The Necessity of Reproductive Health in the Philippines The lack of knowledge of people on reproductive health is a major problem in the

Philippines. Unwanted pregnancy causes people to live their lives with the mistakes they did in the past. Is this really how we should let those people live their life? Or should we let them have a choice on how they live their lives? The RH Bill gives us the freedom to make a choice on how we live it. Although the church believes that the RH bill shouldnt be implemented, I believe that that the RH Bill would benefit the Philippines and give them the knowledge on reproductive health, abolish overpopulation in the Philippines, and give people the freedom on how they want to deal with pregnancies. The Catholic Church tells us that the RH Bill is anti-life and that if you support it then youre not Catholic. First of all RH Bill only gives us the knowledge about reproductive health. It doesnt tell us Have sex with that girl and when she gets pregnant just abort the baby. it just gives us the knowledge that we need to understand that having sex poses many threats like unwanted pregnancies, sexual diseases, and financial instability every one of these could ruin your life with the knowledge about reproductive health we can change that and lessen the chances of people getting these things. Also the right of people to be informed of things is being hampered with the disapproval of the RH Bill. Information about reproductive health shouldnt be hidden it should be shared amongst us Filipinos. In addition a lot of people are saying that the RH Bill approves of abortion. You dont approve abortion by approving the RH Bill. As a matter of fact, the RH Bill intensifies the drive against abortion (Quiapo, 2011). The RH Bill is trying to stop those unwanted pregnancies from ever occurring therefore the RH Bill is trying to stop abortion. According to Pope Benedict XVI (N.A), "Selfishness and fear are at the root of (proabortion) legislation...We in the Church have a great struggle to defend life...life is a gift not a threat." If life is really a gift should we let other peoples lives suffer just for the sake of the unborn lives that would also suffer from our own mistakes? Or should we better our economy first before letting those unborn children live? Overpopulation in our country is imminent and it is one of the main causes of poverty. Poverty in the Philippines is rampant that most Filipinos dont even have enough money to provide for themselves let alone having a child and when raising that child he or she wouldnt be able to eat 3 meals a day let alone study. With this knowledge the Philippine economy would also go down. Should we let this tragedy happen? Or should we do something about it today? The RH Bill should be approve because it not only helps control the population of our country, it also helps children from unwanted pregnancies to not experience that kind of life and also the Filipinos who created the child to have a better life of their own. The strongest arguments against the RH Bill are that people dont need contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies and that they just need to deprive themselves of sexual pleasure, that sex should only be done by people who are married to each other to avoid unwanted pregnancies, and that the RH Bill allows women to have an abortion. First of all, when you make someone deprive themself of something youre taking away their right of freedom to do what they yearn for which is sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasure is something we cant really control it its human nature that we should be able do it with the opposite sex which is why we need

contraceptives to help us cope with our sexual desires without endangering ourselves, the people around us, and the unborn child with unwanted pregnancies. Secondly, in todays society premarital sex is something that we cant control. Even parents cant control their children from having premarital sex. With this knowledge the least thing people can do is help the younger generation and give them all the knowledge they need to handle premarital sex. Lastly, what is abortion? Is abortion humane? Should we even consider on legalizing it? For me abortion is a sin, the act of killing a fetus is like killing a human being but even so I still support the RH Bill because the RH bill gives us the freedom to choose what we want in life. Who are we to judge whats good and bad for others we should let them make their own choices and learn to respect their decisions. In conclusion, the RH Bill should be pushed through to give the Filipino nation the right to be educated about reproductive health and giving them the choices to choose their own destiny and be able to correct the mistakes they did in the past. The RH Bill can also solve economic problems such as overpopulation and poverty and better the Philippine economy for the future generation to live in and give them the same or even a better Philippines than what were living in now to give them the opportunity to have a better life. Most importantly the RH Bill would be a step for the Filipino nation to gain freedom and finally have the right to choose how they want to deal with reproduction. References Barcelon, E. (2010). Reproductive health bill .Retrieved fromhttp://www.mb.com.ph /node/280969/reproductive-health-bill Pro, I. (May, 20 2011). The rh bill: economic growth alone will not solve overpopulation may 20, 2011. Retrieved from http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2011/05/the-rh-billeconomic-growth-alone-will-not-solve-overpopulation/ Quiapo, C. (2011, May 14). I am a catholic and i am pro rh bill. Retrieved from http://darkcheddar.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/i-am-a-catholic-and-i-am-pro-rh-bill/ Respect life quotes. (n.d.). Retrieved fromhttp://www.stdenischurch.org/ProLifeQuotes.pdf