File Type
Occasional Papers
Publication Date
2012
Description
This paper stems from a presentation made by the author during a panel discussion on the RH Bill in the Philippines held during the Scientific Conference on Health Social Science on October 14, 2011 at the College of St. Benilde Hotel in Manila. It describes how the current debate between the Philippine Church and legal proponents on the proposed Responsible Parenthood Bill in congress is anchored on three problematic attitudes and presuppositions that have served to hinder the resolution of the case: the belief in the separation of the Church and State; the attitude towards the family; and the understanding of human sexuality and life. The paper makes use of data taken from historical, doctrinal, and demographic sources and current scholarship on the issues. It concludes by underscoring the fact that any compromise on either the Church position or that of the RH Bill proponents will have to be in the form of adjustments in the Sanctity of Life or Quality of Life arguments.
Recommended Citation
Baring, R. (2012). REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL IN THE PHILIPPINES: Sources of Conflict between the Church and its Proponents. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/sdrc_res_pub/48
