RH Bill

I bet if you ask any Filipino right now what currently holds their freedom from them, some may say the Abu Sayyaf or the Educational System, which is possible, but another answer that is surely to come up is the Reproductive Health Bill.

The issue regarding the RH Bill has been around for quite a while because of so many protests, mostly coming from the Church and her religious affiliates as it is against the teachings of God. I am on the side of the Church because I do not appreciate the idea of legalizing abortion and the use of contraceptives. I am also not in favor of the idea of limiting the number of children a couple can have. Humans are given the freedom to have as many children as they want, provided that the parents did it out of love and have the ability to support them. By passing this bill, the government would take away this God-given gift.

What I also don’t like is that young children, as young as those in the 3rd and 4th grades, would be exposed to knowledge of sex, since sex education will be taught to them. There will also be the widespread use of condoms and pills among teenagers, since they think it is okay to do those things. And if an unwanted pregnancy may occur, they would just rely on abortion, since it is now supported by the government.
The government would be promoting murder when they promote abortion because it is still deliberately killing a human life. And legalized murder in a country doesn’t seem like a step towards progress at all, since this whole thing has been intended for progress. Apparently, the government wanted to borrow more money from the IMF, but they said that their wish may be granted only after our country has controlled its growing population. Apparently, this bill seemed to be the solution for this certain problem.

I must say, though, that if I looked at the situation from the President’s point-of-view, this seems to be the most practical thing to do to ensure the full control of our population. But then again, we are Christians, and we have beliefs to uphold. And if only the other politicians and heads of the government were not as selfish and greedy as they are now, the RH Bill wouldn’t be the only practical option left. Why, if the politicians weren’t selfish and greedy, I don’t think this kind of problem would exist at all! But if we revert back to reality, we could only hope that there would be an inner change that could come upon them, allowing them to realize their horrible mistake of greed.

Of course, the government officials aren’t the only ones who need to change for the better. We, the people, should make some changes for ourselves too. Couples who live in poverty and have more than enough children to handle should think twice of having more, if they don’t want them to suffer in the end. Yes, we are given the freedom to have as many kids as we want, but we must not abuse this. We should know our limits and know when enough is enough.

Let me just say that if you’re a Filipino and that if your religious beliefs have been offended by this bill; before you go running off to join rallies in your community, help yourself first. If the bill may not be turned into a law after all, don’t go rejoicing yet. Our country will continue to suffer poverty unless we do something about ourselves first.