TRENDING HEALTH ISSUES

AND CONCERN
What you need to know about
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL (RA
10354)
What are the phrases that comes in
your mind when you hear this term?
108,115,615
 4,730
Babies born per
day in the Phils.
Do you think RH Bill should be
implemented in our country?
There are presently 2 bills with the same
goals:
House Bill No. 96 or the Reproductive
Health Act and Population and
Development Act of 2010 introduced by
Cong. Edsel Lagman

Senate Bill No. 2378 or the reproductive

Health Act introduced by Senator Miriam
Defensor-Santiago
Issues and concerns of RH Bill
Maternal and Child Care
Sex Education
Can be taught by adequately trained teachers in formal and non-
formal education starting grade 5-fourth year high school using
skills and other approaches. This informs the students about the Dos
and DON”Ts and thereby preventing un healthy sexual behaviours.
Methods of contraceptives
Condoms
Vaginal condom
Birth control pills
Depo-Provera
IUD- Intra-uterine Device
Calendar method
Abstinence
Abstinence
 The Catholic Church has reason for a little celebration as
the Supreme Court (SC) issued a 4-month Temporary
Restraining Order (TRO) against the RH Law
(Reproductive Health Law). On the other hand, supporters
of the RH Law consider this a temporary setback, one that
just delays the implementation of the said law.

But beyond the approval of the then RH Bill and the

issuance of the TRO by the Supreme Court, there are still
so many questions lingering.

Shouldn’t there be a separation between the church and

the state? So why does the church meddle with the affairs
of the state? Doing so makes them impose their beliefs on
all Filipinos who may not hold the same beliefs as they do.
Then there’s the threat of the church to pull out political
support and go against the supporters of the RH Law.
Will the implementation of the RH
Law contribute more good than bad
to our country?
REMEMBER!
The RH Bill was created to address the
country’s increasing population growth,
high mortality rate among mothers and
infants. And increased cased of
sexually transmitted diseases.
REMEMBER!
The state and the Church do have their
standpoints on this controversial issues.
Both do have merits in their own rights. At
the end of the day, it is always between
YOU and your CONSCIENCE.
REMEMBER!
The state as mandated by law, adheres
to the best interests of its people among
church having moral obligation to
preserve DECENCY and promote
GOOD VALUES among its clergy.
LET’S VOTE!
RH Bill finally signed into law

MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino

III signed the Reproductive Health Bill last December
21, which is now known as Republic Act 10354,
 RA BILL PROVIDES ADHERES…
RA 10354 will provide its beneficiaries, as
determined by the National Household Targeting
System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD), with “universal access to medically safe,
non-abortifacient, effective, legal, affordable and
quality reproductive health care services, methods,
devices, supplies which do not prevent the
implantation of a fertilized ovum.”
“age- and development-appropriate
reproductive health education” to public
school students aged between 10 and 19.
“proven medically safe, legal, non-
abortifacient, and effective in accordance
with scientific and evidence-based medical
research standards such as those registered
and approved by the FDA (Food and Drug
Administration)” will be provided by the
State under the said law.
The law will only provide minors with
access to artificial birth control
methods in health centers and state-run
hospitals if they have written parental
consent, or have already given birth or
have had miscarriages.
The DOH will also have a hand in
campaigns meant to raise public awareness
on reproductive health.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to
man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be
tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation
also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear. 1
Corinthians 10:13