, they are just making a move to prevent any bad consequences this "pleasure" we all wanted to experience even before tying our knots with others will bring.
              The funny(and disappointing) thing about it is that, when the government is trying to do something in order to ,at least, lessen the rate of people who are having unwanted pregnancy and whatnot, the CHURCH, who claims to be the "moral compass" of the society, is pushing that possible solution for this growing problem Philippines is facing right now. Yet in a sense, they haven't really convince people to not have sex through their preaches. People go in and out of the church and all of a sudden, they are lying in bed with their "lovers" while contemplating what had just happened between them. Is that a sign that the CHURCH's teachings penetrates their people? No. In the first place, they aren't even talking about sensitive issues like sex. That's why, as you've said, there are parents who can't open up a topic about sex with ease. That's why they failed to deliver what's the real essence of making love to people thus making it looks cheaper for others. They didn't reach the people they claim to serve.

 there are 10 reasons why I agree with the  RH-bill

1.to protect the health & lives of mothers

  The WHO (World Health Organization) estimates that complications arise in 15% of pregnancies, serious enough to hospitalize or kill women. From the 2 million plus live births alone, some 300,000 maternal complications occur yearly. This is 7 times the DOH’s annual count for TB, 19 times for heart diseases, and 20 times for malaria in women. As a result, more than 11 women die needlessly.

2.Save babies

  Proper birth spacing reduces infant deaths. The WHO says at least 2 years should pass between a birth and the next pregnancy. In our country, the infant mortality rate of those with less than 2 years birth interval is twice those with 3

3.Respond to the majority who want smaller families

  Couples and women nowadays want smaller families. When surveyed about their ideal number of children, women in their 40s want slightly more than 3, but those in their teens and early 20s want just slightly more than 2.

4.Promote equity for poor families

RH indicators show severe inequities between the rich and poor. For example, 94% of women in the richest quintile have a skilled attendant at birth compared to only 26% in the poorest.

5.Prevent induced abortions

  Unintended pregnancies precede almost all induced abortions. Of all unintended pregnancies, 68% occur in women without any FP method, and 24% happen to those using traditional FP like withdrawal or calendar-abstinence.

6.support and deploy more public midwives, nurses and doctors

  RH health services are needed wherever people are establishing their families. For example, a report by the MDG Task Force points out the need for 1 fulltime midwife to attend to every 100 to 200 annual live births.

7.Guarantee funding for & equal access to health facilities

8. Give accurate & positive sexuality education to young people

9. Reduce cancer deaths

  Delaying sex, avoiding multiple partners or using condoms prevent genital warts or HPV infections that cause cervical cancers.

10 Save money that can be used for even more social spending

  Ensuring modern FP for all who need it would increase spending from P1.9 B to P4.0 B, but the medical costs for unintended pregnancies would fall from P3.5 B to P0.6 B, resulting in a net savings of P0.8 B. There is evidence that families with fewer children do spend more for health and education.