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SEC. 2. - Declaration of Policy. Para 2 and 3: Moreover, the State recognizes and guarantees the promotion of gender equality, equity and womens empowerment as a health and human rights concern. The advancement and protection of womens human rights shall be central to the efforts of the State to address reproductive health care. As a distinct but inseparable measure to the guarantee of womens human rights, the State recognizes and guarantees the promotion of the welfare and rights of children. The State likewise guarantees universal access to medically-safe, legal, affordable, effective and quality reproductive health care services, methods, devices, supplies and relevant information and education thereon even as it prioritizes the needs of women and children, among other underprivileged sectors. SEC. 3. Guiding Principles. -This Act declares the following as guiding principles: (d) The provision of medically safe, legal, accessible, affordable and effective reproductive health care services and supplies is essential in the promotion of peoples right to health, especially of the poor and marginalized; (e) The State shall promote, without bias, all effective natural and modern methods of family planning that are medically safe and legal; SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - For the purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows: Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education refers to a lifelong learning process of providing and acquiring complete, accurate and relevant information and education on reproductive health and sexuality through life skills education and other approaches; SEC. 16. Mandatory Age-Appropriate Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education. - Age-appropriate Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education shall be taught by adequately trained teachers in formal and non-formal education system starting from Grade Five up to Fourth Year High School using life skills and other approaches. Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education shall commence at the start of the school year immediately following one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act to allow the training of concerned teachers. The Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the DSWD, and the DOH shall formulate the Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education curriculum. Such curriculum shall be common to both public and private schools, out of school youth, and enrollees in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) based on, but not limited to, the psycho-social and the physical wellbeing, the demography and reproductive health, and the legal aspects of reproductive health.
HB 4244 is in violation of the Philippine Constitution on the following counts: 1. In various sections (Sec. 2 para 3,Section 3, d) it explicitly anchors its reproductive health care program in the distribution of medically-safe, legal, affordable, effective and quality reproductive health care services, methods, devices, supplies but is silent on the fact that: Oral Contraceptive pills, injectables, patches, and the IUD have been medically proven to be abortifacients since they prevent the implantation of the fertilized ovum in the uterine wall. This violates Section 12 of the Constitution: 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. Oral Contraceptive pills, injectables, patches have been medically proven to cause Heart and Blood anomalies: blood clots, high BP, Premature Cardiovascular Arterial Diseases, Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Liver Cancer and Cycle Irregularities. This violates Section 15 of the Constitution: The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them. 2. The subtly worded agenda Section 2, para 2 to promote Adolescent Reproductive Rights and the Mandatory Age-Appropriate Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education is detrimental to the youth population. It has been proven by evidence to be ineffective in inculcating adolescent sexual discipline in developed countries. This violates Section 13 of the Constitution: The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs.