"The Secret Behind the RH Bill"

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     The Reproductive Health Bill is one of the most talked issue over the past years. An argument between the Church and the Government has risen through the course of enforcing the law. What is really the purpose of the Reproductive Health Bill? Would it improve our country's economic performance? These questions might be answered over the course of the coming years. According to the National Statistics Office, our country is overpopulated with a growth rate of 3 to 4 percent every year with a Gross Domestic Product growth rate of 1 to 2 percent every year. It seems that a lot of problems have arisen of continuous growth of our population. According to the government, The Reproductive Health Bill was said to be the solution to this rapid population growth but is it really the only solution to solve this problem? To answer this question, let us know more about the Reproductive Health Bill or also known as Senate Bill No. 2865.

   The Reproductive Health Bill is a law in the Philippines which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. The Department of Health is proposing 13.7 billion pesos to be fund the RH bill if it is passed in 2012, according to Senator Pia Cayetano. According to the senate policy brief titled promoting reproductive health, the history of reproductive health in the Philippines dates back to 1967 when leaders of 12 countries including the Philippines. President Ferdinand Marcos signed the declaration on population. As you can see the Reproductive Health Bill aims to teach the uninformed ways on how to use contraceptives to stop an increase in the birth rate. It also teaches the people about sexual education to have knowledge on what is sex all about. 

      Now we know what Reproductive Health Bill is. We can move now to the secret agenda the Bill contains. Based on the countries all over the world, the countries have enforced similar laws like the RH Bill in the Philippines. It means that our country is the only country that has not enforced this kind of law. Some economic experts say that the RH Bill should be enforced because it is the only way to borrow money from the World Bank. With an increasing population growth rate, it was said that if the Philippines does not enforce this law then the World Bank wouldn't let us borrow money because if there is still an increase in the population growth rate in the Philippines then the more money we would need to borrow to meet the needs of our citizens who are suffering because of the rapid population growth rate. The Reproductive Health Bill is now enforced in our very nation. This law has left scars between the church and the government but is it worth it? We can find the answer if we see economic advancements in our country. The RH Bill has affected the economic status of our country through the means of finance. 

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