From the News! - Your Daily News » Reproductive Health http://fromthenews.net Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 RH http://fromthenews.net/rh.htm http://fromthenews.net/rh.htm#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:24:15 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5035 Honesto General
Philippine Daily Inquirer

The controversy over Reproductive Health Bill No. 5043 swirls around contraception and abortion.

Even Catholics have differing views. They should not. All they have to do is read up on the Catechism of the… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/rh.htm/feed 0 New polls on reproductive health http://fromthenews.net/new-polls-on-reproductive-health.htm http://fromthenews.net/new-polls-on-reproductive-health.htm#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:20:23 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4872 Mahar Mangahas
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The third quarter 2008 Social Weather Survey, fielded Sept. 24-27, had two modules on the topic of reproductive health (RH), one module of three items done on SWS’ own initiative, and a second… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/new-polls-on-reproductive-health.htm/feed 0 Women at losing end of debate on health http://fromthenews.net/women-at-losing-end-of-debate-on-health.htm http://fromthenews.net/women-at-losing-end-of-debate-on-health.htm#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:13:49 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4908 Ping Bauzon
Manila Times

The Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population Development Bill is now awaiting second reading.

And the Catholic Church remains steadfast on opposing House Bill 5043 introduced by Rep. Edcel Lagman of Albay.

The public, meanwhile,… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/women-at-losing-end-of-debate-on-health.htm/feed 0 ( SPECIAL REPORT :REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND POPULATION DEV’T ACT )What reproductivehealth is all about http://fromthenews.net/special-report-reproductive-health-and-population-dev%e2%80%99t-act-what-reproductivehealth-is-all-about.htm http://fromthenews.net/special-report-reproductive-health-and-population-dev%e2%80%99t-act-what-reproductivehealth-is-all-about.htm#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:17:52 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4893 Manila Times

Today, reproductive health remains a loosely used term that most people usually associate with childbirth, but they know little else about it.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines reproductive health as “a state of physical, mental and social… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/special-report-reproductive-health-and-population-dev%e2%80%99t-act-what-reproductivehealth-is-all-about.htm/feed 0 What Rep. Lagman tells us HB 5043, if enacted, will do http://fromthenews.net/what-rep-lagman-tells-us-hb-5043-if-enacted-will-do.htm http://fromthenews.net/what-rep-lagman-tells-us-hb-5043-if-enacted-will-do.htm#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:57:39 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4902 Sammy Martin, Reporter
Manila Times

THE controversial population control legislation called the “RH Bill” is slowly turning into a religious war of sorts.

The Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population Development Bill is now crawling to reach plenary sessions,… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/what-rep-lagman-tells-us-hb-5043-if-enacted-will-do.htm/feed 0 Retire the reproductive health bill http://fromthenews.net/retire-the-reproductive-health-bill.htm http://fromthenews.net/retire-the-reproductive-health-bill.htm#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:54:55 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4901 Francisco S. Tatad
Manila Times

House Bill No. 5043 is titled “An Act Providing For National Policy On Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population Development and For Other Purposes.” Until it reached the floor for debate, I had thought… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/retire-the-reproductive-health-bill.htm/feed 0 Church doctrine vs. Informed Choice http://fromthenews.net/church-doctrine-vs-informed-choice.htm http://fromthenews.net/church-doctrine-vs-informed-choice.htm#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:50:40 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4900 Rene Q. Bas, Editor in Chief
Manila Times

Many experts say the debate is mainly between the Catholic objection to artificial contraception and the urgent need to arrest Philippine population growth through an effective, aggressive birth control policy

Others… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/church-doctrine-vs-informed-choice.htm/feed 0 Support for RH bill sought http://fromthenews.net/support-for-rh-bill-sought.htm http://fromthenews.net/support-for-rh-bill-sought.htm#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:48:22 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4851 from The Manila Times

THE principal author of controversial Reproductive Health Bill asked his colleagues Friday that they must concentrate on the main issue at hand, and not be cowed by the threat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/support-for-rh-bill-sought.htm/feed 0 Population bill a big waste–think tank http://fromthenews.net/population-bill-a-big-waste-think-tank.htm http://fromthenews.net/population-bill-a-big-waste-think-tank.htm#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:23:29 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4864 Michelle Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—A bill seeking to impose population control in the country would lead to a waste of valuable resources that would be better ploughed into education and infrastructure, a conservative think-tank said Thursday.

The… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/population-bill-a-big-waste-think-tank.htm/feed 0 Reproductive Health Bill will fight abortion http://fromthenews.net/reproductive-health-bill-will-fight-abortion.htm http://fromthenews.net/reproductive-health-bill-will-fight-abortion.htm#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:11:04 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4941 Boo Chanco
Philippine Star

There are some 400,000 cases of abortion in the Philippines annually. The shocking statistics underline a serious health problem for women because according to Department of Health data, abortion and its complications have consistently been… Read the rest

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