The 20 plus year old Reproductive Health Bill (HB 5043) may have died in the 14th Congress, but it will continue to haunt presidents and lawmakers to come, if the presidential debates I have been watching and the interviews at Blogwatch I have participated in are any indication. Four presidential aspirants have expressed their unwillingness to support the bill, and they are Senator Manny Villar, Bro. Eddie Villanueva, Councilor JC Delos Reyes and lately, Former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
Villanueva, delos Reyes and Villar have made it clear early on that they are against the RH Bill because it promotes artificial methods of contraception as a means to curb our rapidly growing population. Being closely identified with the Christian doctrines and those of the Roman Catholic Church, respectivley, they adhere closely to their churches’ position on the issue. Villar is an active member of the Couples for Christ while JC’s Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP) is the only party that includes a spiritual dimension in its platform of governance.
Read about the stance of each of the presidential candidates on the RH Bill here at blogwatch.ph.
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