I have recently compiled several arguments and opinions of those who side with the Reproductive Health Bill. Most of these opinions revolve around the reasoning that the R.H. Bill does not support the reasoning of abortion. It merely recognizes the idea that people have the choice to use contraception and have the choice of family planning. Not only that it also include several care plan for post-abortion. Most of their opinions argue that the R.H. Bill is not at all immoral. It merely suggests the idea of a proper and rational choice so that people, especially those who are in poverty, have the opportunity to escape it through family planning. Below are some of the arguments and opinions given by people I have gathered through a website:
Anti RH argument: “(strongwind) abortion is said illegal and punishable by law but when abortion complication happens it will be treated in a good manner, is a contradictory statement… RH Bill may be a solution to reduce or at most eliminate the risk of abortion that is when all the contraceptives are working perfectly.”
Pro RH argument: The RH Bill does NOT force people to use contraception. It recognizes na may matitigas talaga ang ulo, something that the Church never recognizes. At yung iba dun, mabubuntis. At yung iba dun, ay illegal na magpapa-abort. The Bill protects their right to health care. Also, post-abortion care is part of reproductive health.
SEC 4s: Reproductive health is defined as the complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes.
SEC 26b: Public officials are prohibited from forcing any person to use such services.
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Anti-RH Bill Argument: “(alexsjsantos) korapsiyon ang dahilan kung bakit mahirap tayo. Kasi kung walang korapsiyon, madami trabaho at hindi paggawa ng bata ang aatupagin.”
Pro-RH Bill Argument: Poverty has many reasons, not just corruption as you would like to believe. The RH Bill recognizes this.
SEC 3n: Development is a multi-faceted process that calls for the coordination and integration of policies, plans, programs and projects that seek to uplift the quality of life of the people, more particularly the poor, the needy and the marginalized
SEC 5cc: Sustainable Human Development refers to bringing people, particularly the poor and vulnerable, to the center of development process, the central purpose of which is the creation of an enabling environment in which all can enjoy long, healthy and productive lives, and done in a manner that promotes their rights and protects the life opportunities of future generations and the natural ecosystem on which all life depends.
I have provided a short glimpse of why those who are for the Reproductive Health Bill choose their side. It is because of rational choice and progress. In the next blog I will go further by compiling opinions from the opposite side of the case and compare both of them so that we may have a firm grasp of which side has a more reasonable argument.
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