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Sep 24, 20080

Reproductive Health Bill will fight abortion

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 the … Read the rest

Sep 21, 20080

Most Catholics want free contraceptives

Delon Porcalla
Philippine Star

Amid stiff opposition from the powerful Catholic Church, a vast majority of its flock – comprising at least 85 percent of the 83 million Filipinos – wants the government to provide them with means to plan … Read the rest

Sep 3, 20080

Marital crisis? Blame it on male genes, Swedish study says

Agence France-Presse
Inquirer.net

STOCKHOLM — Swedish researchers said Tuesday what women have suspected all along: that marital woes can often be attributed to men’s genetic make-up, according to a study linking a common male gene to relationship problems.

The gene … Read the rest

Aug 11, 20080

Confrontation at the Senate on reproductive health bills

Manila Times

The Senate Committee on Health and Demography headed by Sen. Pia Cayetano hears today the highly divisive bills on reproductive health services with 42 experts, including those from the Catholic Church, as resource persons.

“I am looking forward … Read the rest

Jul 28, 20080

To deny or not to deny Holy Communion

Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines – Every once in a while a person, sometimes a politician or a well-known public figure, is threatened with denial of Holy Communion. When this happens, priests who preside in … Read the rest

Jul 27, 20080

Control yourselves in bed, Cardinal urges couples

Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer

EXERCISE “SELF-DISCIPLINE and self-control” in the bedroom, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales told married couples during a prayer rally on Friday.

In his message to the Catholic flock during a gathering marking the 40th … Read the rest

Jul 27, 20080

Wake up call for Filipinos

Lisi Owen
Manila Times

I arrived in Manila to intern with EnGendeRights, a women’s legal NGO, almost 10 weeks ago. As I’m preparing to return to the US next week, I’d like to offer my thoughts on reproductive health policy … Read the rest

Jul 20, 20080

‘Church spreading falsehoods about family planning bills’

Delon Porcalla
Philippine Star

A congressman who promotes family planning accused the Catholic Church yesterday of deliberately spreading “falsehoods” about the government’s consolidated bills regarding reproductive health and family planning.

In a statement, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, one of the … Read the rest

Jul 19, 20080

Filipino attitudes on sexual relations

Mahar Mangahas
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The title of this piece starts with Filipino because it argues that Filipino is a better adjective than Catholic, or even Christian, for attitudes on sexual relations in the Philippines, when seen from the … Read the rest

Jul 18, 20080

A Bishop’s courageous stand

Jose C. Sison
Philippine Star

As poverty in this country worsens, some politicians mostly in Congress always seize the opportunity to single out the alleged overpopulation as its main cause, in order to mightily push for the forced reduction of … Read the rest

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