Last June 1, 2011, it was written that senators who are opposed to the Reproductive Health Bill are starting to push another bill that completely counters the R.H. Bill. They call the new bill the Unborn Child Bill which “protects” and “gives rights” to an unborn child.
SENATORS opposed to the reproductive health bill are pushing for other bills outlawing contraceptives and drugs to counter the anticipated passing of the controversial measure in the House of Representatives, a move that a women’s group attacked on Tuesday.
Arguing for the provisions of the bill for the protection of the unborn child, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile sought before the committee on youth, women and demography a list of contraceptives and drugs that intervene with fertilization at the onset of conception.
I believe that this move is not only completely pointless but also a demonstration of what nutballs these people are. This attempt to block the R.H. Bill exhibits a form of stupidity because not only does it create an oxymoronic hassle in the Senate but it also implies that we should just drop the whole thing as if it never happened. It implies exactly that because the rough implications of the bill emphasizes on prioritizing the life of an “unborn child” thereby creating several overlapping rights between the mother and the “unborn child”. Another thing here is the problem of how people are going to react to it. Think about it. Before the R.H. Bill became such a big debate people were already breaking the law when it comes to abortion and contraceptives. Women get unwanted pregnancies all the time and they secretly get an abortion without caring about the consequences. A lot of them die and nothing is being done about it even until now. Condoms could be easily bought at the nearest drugstores even before the issue about contraceptives became a debate.
People have been breaking the law when it comes to abortion and contraceptives for a long time. Who’s to say they won’t break it when it comes to that completely worthless bill? I actually question the intelligence of these people. If you’re going to come up with a way to block the R.H. Bill at least think of a better argument and a more subtle way than that.
She said the proposed law would make pregnancies even more risky for women. It would also remove decision-making during pregnancy complications away from the woman, her loved ones, and their health provider who were in the best position to balance the lives at stake and weigh the risks and consequences.
“It will transfer difficult choices to a distant, cold, and inflexible law,” Santiago said.
Agreeably, it is an extremely inflexible proposal that indicates an obvious ulterior motive behind it. The question here is how do we stop these ridiculous games and get the government to actually start doing their jobs instead of sitting around, twiddling their thumbs while creating additional hassle that hinder actual and valid debates on more important matters.
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