POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr. (The Philippine Star)

NOT NEEDED: For the record, I am for personal and public health in general, for Reproductive Health in particular.

But I am alarmed by the over-reaching scope of the proposed RH bill(s), and by the attempt to use the RH debate to cover up the mismanagement of our rich human and natural resources. [Read more...]

THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH bill in the House of Representatives is being presented as a health bill and an antipoverty bill at the same time. It is neither. It is not what its authors say it is; it is everything they say it is not. It is an ideological attack on human life, the family, and our social and cultural values. [Read more...]

By Jose C. Sison (The Philippine Star) Updated February 21, 2011

A.FEB 18 2011 ARTICLE

The sponsors and advocates of the RH bill particularly women who openly professed they are Catholics (C4RH) insist that the bill is pro-life. It is pro-life because it promotes the reproductive health of women especially those who cannot afford to be pregnant and have babies. These women are telling us that they own their bodies and it is their right to decide what is good for them as their conscience dictates including the right to take birth control pills to prevent pregnancies if it will endanger their life and health and those of the child. [Read more...]

Here are the list of articles from Jose C. Sison.

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