Debate Is Good
RH bill
Pros
1. Overpopulation. It is believed that RH Bill is the responsive approach to rapid population growth to which many people point out as a cause to poverty. One proof is the direct effect of overpopulation on unemployment which is widespread in the country. 2. Pro Choice and Pro Chance. Not only that RH bill is a “pro choice”, as cited on the bill, but also a chance to alleviate poverty. By using contraceptives, people have a choice as to the number of children that they can afford to care for. Through this method, overpopulation can be reduced. 3. Reproductive Health Education for the Youth. This will raise the level of awareness to the youth’s perception of gender roles and will influence the choices they’ll make about their own sexual behavior. 4. Maternal Care. The bill aims to provide sufficient services such as emergency obstetrics and basic care. In addition, skilled medical personnel will be provided even in remote areas to decrease maternal death which is mostly caused by unattended childbirth.
Cons
1. Overpopulation. (Ironic, isn’t it?) RH Bill is an assumption on the basis that “overpopulation causes poverty.” The growing supply of young workers is projected to contribute a high percentage in economic growth for the Philippines. Bernardo M. Villegas, a Filipino writer, economist and Senior Vice-President at the University of Asia and the Pacific(UA&P) mentioned in his article ‘Vote No to RH Bill’ that “. . . Japan’s second-largest shipbuilder expanded in the Philippines, where workers are on average half the age of its Japanese employees.” This further implies to the Philippine demographics in which 61 % of the population are from 15-64 years of age which constitutes to the GDP of the country. 2. Anti Life. RH Bill in the first place is a violation of a religious doctrine in the Philippines, a Catholic-dominated nation. Contraceptives are not an assurance to prevent fertilization, for medical studies show that
Pros
1. Overpopulation. It is believed that RH Bill is the responsive approach to rapid population growth to which many people point out as a cause to poverty. One proof is the direct effect of overpopulation on unemployment which is widespread in the country. 2. Pro Choice and Pro Chance. Not only that RH bill is a “pro choice”, as cited on the bill, but also a chance to alleviate poverty. By using contraceptives, people have a choice as to the number of children that they can afford to care for. Through this method, overpopulation can be reduced. 3. Reproductive Health Education for the Youth. This will raise the level of awareness to the youth’s perception of gender roles and will influence the choices they’ll make about their own sexual behavior. 4. Maternal Care. The bill aims to provide sufficient services such as emergency obstetrics and basic care. In addition, skilled medical personnel will be provided even in remote areas to decrease maternal death which is mostly caused by unattended childbirth.
Cons
1. Overpopulation. (Ironic, isn’t it?) RH Bill is an assumption on the basis that “overpopulation causes poverty.” The growing supply of young workers is projected to contribute a high percentage in economic growth for the Philippines. Bernardo M. Villegas, a Filipino writer, economist and Senior Vice-President at the University of Asia and the Pacific(UA&P) mentioned in his article ‘Vote No to RH Bill’ that “. . . Japan’s second-largest shipbuilder expanded in the Philippines, where workers are on average half the age of its Japanese employees.” This further implies to the Philippine demographics in which 61 % of the population are from 15-64 years of age which constitutes to the GDP of the country. 2. Anti Life. RH Bill in the first place is a violation of a religious doctrine in the Philippines, a Catholic-dominated nation. Contraceptives are not an assurance to prevent fertilization, for medical studies show that