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The document discusses the pros and cons of the RH bill in the Philippines. The pros are that condoms can prevent sexually transmitted diseases, large families tend to lead to greater poverty and lack of access to education, and over a third of births are unwanted or mistimed. However, the anti argues that population control as an economic policy has proven unsustainable, as seen in countries where declining fertility led to aging populations that strained younger workers.

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RH Bill PDF

The document discusses the pros and cons of the RH bill in the Philippines. The pros are that condoms can prevent sexually transmitted diseases, large families tend to lead to greater poverty and lack of access to education, and over a third of births are unwanted or mistimed. However, the anti argues that population control as an economic policy has proven unsustainable, as seen in countries where declining fertility led to aging populations that strained younger workers.

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RH BILL PRO:

 Condoms are used to evade SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES rather


than used as a birth control.
- Barrier contraceptives are effective means of contraception, as well as preventing
sexually transmitted infections, provided they are used properly on every occasion
when there is sexual contact.
Based on an article produced by DOH, Prevention and Control Program Officer, said
around 65,463 cumulative cases have been recorded from 1984 to March 2019 and the
predominant mode of transmission is sexual contact.
This figure represents Filipinos who were tested and known to be HIV positive and 94
percent of them are males who have sex with other males.

 To avoid the negative impact of large families on poor families


For many poor families, a large family size results in further poverty and lack of
access to education and health services, among others. There are also studies
showing that the eldest or second eldest from poor, large families end up in
prostitution to meet their families’ needs and many women from large families
also end up being trafficked.

 To eliminate unwanted birth According to the recently-launched 2008 National


Demographic and Health Survey (2008 NDHS), one in three births is either
unwanted or mistimed; over half of married women age 15-49 do not want
another child; 82 percent of married women want either to space their births or to
limit childbearing altogether. The total unmet need for family planning is 22
percent with highest unmet need for women age 15-19, lowest quintile of wealth,
rural women and women in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM). Twenty-six percent of women age 15-24 have already began
child-bearing. The contraceptive prevalence rate was only 36% using modern
methods

 To avoid overpopulation, limited resources.

RH BILL ANTI:
 Population control, as an economic policy, has proven to
be unsustainable. Across Europe and Asia, countries that saw steep declines in
fertility in the past generation are now bracing themselves for the future
consequences of an aging population, when a large number of elderly can no
longer be supported by the smaller and younger working class. During the 1970s
and 1980s, Singapore instituted an aggressive two-child policy, which led to a
situation of labor shortages and the difficulty of supporting an aging
population. In an effort to recover, Singapore now pursues a pro-fertility policy.

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