reproductive health bill - term paper

8/13/2019 Reproductive Health Bill - Term Paper

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JASAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

JASAAN MISAMIS ORIENTAL

Reproductive Health Bill

A TERM PAPER

Preseted to

MRS! THELMA CABELLO

ENGLISH TEACHER

IN PARTIAL "#L"ILLMENT O" THE RE$#IREMENT "OR ENGLISH I%

B&

RE' T! SALLE' JR!


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As a advocate o( (ree thou)ht* I al+a&s ,aitai a persoal priciple to -o+* as ,uch possi.le* all

the couter/ar)u,ets i relatio o +hat I hold as correct ad sesi.le! The ratio o( this -o+led)e

deter,ies ho+ ,uch I a, reall& ito the +hole issue i 0uestio! Also .& doi) this* I ac0uire the

positive ha.it o( e1plori) ,ost* i( ot all* the di((eret perspectives i a& ,ulti/(aceted issue 2 .e it

reli)ious or political i ature!

So +hile the (ate o( the cotroversial health ad +el(are House Bill 3456 or RH Bill is at the had o(

our politicias ad la+,a-ers* let us e1a,ie also the pit ad the surroudi) the issue* ad ho+ to

properl& address this i a la)ua)e that ever&oe ca uderstad ad covice those people i (avor

o( RH Bill* icludi) ,e!

Reproductive Health Bill

The Reproductive Health Bill ad Populatio 7evelop,et Act o( 8449* :RH Bill; see-s )over,et

(udi) (or populatio ,aa)e,et pro)ra,s that +ould provide reproductive health educatio ad

+ould )ive access to .oth atural ad arti(icial (a,il& plai) ,ethods to all "ilipios! Accordi)

to the House o( Represetatives .& Al.a& !

Covera)e o( RH Bill?

I(or,atio ad access to atural ad ,oder (a,il& plai)!

Materal* i(at ad child health ad utritio!

Pro,otio o( .reast (eedi)!

Prevetio o( a.ortio ad ,aa)e,et o( post/a.ortio co,plicatios!

Adolescet ad &outh health!

Prevetio ad ,aa)e,et o( reproductive tract i(ectios* HI%@AI7S ad ST7s!

Eli,iatio o( violece a)aist +o,e!

Couseli) o se1ualit& ad se1ual ad reproductive health!


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Treat,et o( .reast ad reproductive tract cacers!

Male ivolve,et ad participatio i Reproductive Health!

Prevetio ad treat,et o( i(ertilit&!

Reproductive Health educatio (or the &outh!

There appears to .e three ,aor poits o( vie+ (ro, +hich to approach the cotroversial

reproductive health .ill o+ pedi) +ith the House o( Represetatives (or plear& deli.eratios*

a,el&? le)al* ,oral* ad scieti(ic! This is so sice* the proposed le)islative ,easure oce eacted

ito la+ +ill a((ect societ& +rit lar)e! I short* there are ,a& sta-eholders .& di((eri) istitutioal

cocers! It the .eco,es di((icult to erect a tripod to hold the issue that has carried so ,uch +ei)ht!

There are those +ho thi-* oce le)islated* HB 9


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Church or the Catholic Bishops Co(erece o( the Philippies does ot! There are pro/li(e advocates

versus pro/choice advocates! This ca,p sa&s it ivolves o a.ortio* aother ca,p sa&s other+ise!

This )roup clai,s cotraceptives to .e a.orti(aciet* aother such )roup clai,s it is ot so! ithi

the le)al co,,uit&* a +ed)e divides their seti,ets as to +hether it is a)aist the 7ivie La+ to

allo+ a& roo, o( choice to+ard a.ortio or to so,e e1tet euthaasia! Cases o( a.ortio do

so,eti,es ivolve =li(e/.oat ethics> 2 that Catch 88 o( havi) to choose +hich perso to save 2 the

u.or .a.e or the ,other! There are issues at ever& loop* clai,s at ever& tur* ad cries i ever&

directio the .ill ta-es 2 (or or a)aist!

Moralists* le)alists* scietists (ollo+ their o+ lies o( thi-i) that are parallel uto oe aother 2

o lies itersect! There is +here the pro.le, lies! Is it the possi.le to +eave (ro, various strads

or threads a .eauti(ul tapestr& o( the proposed .illD Has it .eco,e ti,e to cur. populatio )ro+th or

corruptioD Icidetall&* the Secretar& o( Health aouced that a iitial a,out o( P to )et it )oi)! "act is* so,e

P8 .illio +ill .e so allocated ust (or codo,s or li-e ,edicies or dru)s! Is this the reaso that

politicias as le)islators icessatl& lo..& (or the reproductive health .ill to .e le)islated ito la+D

The proposed ,easure ou)ht to .e restudied ver& care(ull& .e&od the prevaili) poits o( vie+! A

recet stud& o( the #P School o( Ecoo,ics teded to have oversi,pli(ied it as oe o( a situatio

that placed the various sta-eholders .et+ee a hard Church ad a so(t State! It +et o to state that

the RH .ill is i (act pro/poor* pro/li(e* ad pro/(a,il&! e sure have all di((eret sese o the ,atter

.ut hoestl&* I have ol& oe ,is)ivi) i the provisios o( the .ill that +ould 2 .& a& u,.er ad

e1tet 2 acco,,odate* i e((ect* post/a.ortio cases as part o( the +hole pro)ra,!


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Ne+ Pulse Asia RH Bill Surve&

Pulse Asia has released e+ research coducted i Octo.er o peoples seti,ets o the RH Bill!

A hi)h 94F o( the respodets are a+are o( the RH Bill! Give the hi)h de)ree o( discussio that

has occurred o the RH Bill i recet +ee-s* +e +ere e1pecti) it to .e hi)her!

The 0uestio o seti,ets o the RH Bill is +ell doe ad is co,prehesive i coveri) the -e&

poits o( the RH Bill! This 0uestio is the ,ost -e& i this research! It +as a )ood idea that the

desi) icluded the -e& ele,ets o( the RH Bill i the 0uestio! That esures the respodets are

(ull& a+are o( +hat the RH Bill is all a.out!

A hi)h F o( respodets a)ree ad support the RH Bill! this is ota.le as this is a.out as hi)h

as it sued to .e i previous researches! That ,eas peoples seti,ets have ot cha)ed despite

the hei)hteed attac-s o( the ati/RH Bill (actio i recet +ee-s!

It ca also ,ea the ati/RH/Bill )roups have .ee lar)el& ie((ective i s+a&i) the seti,ets

o( the people o the RH Bill!

Most recet ,oths have see a lot o( discussio ad de.ate o the RH Bill* hich ,eas the

people are eve ,ore a+are ad educated o +hat the RH Bill is all a.out! The scores (avori)

the RH Bill sa&s the ,ore the& -o+ a.out the ,ore the& support the .ill!

A)ree,et ad support (or the RH Bill is hi)hl& si)i(icat* .road .ased ad across the .oard /

all re)ios ad all socio/eco classes!


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Pulse Asia is pleased to share +ith &ou so,e (idi)s o the Reproductive Health Bill (ro, the

Octo.er 84


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re0uest Pulse Asia i +riti) (or (uller details* icludi) copies o( the pre/tested 0uestios actuall&

used!

Pulse Asias pool o( acade,ic (ello+s ta-es (ull resposi.ilit& (or the desi) ad coduct o( the

surve&* as +ell as (or aal&ses it ,a-es .ased o the surve& data! I -eepi) +ith our acade,ic

ature* o reli)ious* political* ecoo,ic* or partisa )roup i(lueced a& o( these processes! Pulse

Asia uderta-es #lat ) Ba&a surve&s o its o+ +ithout a& part& si)ularl& co,,issioi) the

research e((ort!

High level of awareness of the Reproductive Health Bill (80%) and majority support for the

ill (!"%) may e oserved among #ilipinos

Ei)ht i te "ilipios :94F; report -o+i) a.out the .ill o reproductive health curretl& pedi)

i Co)ress! Sia.le to hu)e ,aorities across )eo)raphic areas are a+are o( the .ill* +ith (i)ures

ra)i) (ro, F i the %isa&as to 4F i Metro Maila! I the di((eret socio/ecoo,ic classes*

,aorities have heard* read or +atched so,ethi) a.out the .ill :8F to 6F;* +ith a hi)her level o(

a+areess .ei) recorded i the .est/o(( Class ABC tha i the poorer Class E! T+o i te "ilipios

:84F; ol& leared a.out the .ill +hile .ei) itervie+ed (or the surve&! (See Table 1A)

A cosidera.le ,aorit& o( "ilipios :F; e1presses a)ree,et +ith the .ill o reproductive health!

Li-e+ise* support (or the .ill is the ,aorit& seti,et i all )eo)raphic areas :F to 5F; ad

socio/ecoo,ic )roupi)s :F to 9F;! Less tha oe i te "ilipios :F; has a cotrar& opiio

o the ,atter +hile a.out a 0uarter o( the "ilipio populatio :85F; caot sa& i( the& a)ree or

disa)ree +ith the .ill! Levels o( disa)ree,et ad idecisio across )eo)raphic areas ad socio/

ecoo,ic classes are )eerall& cosistet +ith the atioal (i)ure! :See Ta.le


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: i the school curricula*

+hile 6F are i a)ree,et! (See Tables


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BIBLIOGRAPH'

Ne+ Pulse Asia RH Bill surve&? ati/RH Bill propoets are ie((ective ad i)ored .& the people F support

RH Bill!> December 1, 2010

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