Full Text of the Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill)

The debate on the reproductive health bill (RH Bill) continues to polarize our society.

The church and its flock are headstrong in preventing the passage of the RH bill into law arguing that the bill, in its current form, is anti-life as it purportedly legalizes abortion.

Reproductive health advocates, meanwhile, counter that the bill is, in fact, pro-life as it assures an enabling environment where women and couples have the freedom of informed choice on the mode of family planning (both natural and modern) they want to adopt based on their own needs, personal convictions and religious beliefs.

As nurses, it is our moral and professional responsibility to see through the bias and misinformation. As health educators, we have to be equipped with the correct information in promoting the welfare of clients.

Does the RH bill really legalize abortion? Find out for yourself and you be the judge.

RH Bill 2010 (Full Text) - SB 2378 - www.PinoyRN.co.nr

Don't have the time to read through the entire bill? Know the salient features of the RH bill in this article.