RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT OF 2012

• REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW OR RH LAW

• UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO METHODS ON CONTRACEPTION, FERTILITY CONTROL, SEXUAL EDUCATION, AND
MATERNAL CARE.
SECTION 5.22

• EXEMPTION OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS FROM PROVIDING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES. PRIVATE HEALTH
FACILITIES SHALL PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF MODERN FAMILY PLANNING METHODS TO CLIENTS, UNLESS
THE HOSPITAL, IS OWED AND OPERATED BY A RELIGIOUS GROUP, OR IS CLASSIFIED AS A NON-MATERNITY
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL , AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL LICENSING AND ACCREDITATION REUIREMENTS.
SECTION 5.24
• PUBLIC SKILLED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
• SHALL EXPLAIN TO THE CLIENT THE LIMITED RANGE OF SERVICES
• EXTRAORDINARY DILIGENCE SHALL BE EXERTED TO REFER THE CLIENT SEEKING CARE TO ANOTHER
SKILLED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
• SHALL REFER TO THE CLIENT TO ANOTHER SPECIFIC HEALTH FACILITY OR PROVIDER
• WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRECEDING REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 4.03
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND SERVICES IN GENERAL

• ALL PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES SHALL PROVIDE FULL, AGE AND DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATE
INFORMATION ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE TO ALL CLIENTS .
SECTION 4.06
ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING INFORMATION AND SERVICES

• NO PERSON SHALL BE DENIED INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES , WHETHER
NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL.
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