Position Paper On Reproductive Health Bill
Position Paper On Reproductive Health Bill
Position Paper On Reproductive Health Bill
AGAINST
H.B. 5043
Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood
and Population Development Act of 2008
As introduced by
Honorable Edcel C. Lagman
Respecfully,
18 September 2008
Likewise, sex education in American schools has not helped decrease the teenager incidence of
venereal diseases nor teenage pregnancy. This is because it has not changed their sex habits. According to
Marion Wright Elderman, President of the Children' Defense Fund, in a recent report, out of every twenty
teens, ten are sexually active but only four use conceptions, two get pregnant and one gives birth. In 1982, a
Johns Hopkins study found one out of every five 15 year olds, and one in three 16 year olds are sexually
active. The incidence increased to 43% in 17 year olds. The Louis Harris poll in 1986 found that 57% of the
nations 17 year olds, 46% of 16 year olds, 29% 15 year old were sexually active.
We conclude that :
The Reproductive Bill is not the solution to poverty.
There is no overpopulation in the country.
There is no causal link between poverty and population increase; but there is an evident correlation
between poverty and corruption.
Contraceptives are not only harmful, they could lead to deaths.
Sex education does not reduce teenage pregnancies and prevent the spread of STD’s