NO! To The Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008

Written by Advocacy Center


1. The HB relies on the International Standard of Human Rights rather than the Constitution.
Comment: Are we giving foreign countries power to change our laws?

2. The HB blames underdevelopment on overpopulation.
Comment: The real causes of poverty and underdevelopment are graft and corruption, bad governance, and uneven distribution of wealth not overpopulation.

3. The HB promotes universal access to modern contraceptives even for children (age 0-12) without parental consent.
Comment: This destroys parent's rights over their children.

4. The HB will promote sex education for children and adolescents empowering them with informed choice and sexual rights encouraging them to be promiscuous.
Comment: Children should be taught the values of abstinence, chastity, and self discipline.

5. The HB will classify contraceptives as "essential medicines".
Comment: The poor need real medicines not deadly contraceptives.

6. The HB binds all including Businesses, Hospitals, Orphanages, Schools, and NGOs, to supply contraceptives to their employees. Violation of this law incurs punishment of P50, 000 fine and/or imprisonment of 1 year or both.
Comment:

a. There is no freedom of conscience.

b. There is no parental control of children.