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Bill content

Sections

Philippine Population Density Map. Darker areas mean more population.

The basic content of the Consolidated Reproductive Health Bill is divided into the following sections.

1. Title

2. Declaration of Policy

3. Guiding Principles

4. Definition of Terms

5. Midwives for Skilled Attendance

6. Emergency Obstetric Care

7. Access to Family Planning

8. Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Crisis Situations

9. Maternal Death Review

10. Family Planning Supplies as Essential Medicines

11. Procurement and Distribution of Family Planning Supplies

12. Integration of Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood Component in Anti-Poverty Programs

13. Roles of Local Government in Family Planning Programs

14. Benefits for Serious and Life-Threatening Reproductive Health Conditions

15. Mobile Health Care Service

16. Mandatory Age-Appropriate Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education

17. Additional Duty of the Local Population Officer

18. Certi ficate of Compliance

19. Capability Building ofBarangay Health Workers

20. Ideal Family Size

21. Employers Responsibil ities

22. Pro Bono Services for Indigent Women

23. Sexual And Reproductive Health Programs For Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)

24. Right to Reproductive Health Care Information

25. Implementing Mechanisms

26. Reporting Requirements

27. Congressional Oversight Committee

28. Prohibited Acts

29. Penalties

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30. Appropriations

31. Implementing Rules and Regulations

32. Separability Clause

33. Repealing Clause

34. Effectivity

Summary of major provisions

The bill mandates the government to promote, without bias, all effective natural and modern methods of family planning

that are medically safe and legal.[9]

Although abortion is recognized as illegal and punishable by law, the bill states that the government shall ensure that all

women needing care for post-abortion complications shall be treated and counseled in a humane, non-judgmental and

compassionate manner.[9]

The bill calls for a multi-dimensional approach integrates a component of family planning and responsible parenthood

into all government anti-poverty programs.[9]

Under the bill, age-appropriate reproductive health and sexuality education is required from grade five to fourth year highschool using life-skills and other approaches.[9]

The bill also mandates the Department of Labor and Employment to guarantee the reproductive health rights of its female

employees. Companies with less than 200 workers are required to enter into partnership with health care providers in their

area for the delivery of reproductive health services.[9]

Employers with more than 200 employees shall provide reproductive health services to all employees in their own

respective health facilities. Those with less than 200 workers shall enter into partnerships with health professionals for the

delivery of reproductive health services. Employers shall inform employees of the availability of family planning services.

They are also obliged to monitor pregnant working employees among their workforce and ensure they are provided paid

half-day prenatal medical leaves for each month of the pregnancy period that they are employed.[9]

The national government and local governments will ensure the availability of reproductive health care services, including

family planning and prenatal care.[9]

Any person or public official who prohibits or restricts the delivery of legal and medically safe reproductive health care

services will be meted penalty by imprisonment or a fine.[9]

[edit]Summary of support

Proponents argue: (1) Economic studies, especially the experience in Asia,[10] show that rapid population growth and high

fertility rates, especially among the poor, exacerbate poverty and make it harder for the government to address it.[11][12](2)

Empirical studies show that poverty incidence is higher among big families.[11][13]Smaller families and wider birth intervals

could allow families to invest more in each childs education, health, nutrition and eventually reduce poverty and hunger at

the household level.[4][10][11](3) Ten to eleven maternal deaths daily could be reduced if they had access to basic healthcare

and essential minerals like iron and calcium, according to the DOH; (4) Studies show that 44% of the pregnancies in the

poorest quintileare unanticipated, and among the poorest women who would like to avoid pregnancy, at least 41% do not

use any contraceptive method because of lack of information or access.[10][11]and "Among the poorest families, 22% of

married women of reproductive age express a desire to avoid pregnancies but are still not using any family planningmethod,"[10](5) use of contraception, which theWorld Health Organization has listed asessential medicines,[14][15]will lower

the rate of abortions as it has done in other parts of the world, according to theGuttmacher Institute.[16](6) An SWS survey

of 2008 showed that 71% of the respondents are in favor of the bill,[17](7) at the heart of the bill is the free choice given to

people on the use of reproductive health, enabling the people, especially the poor to have the number of children they

want and can care for.[citation needed]

[edit]Summary of criticism

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