OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

CABANATUAN CAMPUS
COLLEGE OF NURSING

GARCIA, NEHEMIAH B.
BSN 2Y2 – 2A

NCMA LEC 219

COURSE TASK #2

QUESTIONS:
1. Abortion is not legal in the Philippines. What are laws that is violated by a woman who
have tried to self-abort?
2. As a counselor, how can you help a woman cope with the loss of her baby due to
miscarriage?

ANSWER:
1. Under the Philippine law, abortion has been considered a crime since 1930. Whether
abortion is intentional or unintentional, anyone who carries out abortion is said to commit
the crime. Even physicians and midwives who perform abortions in the Philippines may
be charged of a crime, which can result in six years in prison under the Revised Penal
Code. They are still going to be subject for criminal punishments. These are also
supplemented by separate laws, prescribing sanctions if medical practitioners including
doctors, pharmacists and midwives participated in the process of abortion.

Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution says, in part, "Section 12. The State

recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a
basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the
life of the unborn from conception."

2. Assuming I am a counselor I would advise the mother that the first step to cope is to
acknowledge the pregnancy existed. Recognizing the baby existed, to themselves and
possibly to loved ones, can help partners move forward when ready. She might feel
terrible guilt that she’s responsible in some way for thebaby not being born. She might
question all the things she has done over the last few weeks and wonder whether there
was something you did that caused herr baby’s brief life to end.  Assure the mother that
when she tries to have a baby again she can prevent it from happening. You may find
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COLLEGE OF NURSING

yourself overcome with fear and anxiety that you might have another miscarriage or
other complications in pregnancy . Advise mother to give her body and mind to heal ,
because time is often the best healer. Your body needs time to get back to normal, and
so does your mind and emotional health. If you have a partner, it’s a good idea to try to
support each other. Be aware that you may have different feelings and ways of coping.
This doesn’t mean you don’t love each other.