Aug
27
2011

Do You Fit The BILL?! (RH bill commentary)

[ by Jill   |   Blog, Mind-Over-Matter  |  No Comments]

 

RH Bill, RH Bill on the wall, tell me who is the fairest of them all?

Needless to say I just have to have my say on this matter. So I started to read the full content of the bill, some 25 pages of superflous words, technical jargons and what-not. Upon reaching 20 or so pages I was in a stupor, my own bills never got to a maximum of 3 pages long which by then is delivered by an angry man at my door with a murderous look on his face.

Seriously though, this is entirely different matter. As much as I wanted to discuss the full content of the bill, I can’t. My conscience can’t handle boring my readers to death.

I have always been a pro-RH Bill kinda person. Well, that’s just me. Then after I read the bill I have no idea why some people are vigorously opposed to it. It merely served to legalized the use of contraceptives which most people are already using anyway. Plus it demands the government and the private sector to disseminate the information about Reproductive Health which needed especially by those in the poorer parts of the country. Basically it enables the poor gain access to those information only the few have access. Is that so bad?

Kind of selfish don’t you think? I think this merely supports the already existing laws about equality and freedom to choose. This bill was never really made to control population, its main goal is NOT to improve economic growth though these can come as a secondary result, its main goal is the health of our citizens, the women especially. Its main goal is to minimize pregnancy-related deaths and the improved quality of life of the individual Filipino born in a family with fewer members but better fed, better-educated to be better-citizens. Again, is that so bad?

Also empirical evidence shows that poverty is higher among big families. Anyone can see it, more mouths to feed for the same amount of money, less attention given to children because there’s just so many of them. But its not fair to blame the nations bad economy on its poor citizens. Its like telling your left hand, “get lost, you make me look bad!”.

However, nothing in this world is perfect, including the RH Bill.

As I have said earlier there is little evidence to support the notion that this bill aims to control population or improve economic growth. Also passing this bill is not going to be cheap. Our precious little budget must be reallocated taking some away high priority medical and food needs and give some to those potentially deadly devices. Some studies show that some birth control methods like pills and IUD can kill embryos, still humans and equally worthy of respect.  Thus making the bill unconstitutional. Some argue that there’s no law prohibiting the use of contraceptive or engaging in family planning anyway. Besides, the taxpayers’ money should not be used to purchase devices that is potentially dangerous and immoral.

All in all, I think this bill is an over reaction. We all know whats good for us. There’s no need to create another bill in order to do what we want to do anyway. It’s absurd! It just goes without saying that our leaders do not trust us with our own welfare. They think they know whats best for us. But maybe they are right. Maybe we do need a bit of help. Whats giving up a few comforts for the greater good?

Which do you choose?

 

 

 

 

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