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President Noy included the RH Bill as a priority administration measure to the LEDAC

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  • Office of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman
  • Tel No. 4155455
  • Mobile No. 0918-9120137
  • 16 August 2011

 

            The authors and advocates of reproductive health led by Minority Leader and Albay Representative Edcel C. Lagman commended President Benigno Aquino III for finally endorsing today the Reproductive Health Bill (HB No. 4244 or the proposed “Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011”) as a priority administration measure to the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) and to the Congress.

 

            No less than the President personally defended during the LEDAC meeting today his determination and decision to include the RH bill among his priority measures.

 

            Lagman, the principal author of the bill, said that most of the clarificatory amendments suggested by Malacañang are reasonable and acceptable.

 

            The expected enactment of the RH bill will enhance the achievement of the goals of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP), which was also presented to the LEDAC, since reproductive health, including family planning, impacts on all human development indicators like health, education, food security, employment, housing and the environment.

 

            A reproductive health law will also help the country approximate the fulfillment of its commitments on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

 

            The prioritization of the RH bill also concretizes the overwhelming support of the Filipino people for responsible parenthood and reproductive health as national and comprehensive policies.

 

            The latest survey of the SWS which was conducted in June 2011 documents that 82% of the Filipino public favors informed choice on family planning and the use of public funds for all of the medically safe, legal and effective methods of family planning.