When was rh bill passed

Exam Results. TMT Rewards. TMT Digital Edition. TMT Channel on the L! Opinion Columns. RH Law revisited. Read Next. By Rep. Edcel C. Lagman July 1, This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to use this website without disabling cookies in your web browser, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. The law, which provides access to contraceptives as a family planning method, was met with strong opposition from the Catholic Church.

In the weeks leading to the RH law's passage, bishops were among those who watched legislative proceedings from the House gallery. Albay Rep Edcel Lagman is the principal author of both measures. Lagman earlier said the enactment of the RH bill into a law will be the greatest gift of the government to Filipinos this Christmas season.

Ultimately, however, his statement was rightfully seen as a change in tone - not in substance. Even so, the fact that two presidents - belonging to two opposing political camps - have supported reproductive health raises hopes that it is becoming a post-political, post-ecclesiastical issue.

Festival of Social Science — Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire. Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. The October amendments improved certain aspects of the Bill. Another improvement is the insertion of language that recognizes the value of modern natural methods of family planning and knowledge of fertility cycles, instead of an exclusive focus on contraception Sec.

It is critical to note that international law does not enumerate a right to any particular form of family planning. This means that countries are not obligated to provide access to one form of family planning over another. In meeting the family planning needs of its population, the Philippines is not under obligation to provide contraceptives, and contraceptives should not be equated with family planning. If adopted, the Bill could have highly negative implications for the Philippines.

Such weak language on the right to life does not accord the necessary protections warranted by the inherent dignity of every person.