Philippines contraception law signed by Benigno Aquino
Posted by doctore0 on December 29, 2012
Nice to see the Filipino people escape the catholic cult dogma!!
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Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill providing for free access to contraception and family planning.
Supporters say the law, which took 14 years to pass, will reduce poverty and maternal mortality in a country with the highest birth rate in the region.
The Roman Catholic Church repeatedly tried to block the bill.
The country’s Congress failed to pass the measure several times before giving it final approval on 19 December.
The law is due to take effect in mid-January, said presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte.
“The passage into law of the Responsible Parenthood Act closes a highly divisive chapter of our history – a chapter borne of the convictions of those who argued for, or against this act,” she said.
“At the same time, it opens the possibility of co-operation and reconciliation… engagement and dialogue characterised not by animosity, but by our collective desire to better the welfare of the Filipino people.”
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peacefulpartings said
The refusal of the Catholic church to recognize the fact that blocking women’s access to safe contraception is one of the major (perhaps the greatest) contributor to keeping women and children oppressed and poverty stricken, is one of the primary reasons I have given up Catholicism…