Analytical Examination Essay

This paper allow for analyze intimately the RA 10354 also called Responsible Parenthood and productive wellness Act of 2012. This essay will face a short history of the natural law here in the Philippines until it become enacted and implemented. This will discuss the major provisions of the law together with its important content ranging from health kick to contraception. This will also discuss the issues that are connected to this law while it was a scorecardet such as maternal wipeout, premature pregnancy, premarital sex, poverty and population and reproductive health education.Issues concerned with legislation of the bill such as the necessity and morality of the bill and its contents similar contraception and reproductive health education will be especially presented. Other news which may use up affected the support for the bill will be also presented and analyzed. This will also present the major groups that approve or oppose the said law together with their reasons why they want or are against the said law. This will also talk about the actions those groups have taken for or against the law which may have affected the support for the bills implementation.This is also concerned with the voices of certain world organizations such as UNESCO and WHO on reproductive health education and the stand of the Church on the result about contraception, self-continence and marriage. This will be concerned about their statement about the matter and the doctrines and values they adhere with. Summary Since its first proposition on 1988, the Reproductive Health vizor experienced many debates if it was really needed here in the Philippines.The proposition was changed and improved by a number of proponents many times but was mostly neglected. Then, a similar bill was also introduced in the first regular session of the 14th Congress by Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, Jannette L. Garin, Narciso D. Santiago III, arrest Llandro Mendoza, Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraqu el and Elandro Jesus F. Madrona that was known as House Bill 5043. Like that of the former bills, it was also disposed but its proponents never stop to improve, change and accept some parts of the former bill to create a new one.Many times Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman and its principal authors would edit the bill until the Reproductive Bill of 2012 was formed. Senator pia Cayetano was also a principal sponsor of such bill. Upon December 19, 2012, the Senate enacted the bill and on December 21, 2012, four days before Christmas His Presidency, Benigno Aquino III signed the bill and was to be implemented fifteen days after its official unrestrictedation. The law was known as RA 10354 or Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012.Its major provisions are to promote and have rag to reproductive health care and methods that are legal and safe, to promote family planning methods and prudent parenthood, to counsel women who committed abortion in a humane way, to mandate repro ductive health education in age appropriateness to students, to supply and introduce reproductive health services to all, to protect reproductive health rights and to penalize those who restricts or prohibits the access to reproductive health care and methods stated in this law. The law mandates the hire of skilled health professionals for maternal health care and birth attendance, seen in Sec.5. It also promotes the upgrade of health care facilities for obstetric and newborn care as stated in Sec. 6 and to access for family planning methods especially to the poor and marginalized couple and to sexually active minors as said in Sec. 7. The law also states that hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine devices, injectables and other safe, legal, non-abortifacient and effective family planning products and supplies(RA 10354, Sec. 9) should be treated in the Essential Drugs List after subjection to good medical associations.It also mandates the procurement and distributions of family-pla nning supplies and age appropriate reproductive health education, stated in Sec. 10 and 14 respectively. And exsertly, to condemn any who shall prohibit the access to health care and family-planning supplies. Since its first introduction by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, this law had reaped many opposition and approval before being enacted. The pro-woman groups fought for saving the lives of woman from maternal death on the other hand the Church and other pro- support groups fought for dignity of the unborn and the sanctity of marriage.The senate itself was divided for selecting to if they will oppose or approve the bill. The source President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was known to opposed the bill and be backed upon by the Church meanwhile President Benigno Aquino III shown agreement towards the bill and expected its implementation. The pronouncement of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to condoms also became news if the Church was open to contraception. This gave new hope for Edcel Lagman from acceptance of the Church but Paranaque Rep.Roilo Golez explained that the Pope negotiation about health, that preventing HIV from spreading is showing compassion but the Pope doesnt said to use condoms to prevent pregnancy. Issues also attract the said bill. First, is about the legislation of the bill, if it was really relevant here in the country with regards to overpopulation, Availability/Provisions for RH information and healthcare for mothers and children. Another issue is if the RH Bill is moral, if the Church must interfere with the State and if the government is willing to give funds to the bill.Third, is about the consequence of a widespread of contraceptives with regards to health and sexual behavior. The last is concerned in the need of sex education in the country. The CBCP together with the national Church felt that it was time to educate again its faithful and do efforts on counteracting the bill. The Church turned offering masses, praying for the e nlightenment of congressmen and women and explained that principles of the bill undermine the sanctity of life and marriage. They stated that overpopulation was not the problem but corruption and the unbalanced distribution of people.They seek to get online, and used CBCP for Life for addressing the matter and let the Simbang Gabi 2012 be used for educating the faithful. They also made catechisms with themes regarding the RH. Meanwhile, pro-woman and pro-RH group also organize plans for the bill. They have tied violet ribbons on their arm signifying their fight against HIV-AIDS. Informed people about gender inequality, maternal deaths, teenage pregnancy and HIV-AIDS and that the bill would help slander or eliminate such problems.UNESCO and WHO also promotes the education of youths regarding reproductive health. They state that benefits such as a delay in sexual initiation reduction of unwanted pregnancies, child abuse and abortion and a slower spread of HIV could be obtained. It can also induce progress to gender equity, complaisant participation and partnership. It prepares the youths for responsibility as adults, emphasizes health promotion and can improve relevance in education systems. Meanwhile, the Catholic Church holds its deposit of faith bear on on Divine Love and Unity in Marriage.Its Catechism says that Marriage is by which a man and a woman establish intimate communion for life which is ordered for the good of the spouse and the procreation and education of children,(1660, Catechism of the Catholic Church). It also states that the total reciprocal self- self-aggrandizing is overlaid through contraception for it is a refusal for the total giving of self through taking away openness to life,( 2370,Catechism of the Catholic Church). It states that even intercourse with a legitimate wife but taking away the effect to generate life is contrary to Gods will and leaves guilt of a grave sin,(55-56, Casti Connubii).The Church also teaches the virtue o f chastity, that the couple must make conjugal love and fidelity and that of safeguarding life form the moment of conception, (51, Gaudium et Spes). She teaches that Marriage can never justify sexual intercourse which is contraceptive which oppose to its neat meaning and that artificial methods could lead to marital infidelity and lowering moral standards, reduction of woman as mere object of satisfaction and intervening of public authorities to the most personal and intimate responsibilities of couples, (14,17 Humanae Vitae).It also addresses the value of self-discipline to repel inordinate self-interests and to control the passions of the body,(21, Humanae Vitae). References Software Ecumenical Council of Vatican II. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Retrieved from CATECH01. exe Websites and Webpages Anonymous. (2012, December 21). democracy Act 10354. Retrieved from http//pcw. gov. ph/sites/default/files/documents/laws/republic_act_10354. pdf Burgonio, T. (2010, November 21). Popes pronouncement on condoms strengthens RH Bill Lagman. 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