THE RESPONSIBLE

PARENTHOOD
AND
REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH ACT OF
2012
 Layunin nitong
ipalaganap sa buong
bansa ang mga paraan
ng kontrasepsyon ,
edukasyong seksuwal at
pangangalaga sa ina.
 Naging mainit ang usaping ito at
nagdulot ng kabi-kabilang protesta at
pagbatikos mula sa mga indibidwal at
mga grupong tumututol sa paggamit ng
kontraseptibo, aborsyon at pagtuturo ng
edukasyong seksuwal sa mga kabataan
at sa mga ekswelahan.

Magkakaiba ang naging opinyon ng

bawat indibidwal maging ng mga guro,
magulang, lalong lalo na ng simbahan at
mga relihiyosong konstitusyon.
 Noong Marso 2013 ay hinarangan ng
Korte suprema ang naturang batas bilang
tugon sa mga bumabatikos at pumipigil
nito.

Ngunit noong Abril 8, 2014 ay tuluyan

ng inaprubahan at isinabatas ang RH Law
sa kadahilanang ito ay naayon at hindi
labas sa saligang batas ng ating bansa,
subalit kaugnay nito ay walo (8) sa mga
probisyon nito ang hindi pinayagan at
pinawalang bisa ng hukuman.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10354

"The Responsible
Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act of
2012”
Section 2: Recognizing
and guarantee that
the human rights of
each individual is
valued and protected.
 Section 3:
Guidelines for
implementation:
a. The right to make free and
informed decisions

b. Respect for protection and

fulfillment of reproductive health

c. Effective and quality

reproductive health care services.
d. Safe, legal, accessible, affordable, non-
abortifacient, effective and quality
reproductive health care services and
supplies

e. Promoting and providing information as

well as access to the legal and scientifically-
proven safe reproductive health methods.

f. The State shall promote programs that:

1. Having number of children they desire with
consideration to health, existing laws, religious
convictions; Provided that, the children shall
not be deprived of their rights.

2. Equitable allocation and utilization of

resources.

3. Effective cooperation and partnership

between LGU's, offices and sectors designated
for monitoring and implementation of this law.
4. Conduct studies towards better
reproductive health.

5. Conduct scientific studies to ensure safe,

efficient and alternative methods of
reproductive health care development.

g. Giving priority to poor beneficiaries when

it comes to information, health care and
supplies, as identified by NHTS-PR.
Section 14: Age- and Development-
Appropriate Reproductive Health
Education
- the state shall provide
quality reproductive health
education to adolescents which
shall be conducted by trained
teachers informal and even the
nonformal education system.
a. Values formation
b. Knowledge and skills in self protection
against discrimination
c. Sexual abuse and VAWC and other gender
based violence and teen pregnancy.
d. Physical, social and emotional changes in
adolescents
e. Women's and Children's rights.
f. Responsible teenage behavior
g. Gender and development.
h. Responsible parenthood
Section 23: Prohibited Acts:
3. Refusal to extend or provide quality health care
services and information on account of person's
marital status, gender, age, religious convictions,
personal circustances, or nature of work.
a. Refusal to provide service due to
his/her ethical or religious belief shall be
respected, but, the conscientious objector shall
immediately refer the person seeking health care
service to another health service provider within
the same facility or to the one more accessible and
more convinient.
b. Provided, that the person is not in
emergency situation or condition as stated and
defined in RA 8344.