ALLIANCE FOR THE FAMILY FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES, INC.

(ALFI) Mission Statement: To undertake all kinds of initiatives in order to foster and defend the sanctity of marriage, to promote family solidarity, and to protect life at all stages of development
Tel/Fax No. 807-6848 E-Mail: allianceforthefamily@gmail.com

Website: www.alfi.org.ph

What does ALFI do?

ALFI monitors the proposed bills at the House of Representatives and Senate, and supports those that are good for the family and expresses concern if they are not.

OVERPOPULATION ?
?

POVERTY

CONGRESS SOLUTION?

DEATH
bILLS

D ivorce E uthanasia A bortion T otal Population Control Homosexuality

TO THE

FAMILY

At Present

Artificial Family Planning Methods and Devices, including Contraceptives, are Legal
Except ABORTION which is a CRIME

Consolidated HOUSE BILL NO. 5043 (3773, 17) REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH and POPULATION DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2008

EDCEL C. LAGMAN JANETTE L. GARIN NARCISO D. SANTIAGO III ELEANDRO JESUS F. MADRONA ANA THERESA HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL

HB 5043 Recognizes that :

MANPOWER
Is the PRINCIPAL ASSET of a Country

Declaration of Policy:
The State upholds and promotes responsible parenthood, informed choice, birth spacing and respect for life in conformity with internationally recognized human rights standards.

The State likewise guarantees universal access to medically-safe, legal, affordable and quality reproductive health care services, methods, devices, supplies and relevant information thereon.

The State prioritizes the needs of WOMEN and CHILDREN.

5 Cornerstones of RH Bill

1 2 3 4 5

Responsible Parenthood Informed Choice Birth Spacing Respect for Life Women and Children

What is

WRONG
with

RH BILL ?

1. PROMOTES ABORTION

by not only advocating, but in fact, mandating, universal access to a full range of family planning methods, techniques, devices, and services, and information thereon.

Highlights
Reproductive Health is a Right of Women Post-Abortion Complications shall be attended to in a humane, nonjudgmental and compassionate manner
Availability of FULL range of reproductive health services

LIFE begins at CONCEPTION (FERTILIZATION)

HUMAN BEING with RIGHTS

PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

Article II, Section 12: IT (THE STATE) SHALL EQUALLY PROTECT THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER AND THE LIFE OF THE UNBORN FROM CONCEPTION

CIVIL CODE

Article 40:

THE CONCEIVED CHILD SHALL BE CONSIDERED BORN FOR ALL PURPOSES THAT ARE FAVORABLE TO IT

Abortifacients
causing abortion when one of the modes of action of a contraceptive is to precipitate the destruction of the developing embryo

The PILL

MODE OF ACTION

1. Prevents ovulation

Kinds of Pills: Combined Pills

*estrogen

FACTS:
& progestin

Mini Pill
*progestin only; taken continuously

2. Prevents implantation 3. Forms thick mucus plug (impenetrable to sperm)

Pro-Abortion Advocates

Life begins at Implantation Do not refute abortifacient effects

2.

VIOLATES the duty of the State to protect and safeguard womens physical, moral and mental health by disregarding the deleterious and, sometimes, abortifacient effects of the various family planning methods and devices.

Cervical and Breast Cancer

Hypertension, Stroke Infection Other Complications

3.

DEFIES and makes a MOCKERY of the primary right and duty of parents in the upbringing of their children

Article II, Section 12, Philippine Constitution

The natural and primary right and duty of parents in the rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development of moral character shall receive the support of the government.

Mandatory Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education from grade 5 up to 4th year high school in all public and private schools

Right of abused or pregnant minors to avail of sterilization and ligation and other legal and medically-safe reproductive health care services without need of parental knowledge or consent

4.

Infringes Religious Freedom

Article III, Section 5, Philippine Constitution
No law shall be made .......

prohibiting the free exercise thereof (religion). The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed..

The Free Exercise of Religion Clause allows each man to believe as his conscience directs, to profess his beliefs, and to live as he believes he ought to live, consistent with the common good.

Highlight
Refusal to extend reproductive health care services and information on account of patients civil status, gender or sexual orientation, age, religion, personal circumstances, and nature of work = denial of conscientious objection

5. CONTRIBUTES to further economic degradation by diverting the scarce government funds to the implementation of the population control program, rather than for education and basic social services.
6. DUMPS the country in a virtually irreversible and irremediable course of population decline and ageing.

Highlights

Contraceptives, intrauterine devices, injectables and other allied reproductive health products and supplies are placed under the category of essential medicines and supplies

Highlight

Mobile health care services to be funded from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of each congressional district.

Highlight

Appropriations from budgets of DOH and POPCOM + 10% of budgets of all government departments, agencies, bureaus, offices + whatever is necessary

7. DESTROYS marital relationships by allowing the spouse to undergo voluntary sterilization and ligation and other legal and medically-safe reproductive health care services without the consent or authorization of the other spouse.

8.

UNDERMINES the sanctity

of marriage, threaten the integrity of the family, and destroy the very foundation of our nation.

Article XV, Philippine Constitution

Section 1. The State recognizes the Filipino family as the foundation of the nation. Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development.
Section 2. Marriage, as an inviolable social institution, is the foundation of the family and shall be protected by the state.

Section 3. The state shall defend:

(1) the right of spouses to found a family in accordance with their religious convictions and the demands of responsible parenthood

Highlight

Refusal to perform voluntary ligation and vasectomy and other legal and medically- safe reproductive health care services on any person of legal age on the ground of lack of spousal consent or authorization

Highlights
Any public official who prohibits or restricts personally or through a subordinate the delivery of legal and medically-safe reproductive health care services, including family planning
Imprisonment and Fines

Status of RH Bill

House of Representatives
On 2nd Reading: Floor Discussion/Debates Period of Amendments

Pro-Life Congressmen Interpellate

Status of RH Bill

Senate:
1st Reading:

CONTRACEPTIVE SOCIETY

All contraceptive societies eventually legalize abortion Most popular contraceptives sometimes cause very early abortions
Contraceptives have a high failure rate in actual use

Half of unintended pregnancies occur among contraceptive users

Increase in out-of-wedlock pregnancies Increase in number of Divorced couples

Poverty is NOT caused by Overpopulation but by

POOR AND BAD POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC

GOVERNANCE __________________________________
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA THROUGH TIME HAVE SHOWN THIS.

Vigorously Spoke AGAINST the Bill

Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro Rep. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas Rep. Eduardo Zialcita of Paraaque Rep. Roilo Golez of Paraaque Those who supported them were: (Prolife Congressmen)
Rep. Amado Bagatsing of Manila Rep. Raul del Mar of Cebu Rep. Edgar Chatto of Bohol Rep. Trish Bonoan-David of Manila Rep. Junie Cua of Quirino Rep. Joseph Abaya of Cavite Rep. Carissa Coscolluela of Buhay Rep. Irwin Tieng of Buhay

Those Who Voted to Appropriate:

Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Edcel Lagman of Albay Mauricio B. Domogan of Bagiuo City Del de Guzman of Marikina City Orlando Fua of Siquijor Mar-Len Abigail S. Binay of Makati City Justin Chipeco of Laguna Liza Maza Arthur Pingoy of South Cotabato Salvador Escudero of Sorsogon Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel Raul Gonzalez, Jr. of Iloilo Reynaldo Uy of Western Samar Rodolfo Plaza of Agusan del Sur Jose Ma. Zubiri of Bukidnon Eduardo Gullas of Cebu Nerissa Soon-Ruiz of Cebu Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan Mariano Piamonte Lakas Lakas Lakas

Lakas UNO-PDP NP Gabriela NPC UNO Akbayan Lakas Lakas NPC Lakas Kampi Kampi Lakas A-Teacher

Magna Carta of Women

Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

Similar disturbing provisions on reproductive health, abortion Actually, Anti-Woman In Bicameral Conference

STOP !
PASSAGE

OF

HB 5043

SAVE !
THE FILIPINO

FAMILY

CHOOSE LIFE
and

ACT NOW !

THANK YOU!

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