As we probably know by now, the main goal or aim of the RH Bill is to control the fast rising of population in the Philippines by means of family planning and the use of contraceptives in order to do so. When I first heard about this, the immediate thought that came to my mind was they will have a really hard time in informing the public about contraceptives because not a lot of people in the country, unfortunately, are familiar with these or worse never actually heard of it. They might just shrug off the idea because it is new to them instead of taking time to actually learn about it and how it will help them.
Besides the goal of controlling the population growth in the country, another reason why this bill is pushing for the use of contraceptives is to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV and AIDS. These STDs are not yet very widespread in our country but it is a good idea to actually start preventing the spread of it already to lessen the number of people who will be affected by it. For other people, this may suggest that more people will go into premarital sex and go against the teaching of the Catholic Church. But this kind of situation has been happening for a long time and it is no secret to a lot of Filipinos, so the way I see it, it does not really change anything.
In this blog post, I would like to discuss and describe a couple of contraceptives suggested in the RH Bill. First off are birth control pills. By its basic definition, it is a set of pills needed to be taken at certain day and time. Its intake should always be on schedule for the pills to fully take effect. One slip off the schedule might actually cause unwanted pregnancy. This is probably one of the most popular birth control methods because it is easy to use but it can be quite expensive. Especially since you have to take it multiple times a week.
The second contraceptive is the intrauterine device, or IUD for short. It is an object places in the uterus of the woman to prevent pregnancy. One kind of IUD, the Copper IUD, is the one that prevents the travel of the sperm to an egg to join with them. The Copper IUD is designed to basically to stop any sperm inside the uterus into getting further inside the uterus and avoid joining with an egg that will eventually turn into an embryo, then into a baby.
These are just two contraceptives that are available in the country. There are others out there that can really help in controlling the pregnancy of a woman and avoiding unwanted pregnancies. It may go against a lot of morals in the Filipino culture, but we have to admit that by controlling pregnancies of a woman can greatly help in controlling the growing population of the country.
you feel so smart but in reality you are stupid. how dare you underestimate the poor people? i come from the slum area. yes we are poor but we are not ignorant!
ReplyDeleteeverybody knows about pills and condoms. and i'm pretty sure people also know how to use those stuff. in fact, even without the RH Bill, you and your kinds are free to use those things as much as you want! there is no law prohibiting the use of contraceptive pills.
the main problem is not ignorance but low moral values. engaging in pre-marital sex, extra marital sex, same sex sex, etc. and yes this is already happening in the society. so what? do you want to encourage it even more?
that is why the Church is promoting abstinence for singles and natural family planning for couples. it is not going to be easy because majority of people LIKE YOU will choose convenience over morality. but i am with the Church. I still believe that there is hope. i pray that the youth will realize that the Church is right.
and you talk about pregnancy like it is a disease! you make me cringe. life is a gift from God.
"controlling pregnancies of a woman" is not the solution to poverty. on the contrary, human resources is the most important asset of a country. less citizens means less workers, less production, less tax payers, etc.