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M a r i a   C h r
i s ti n e   B .  
S o c i o l o g y
B S A   3 -
2 P r o f . 
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REACTION
PAPER
ON REPRODUC
TIVE HEALTH
LAW
!he Responsi"le
Parenthoo# an#
Repro#$cti%e
&ealth Act of
2'(2, )ost co))only
*no+n as
theRepro#$cti%e
&ealth a+ or R&
a+, ha#
$n#o$"tingly "een
an o"ect of iss$e,
#e"ate an# contro
%ersyto the p$"lic
eye of Filipinos
for the last recent
years it ha#
"een anticipate#.An
# +ith all these
iss$es,criticis)s,
ne+s, an#
#isc$ssions +hether
the "ill sho$l# "e
a)en#e# or
i)ple)ente#,  ha#
"een %eryconscio$s
an# a+are of the
stan#points of the
t+o opposing si#es-
the Pro an# the Anti
R& a+.!o present
the perspecti%e
of those +ho ta*e
si#e on the
i)ple)entation of
this la+
partic$larlyrepresen
te# "y /r. or#i%ino
Mesina, PM
st$#ents
an# hono$ra"le
senators li*e Pia
Cayetano
+ho +asinter%ie+e#
an# +hose speeches
are sho+n in the
#oc$)entary, it is pro
%i#e# that this la+
+ill )an#atethe go
%ern)ent to
pro)ote, +ithno any
pre#isposition, all
effecti%e, nat$ral
an# )o#ern )etho#s
offa)ily planning
that are )e#ically
safe an# legal, +hich
incl$#es the p$"lic0s
$ni%ersal access to )
etho#sofcontracepti
on, fertility
control,se1$al
e#$cation, an# )
aternal health care )
ost especially, for
the+o)en +ho are
the sole
"eneficiaries of this
prono$nce)ent. t is
also stip$late# in
the la+ that
trainingsan# se)inars
+o$l# also "e pro
%i#e# for health
care professionals
an# that age-
appropriate se1
e#$cation+ill "e
integrate# in the
c$rric$l$) of gra#e fi
%e to gra#e (2
st$#ents to pro%i#e
a+areness an# pre
%entati%e control
to the gro+ing
pop$lation of the
co$ntry.On the
other han#, those
+ho oppose
the for)er si#e of
this arg$)ent, this
ti)e represente#
"y/r. Ryan Capit$lo
an# Senators Manny
illar, inggoy
4stra#a an# !ito
Sotto an# others
"elie%e thato
%erpop$lation is not
)erely the pro"le) in
o$r society an# that
this la+ is not
necessary an# not
act$allythe ans+er
to the pre#ica)ents
an# shortco)ings o$r
co$ntry is facing
an# that the
i)ple)entation of
thisla+ is $st a
"a# e1pense for the
go%ern)ent. !hey
s$ppose that +hat
the co$ntry nee#s
as of the %ery)o)ent
is )ore +or* for the
p$"lic, ho$sing
progra)s, )ore
hospitals, health
ins$rances an# any
otherrelate#
progra)s that co$l#
a##ress the po%erty
of the people. !hey
conce#e# that )
orality
an# the$p"ringing of
the fa)ily sho$l# "e
$prightly hel#
an# #isco$rage the
5contracepti%e-
thin*ing0 that
thisla+ see) to
pro)ote in the yo$ng
)in# of the yo$th.i
%ing in a Christian
an# conser%ati%e
co$ntry, t is
alrea#y e1pecte#
that this *in# of )
atter+o$l# "e sensiti
%e an# +o$l# )a*e
s$ch a great #eal on
the )in#s of Filipino
in#i%i#$als,
nee#less tosay, that
the prono$nce)ent
of this la+ )ight
#isp$te the )orality
an# preser%ation of
Filipino c$lt$re.!
ho$gh  co)pletely
$n#erstan# the
concept an# the
#esire to preser%e
the conser%atis) in
o$r co$ntry, asa
st$#ent an# a chil#
of )o#ern generation
of the cent$ry, 
cannot say 
a) against +ith this
co$rse ofaction. As
+e are all a+are, the
ti)e has i))ensely
change# an# +e are
not alrea#y li%ing in
a pri)iti%e+orl#
+here people are
$st +atching an#
+on#ering +hat the
+orl# +o$l# "e in a
#istant f$t$re. 6e
areno+ in fast-)o
%ing generation
+here"y e%erything
is calc$late#,
planne# an# )
eas$re#. An# +ith all
the pro"le)s an#
n$isances that o$r
co$ntry is facing, )
ost especially po
%erty, +hich  thin*
is the hea%iest