TACLOBAN CITY – Youth Consortium for Reproductive Health focal person Leo Lauzon asked the members of Congress and Senate to listen not just to one sector of religion but to all sectors of religion as they represent not just one voice but the voice of people.
Pro-RH group C4RH bats for the passage of the RH bill in the Senate and House of Representatives. In photo are (from right) Prof.Ladylyn Mangada, C4RH point person; Dr. Ester Miranda, Health and Nutrition consultant of Plan Phils.; Cesar Ong, Youth Adviser Panel; Leo Lauron, focal point person; and Anna Malindog, Executive Director. LITO ABALA BAGUNAS
Lauzon’s organization is among the organizations in the region that supports the passage of Reproductive Health Bill, which is currently in the second reading in Congress and strongly opposed by leaders of the Roman Catholic Church.
Reasons why it is being opposed by church leaders is, according to them, it promotes abortion through use of contraceptive pills and promiscuity among teenagers for it will incorporate sex education among school age children.
“We recognize that the Catholic Church has the right to oppose the bill, but they should not block it… our leaders must also think that every policy that they will pass should not just be a policy for one religion but a policy for all,” Lauzon stressed during a media forum on Saturday.
Lauzon added that those who are opposing should read the content of the bill before they should oppose it in order for them to really understand and know what are included in the bill.
“The bill does not dictate couples on what kind of family planning they should use but rather it gives them choices if whether they want to use natural family planning or artificial family planning,” he added.
“RH Bill points out our right to choose… it is what we stress and we value,” Lauzon added.
Moreover, Lauzon stressed that the RH Bill does not promote promiscuity among youth as it will not teach the uses of contraceptives and sexual position but rather on the stages that every youth is experiencing during adolescent stage, including their physical and emotional changes.
The bill, according to Lauzon, will educate young people on what is going on in their body.
“This will teach them and tell them on how to respond on the changes that their body is experiencing, and will allow them to have their own decision on what to do in order to protect their body,” Lauzon added.
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