Philippine Supreme Court Okays Reproductive Health Law

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Jollygoodfellow
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Under RA 10354, the law requires government health centers to hand out free condoms and birth control pills, and mandates the provision of sex education in schools.
 

 

 

Some common sense has prevailed here.   :thumbsup:

 

 
Philippine Supreme Court Okays Reproductive Health Law

 

 
BAGUIO CITY (Philippines), April 8 (Bernama) -- The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday gave its approval to a law which seeks to expand citizens' access to all methods of family planning and healthcare services, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
 
In a unanimous decision, the country's highest court upheld the constitutionality of most of the provisions of Republic Act 10354 or Reproductive Health (RH) law.
 
"The Court unanimously held that the RH law is not unconstitutional," SC spokesman Theodore Te told reporters in a press conference.
 
The SC, however, thumbed down provisions relating to access to family planning and penalties for not providing information on reproductive health and the performance of medical procedures.
 
Under RA 10354, the law requires government health centers to hand out free condoms and birth control pills, and mandates the provision of sex education in schools.
 
The law also requires public health workers to undergo family planning training, while post abortion medical care is also legalised.
 
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed RA 10354 in December 2012 despite intense pressure from church groups.
 
The implementation of the law was halted after the SC issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against it in March 2013. The TRO remained in effect while the SC deliberated on the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the RH law.
 
The United Nations hailed the SC's decision and said it will be a big boost to the Philippines' efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal on maternal mortality.
 
The UN said the SC ruling came at a crucial time given that the Philippines will be hard pressed to meet the goal of halving maternal mortality ratio by next year.
 
 
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scott h
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Now can the habitual TRO (temporary restraining order) hold this up? Or is this final?

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Call me bubba
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this is a good start for those who will follow or avail themselves of these new "services"

a small yet important way to improve their lives,

 

Hopefully they(the poor and less educated  who will benefit from this)

will use this as a stepping stone to a better life

 

another news report states that the cat lick tailban is already upset and plans "action",

hope that those who are not blinded by them 

will see how this RH law can help,

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Old55
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this is a good start for those who will follow or avail themselves of these new "services"

a small yet important way to improve their lives,

 

Hopefully they(the poor and less educated  who will benefit from this)

will use this as a stepping stone to a better life

 

another news report states that the cat lick tailban is already upset and plans "action",

hope that those who are not blinded by them 

will see how this RH law can help,

I enjoy your comments but am unable to read cursive font on a hand held.

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Gerald Glatt
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Does this mean that the birth control method in the previous article (man misfires) is legal or illegal? 

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earthdome
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Does this mean that the birth control method in the previous article (man misfires) is legal or illegal? 

 

Ohh, the self inflicted vasectomy?

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Gerald Glatt
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​That is it, it seems to be non reversible too.

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