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Attempting True Development

by John Juat — Quickly kill the RH bill; send it to the trash It’s dividing the nation; It’s making people clash Different groups name-call and use rude comments to bash It is an insult if we should exchange our

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Posted in Youth

Young Legislators Against the Reproductive Health Bill

Young legislators against RH Bill

Young legislators of the House of the Representatives openly showed their opposition to the RH Bill, or more officially known as the Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2011 (HB 4244). Here is the full page ad

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Posted in Exposés

Voices Against the RH Bill Around the Philippines – 3

Advocates of the RH Bill are frustrated that their pet bill is not yet passed. Even the current inhabitants of Malacañan Palace aired their frustrations and even meddled with the affairs of Senate. Why are they rushing the passage of

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Posted in Gallery

When Abortion Seems to be the Only Way Out

by Ruby Ann Kagaoan. — At the Senate, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago assures that the Reproductive Health Bill does not promote abortion but in fact aims to reduce it. “Under the Penal Code, abortion is a crime, and it will remain

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Conrado de Quiros got it all WRONG on the Mother of God

By Marwil Llasos as posted on his blog. Inquirer columnist Conrado de Quiros opens his column with a sound bite from Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, “If we fight against the RH bill, we will make Mama Mary happy.” Then he

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Posted in The Catholic Perspective

Contraceptive Culture Vis a Vis Other Issues Related to RH Bill

by Hans Marasigan, I Oppose the RH Bill Facebook page member. — This controversial bill has been a subject of many debates for almost a year. It created several instances of fraction in different religious or secular sectors of our

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The Irony of the People Who Shout “Freedom of Expression”

“Freedom of expression” – this is one of the popular mantra of the advocates of the Reproductive Health Bill. This is the mantra that they shove up on other people’s faces once they sense that the person that they are

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Conception and Abortion: The Real Deal

The following questions are frequently asked in connection with the debates over the Reproductive Health bill: 1. What’s the scientific basis of conception occurring at fertilization? 2. What contraceptives can therefore be considered abortive under that definition? The following is

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Posted in The Scientific Perspective

President Aquino and the RH Bill

Article by Bernardo M. Villegas. — As a long-time critic of population control measures, I respect the views of President Benigno Aquino III on the RH Bill. He has supported its inclusion into the priority bills recommended by LEDAC because

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Francisco Tatad’s Answer to Senator Miriam-Defensor Santiago – Part II

Why this  layman Senator Santiago has raised certain “theological” objections which, given what we just saw in the first part,  may be safely missed in any  discussion of the RH bill.  But because they tend to challenge certain Catholic truths,

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Philippine Pro-Life Movement Featured in HLI Documentary

Human Life International launched a short documentary that features the Pro-life Movement in the Philippines and the Filipinos fight against the RH Bill and similar anti-life agendas. The documentary entitled “The Philippines: Preserving a Culture of Life” contains interviews with

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Francisco Tatad’s Answer to Senator Miriam-Defensor Santiago – Part I

Introduction On Monday, August 1, 2011, my good friend and neighbor Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago delivered a speech co-sponsoring Senate Bill No. 2865, “An Act Providing For A National Policy On Reproductive Health and Population and Development.” She titled her

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The Nasty Denial Game

This is posted with permission from Resty Odon. — When does life begin? How could people deny the simple answer to something so basic a question? The answer is so obvious one does not really need an embryology expert if

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