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;. RepbClctive h€|rn andsqlit iioirte;
5 c. ReiroductivehenlthGE a.n !€./ir:esi
c, A.iiud:s/ b:lieisaid valuesor so\!2i devetoFnent,
etu.l b.havioranCsdual
I d, Pras.rlptjon?rd hazids oi abo:iion ard manaoEment
ol post-abortion
tc €, R.rpoisicblepd€nthood;
\1 I U5e;nd applrcation oi natlralanJnr.iern Erniy ptanntn!neLhodst$ tromoir
1? .ePraiuciiveh€ltn/ achieved$!ed €mity srz. aid p€veni,.!!anted,
13 unpra.n.dind irjsdn€dpreqianci€s;
s, Ali,jnen.ebeioremariiaqel
:5 h . P.e/ertior and treat_nentoi HntaiDS -nd othe' sllsl'sTDs, pirst;!3 Gnce.,
Dree$'?nc?., c4plcal anc€r aid oi.:r qyne.lolrcat disod.6i
Resrcnslbl.s-ruatiry;and
18 woi,n.,.oI-r:jd,dfqt oF ...,.. .ri, j,,a.I.41..,
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a rir ,,.via6 onci,n-d -ari! ,j.- ddd Ele c.J /.:,i, 11en,-.1
,2 rrfn'd! o ie o r.r"rd ?p1.u-r- h"atl
23 !:1L.aJOnio ti: r.hildFn
24
25 . I. ihe eleneni"ry lerel/ reproducljveheti\ ejucijcn sha tdus, amrn.i otherg on
2i
2e :dlciian irclram! thlir
:t
:0
:1 SfC, 13, Addiiio.at D$ty of F mily Plarni.g Ofile.
3') FE;lnlnEcfi.e siralJflmish ioi te iinodlan)_ end iniomrtion
,rl re:i:cisibre paFnthed, bresrieSing anl iniart iuii!'on fam:y
-14
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36 14. 'el:iFca- of C.rpliar--i. . Tar ragj ,:err< )1ai & s!..rc by,.hc
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12 sa_. : . CrE:bi:it,B!:tdin, oa::.rra.,:c.6ased vot{r::c .?r,o*es.

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2 S-r, 16 :-r' ;aF:ly .j:e - _a: . .-e .1,1 ra .ouDd". . e1) ,id
3 i-iividualstoachiev:tirei desired " parenthood
fdmiiysizervitiiii the ontexi ofiesDonsibe
,t r slstahable ri€\€lopmnt and enmufaqeth:m to havetw chiliren 3s the ideal family
5 siz€Altaininqihe is nedermtrrdatoryn.r omp!ery. No punitiveacton
idsl familysize
3iiilbe inpord ci t!trrentshavir,ohoreth.i tlb childe..
t 5-C, i7. EnilrteE'Rsporsibiiliies. - -mployers shallfespecithe reproductive
9 he€lthnghisoirllih:k vorli€rs,Womensnal foi b. disriminat€di€:inst in the.llaBEoi
hiring,Ejubnation oi employ@t statisor elecrjoniJr reirenchment.
11
L2 AlCollective (CB.r{r)
tursalnirqAqreements sh:i pfovideior the ife delivery
by the
1 3 emirl.y.ror reaenablequanntvol @prodlcijve
he:ih cre sew:ces, slpplies:nd devi.s
b ai ,cri€rs, nfte F€lriculErly
womenL!one.s,tn establishn€nii or entelprhesvr'here
i 5 th.re are no CBAS!i whe€ the ernploys a€ lnorganized/the employer shailhavethe

ig SEC 10. Slpport of Prilete zn.i tion-govehmeflt tieaith Care SEruie

':9 i'rovid€iE.- Pu6lant ir Sechon5(b) he.€ot pri%te eproductilehstth ere seryice
2A troriders/inciudinE
bLt not lnted to Oynec!:€idis
and obSeiricians,
€re enarlragedto
21 join theii.ollegues in non-lLrveriment
organiabonsin.e.d€rrnqsuchse^rceef€€ ol
22 Lhd. o e'r.du(ji orci6.. r i_.-d!.)ridI.rr. dlo!In:.-eprti" r.
23
21. sEa,19,Mult;-i,lediaCampaign.POPCorv
shalliniiiateandsutein an inieneind
on _Lleur,oent
2a ..!onr{Ce 6rlti-h..ii6 em.aign to raiethe eyeloipubicalvaren€59 ne€C
a6 t prciectaid crcno! rep.lductiveh€lth a.d nilrts.
2! SEC,24, iieilraing EequiremenLs. - iire the end ol r.priiol eachJ€ai,ihe
?9 Dof{ stal srlnii rn an-nrr!feportto tle pesd:.t cfthe phitD;ines,
tlre prejjdeitciihe
:il S:iie i:d jre Spsiteroi thefouseoiR:prcj:.eiiv€s oi a d.tirUvezni.anpri.rriy.
3 t ass€$rent oi the imrlenentabion oi tiris A.t ana shatt n€ke the n€c$ry
? 2 €onnend:t.ns ior €x..r-dve anc iegislatve :ciion, iie .jpcrr shal be ponec in ihe
t 3 vrelsileci DoHaid odnted.opies shalbe r.adenvaitabtetoatLstakehotders.
:/i
ia sEc 2!. Frohibitecact5, -The aotiolving i.ts areprohtbtiedl
!5 .) AoyhealiiGrc seryice prcvjder,whederpub:.or pivdte,y/hoshatl
:7 1, r(norlirqry
wliirhoidiniormauon or mpde the dismtn:tjon ihei@t and/or
3S iitenronallyproviiein.or€ciinicmr:i.r r<aidinqprcqEnsandseMceson
:9 lepr.aldi\€ lrealthindldtrqtire rinhiro tnbmredchoiceandaccess to a iutl
ranle oihgal/ me{iiGlty-et:,nd €ltuve idmilypt:n.ingrnerhc.tsj
2, RelrsE lo perioirn v.lunlan liqatl)i and vase.tnrny and cthef te!:t and
42 medicaliys:tu reprcduciiveheattirGie krviceson ary peen aflegataCeon
.ii the grcuidoi tackof srolsatcr,iE.ni!f auihori2riiLrj,
:. F.eilser-o piovidereeoiu.ri€ hearh cae *flices br i. abusedmfor,
rvrroseab:sedcnndirio.is .ealfieJiry ihe pope. offi.ia!or p.rsnnsl of the
l5 DeFanmenr oi Sociatllelhre :ird D:rv€icpnent(DsVr'O) or io duy DSV/D-
ce,tilei Ebur:d irregnanloiror cn lrhcse cas. no parent"tsnsent is
4, Failiopo! de,eiah.rijeiibe€itrly
oiilriouEhgrossor jreycu!btenegltgencer
 iarlalxaD€ nsff nlndated urdef this ln, the Looi
2 j r , r i m e . - o c : o l o o . - . 6 b _ , .- . 3 a e ,d r o D , e sr ,q i F c L
t e.,€ 79 qe
! airEncej aid
5, Reiuseto eltend GprcdualE h:.i'u,] GE s4ics ard iniomatronon
5 ;cccuni of the paieflls civtl f€t!s, gsder ar seEal orienl?tion,age,
6 religjon/peeflal .if.umsencs/ and naile oi wo*r Pbvidej, 1\at al\
ccnscienUous objedlons oi he?ithGie sejce providers basedo. religious
S -lrorids shalrberespected: Pdr??4 t,,f,rerlThatthe sns.renti.r 3 objecor
sheliimnedi:iely rererihe pe€n srking slchG€ andswi@! aoober
hsl$ car. seryiceplovi.ier wii,lrh ine eme facilirl or or .ihici is
c.nvenienty accessibler Pnvid€Lfnalt lhat ihe paiienils nr in an
i2 e.neqscyor seriolscaseascefinecin PlA834apenalizing tlre r.tusaloi
hcspilzlsand mediGl.linl6 to administer :ppoDrtateinttialmedtcl
t.ejtfirenianasuppfitin emere€ncy andFnous€se'
i5 b) Anypubl:.oit{ialyrhopbhibirror €strjcts!€rsonall/orthrough a sub.rdinaie tie
L' deliverycf leg.! and mdically-safe€pmducti./e ha?liircareseMces,induding
i6 c) Anyemrlcyerrrhcsh.lLial to comply Niihhrsoblis-aiion
underSeciion 17oi tht3
i9 ACtor.n empio_ver vrh! reaulr:s
a tun:lsappicantoren ployee,
asa condition tor
2a mDroyr€ntor mnij.ueaemplot-n€tic jnlclunt"rily lndergojterili:?banrtLrl'l
2! rig.ticno. anyotheriom ol conh?cepijvemeihcd,
22 a) Ary eeFonilho shallhhiya edncie oi compt3n@ as requirsjtn 9.tjon 1,ioa
23
24 e) Anypere.nwhohalrcjou3iy
eng:ees
i r disiibr.nation
abouithe ntentor 0o!sl.ns
2!
2r:
21 sEc. 22. Penalr!$, - The pbper.ttv .r municip:lcou.i shal exerd* junsdidioi
23 .ve'vrlanor3 o:ihh Acr a.C ihe ac.us:j !h. 3 fodid lurv e!r-tbe senienced ra an
29 ,nrrGln:r| Eig i! iron o.e i1) F..!* :o e1:{l) noths o. : n.e r.r!i:: r:.n En
aa r-h.!::n,j iesc3(:irn,!00,00)ro FiFlyih.lsnd ir6cs (psO,OCJ,aa) or boii s rne.fd
3 l lnonscimart:ilil.: dissetionoftje 13uri ffina ofiender's a juidiet !€rei, a pen:lv
3 2 shailbe impose!Doonthe pr$ident ireasurets,:cretary or ?ny €rFonsbi.r .lncer,An
:l: f",:'€r(lo; , ' e n + a ' , , % r . " r .c c e l - r c . b : i e r y c d f - e o d r i . ! : r , o . t
)4 r: ": p-r%e! c<)/rie9.r.rdoi .rc'ri 4)o,b .r wirocaF,' ..-
3 3 . - . p o r ' : e) a [ r L - , h e a r , s > o p ! ] i ( 1 . - .; ro- t.,9iv.:nn61reiv,c€
la
J7 viol.toisciilrls Aci shaitbedvi ty tjabte
io lre oliendedpaty jn suci amountaiii€
..
l 9 nie:idion of tire ri. rer couir.
39
,10 '-C. 2-, rlFinFr:.rion!
, a p F o p r a l e ,d. t - e - _ - d - r n i . ' a l
42 FoPCor,4 tc,ceherwti rer p:rc.nt {10%)oirhe G€nder andtuEbtfrent (CAD)bud@B
43 c _a i a o e - f , - n : ' t e F r b - e n - : o . n - . m . 1 t a , , a u n d @n
: 6Er.r., ;€ ea qpr-o .-c-s.4r..c]:da.€/rD10 b:.._.c.?..2 \.016..n
4a D q r :o u a - ' n c \ a b o r r : , o r c r - 1 0 i : . * : 1 " o . . - . , . / ' p i i : q . 6 o i a nr o .
u?re ie-0n_v. Jeve@.n: _oo.-2c2i, o .r.t.j?. and udu@,o. l1e
n o ' : l , + r a o - r r , s ! . . , j : 5 a c d "a - ; c u_ 4 1 - a y o r ^ - ( J u - y r o r i . . 6 d e c j . !
-!:.:F?ion .. .,d.-.b(j_o_.)aE.s.Ljdnl
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tne -fi'ect{rv or .is !c. he D-Grincn: o.. I ;ie..ho.ouah
,ois r ' i r h t n e L o F - t s q o n! p o p u o i o , . ( p o p - o r ) ,f . \ a . o . a , L 6 1 0 m i c
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RAubIic of rhe ltrjr!!fts

rJousl oI tlllrr6{\rlAttl,Ts
eueon ciry,Mdo Meila
FOURTEENI}iCONC?,NSS
r,i6. ReSnk S6ioo

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rntroduced
!y: rioE.Jdetrer_ c&in, M D.
:
,4n,AC1.:
IRO\'.I]M\GFC'IITI}IRODUCTI\,E ltEALTrt CA?SSTRUCTIIRIS
AND AI?RC,,*:IATING
IUI\DS TENRIFOR

Be ri eatued tt the Seate ad J{oe of RepresataLiya af &e plnlippins

,ssm6?ed e a:okSTess

I strClltoN. l. 1if1e , Thb Aft sI2I be hoM s &e *rhe Re?mduca@

Eezfth c@ Art"
2 -
Sec.2- D.cfuation ofpru d//s lhe Sbre leco8n,zesad guuatrccs
rhe tume righk of
3 a! persoE induding rhe right !o equality aDdequiw, rhe
right to dev€topment,lhe nght ro
rctrodu-b.n F " J r h . ' \ e r R b r r o e o _ . , u o or r o l n p
hch.to -r-"" -l r",
theBelves in accordancewin\ then lelgious .o!vrdo!s, " " , " " , u . " ,
5 culftral betiefs,urt Lhedcnmds of
6 resloBibie paEfthood.

7 Moreover,tle Slarerccogni,esed the lronolio! of Eende.eqlaiiry, equiry

clede8
s ad woho's entowdeDt 4 a treahn and nuhe ri8hls concad. Ttre adva.endt
ad
9 pror€dro! of wonent hnnd riShB shal be cot.rt ro the
e€dB of tbe Stareio addre$
10 rcp.odncrivehealh cue.
11 As a diJti&r bnt hrrarable neasue ro rbe
Saddree of Mno,s hmu .igbs, |he Srate
12 ftcogrizer md Cwdrees rhe Fonotior of tne wer.ee ad nghs
or crit.tre.
13 In fif.hnace of lbse pn,cipt€s, rtre S.are
!hal1 gua@tee acc6, to inlomadon dd
 H,B,No.812 -2-
7 edDcat'otr,
Dd dive al accessb safe,!trodable, dd qlatity rclroduaive heatrncare3qics.
2 the Statesiall posiiivetl'addr$ ed seekto €ndicaredisrininarory pmcLices,
laws @d lolicies
3 lhat in&iDgeo! a pqsons sdcn€ of r*aal md reprodncriveheatrhnd nghrs.
Sec.3. Orldr'B This acr eDdeavosto Drovidea saLe @d coGnrert replodnctnr heattb

5 cee p.ogrh. Specificaly,jt aiDero:

tr) lrovide.ouples md i'dividuals tjmet , condere md accuae infonarion ad
educatio!

8 b) Providecoupl* &d indiyiduais ecss ro sdfe,afordable ed qralig, reprodnctire

treatrh
9
10 c) ihsue the plsdng. tnpheentarioh, Dd @llatio! of approlJndeandefe.Live

11 reFodtclive nealtb careFog.ms ar $e Dadolat ed iost lw€b

ilctutting natshal, ldrra.al
12 iafdr, tud child leatl cd€j laniiy ptdinS inJonrdor and
seFices;senicestbr rle pr€vendoD
f or aboriioDand@agehent ofrosr abodd conirlicatioui adol€scer
atutyourh leatrh serices;
14 P.evenrion ad n&agenat of reproJlcrive dact inrec.ions, Hry/lJD'i aud otner seiDrlly
15 EesDirtable jnfe.rioG (STIs)jeuniDadoDof viol@ceagajlsr
woD@; ed&atioD e.l .ouseting
16 on serutiq, ad *xu"l healtnj readent oI b.edr,
rQrod!.rive racr cacds Dd otner
17 Iraecologi.al coDdiriotrrb"le involvenelt in reprodrctiveteatrhr ed prevenrio! Dd
reabrot
13 of ideiiiliry ad s@at dyrfimclio,.
19 Sec.4 I*frtitnD ,l ?t@. For rhe pulose of this Ad, |he foltowiDg i@s sh,I be
20 deii@daetolo$l
21 t) Reptudnco.rere,/n - rhe slareof conltete ltryrical, oelrrt ed sociatqel_beiDg
aDd
22 lot nsely rre zbsenceofdieae oi infimilv, ln all
darte4 reialing to rhe reFodudiv€ sr,sreD
23 andto irs tulcdoB dd proceses.This ie!1i* rhar peolle
arc able !o havea s!ris6,.uged $fe s*
24 rife, tnr rh€y nawethe capabfiry !o rcproduceald rhe
Aeedod to decideir, lvher ad how o{to
25 !otuso,prfrideddratdl8eareno.again$thelaw,lhistunheridptiesrlarwoDened,ne!
26 a|tain e.lral rdatorsnips 'n natrss rebre.t lo smd reraiols
md relrodncrion
 -J-

I b) tlepmdunve ngh.r - rhe n8brs of jndivjdualsed cotrtls, $bjec! ro aplXmbtetMs, ro

2 decideAeely dd respoBibly rhe !uab*,
Taci!8 ed doing of ttcjr childreDi Lohal<e orhs
3 deciliors colc.inilg reFoduciioo iee of disoiniDrio., coerciondd violelce; io iave
lhe
4 infomadotr ed heDs ro do so; dd to arrainthe tughe$ $edrd of ,fta] Dd EFoducrjve

6 c) G@dt eqDa!1q,- rhe absenceof di5ffinj,arion otr rhe basisof a p6o,t ss, in
7 opporluides, nr tbe alloca.id ofr€souc* or be,efits, or in acce$ro seFics
I d) GeDdEeryny faime$ and justicein lhe djsEiblrio! of bene6r! aud responsibitiries
9 betweenwono ed ne!, md ofte! reqdes wohuLt(ific p.ojeds &d pro8l@ to €
rc dndlginequalilies.
r! e) Reprodnctiwtle & atk-.he ac.e$ ro, fiiil mSe of hethods,rechriquesad swi.es
12 tbat condibure ro reFod!.tive heatth ed wen bein€ by p.evefting ed sotvtugreprodDcdve
13 healfi !€laredplobteB. tr alro ilct{ds s*ral heaLrh,lhe pulore ofvhich
is Ae e.}uDceno!
14 oflife ad !@oral Elatiols. ,Ibe eteDots ofreprodncrivebe.1rh.ee iDchdej

15 1 n?temal, infanr ad child Ieajrh a,d ,lEirion:

16 2. family pbtuilg irfonariotr ud swices;

77 3. !rcvdrio! of aboftio! ad neagenelr ofFsr_aborior coDlticariobsj
13 ! dJols.eDt dd wLtb beJhi

t9 5 prehrio! od magenenr of rermdu.rive dact inle.liols (RTjs), IIrynlDS &d

othersmalty ralsniuable jdecdod (s,utj

21. 6. eliminariotr oftole,ce agai,s woherj

22 Z edu.atio! aDdcoraelidg o! stuality md sftr'l healdr

2i 8 EerLdenr of b.ee! e,l reproducrive Eac. ceceB &{r orher Irrecotogical

25 9. nale iryolveneft ed ldlicipatjo! in eprodncrve heatihj an{l

26 10. !.w€nrio! abd beaderr ofi!{eritny ed smat drstuncrion
21 D ltespoaible p@tttood the wi| &d rhe ,bj!ry ro lespotrd 10rhe n€erb &d sri.atiols
 H.6. No.612

I of lhe linily ud chikbeD

2 E) Fatu4' pk"iEg - t\ar wLDchenabtescoultes and individldr m decideneery
Dd
I .espotuibryrbeneber ,!d s!a.j!g of $eir cntdrea ei1 to bavefie ido@lion ed DeaDsro
do
4 30, aDd!o !,ve inf@ned cnojcead ace$ ro a n rangeot sfe a.l efecrjw fanny
lbDing
5 nernods,rloljded lhar aborrioDn Dotjncl&led 6 a tamily
rtming m€&od.
6 !) AdDte'cat sewnrr - rctus to ihe reprodloile sy$.n, g@der idodt, aatne,
or
7 bellefs,rnoriotr, dariouhipr dd sE{at bejraviorof you!8
Feopleassociatb€ing!.A{lotererce
I reibB to a lite sage@d pdains |o
])eolte agedbe$re! 1119.
9 i) MaJe ittuJv@aL ad pat)ttpadoa nf€E ro Ge inlojvmor, pdricipa.io!
10 .ohnir&eni aEdjoinr respoGibjtily of nen wirh somer in aI arcasof sexual
ud retrodu.tve
11 lrealth,aswell a tbe.de ofregoduaivehealth.ucens specrnc to men.
12 j) )teptudndiye tEL i,recuon (Rrt ilcluds senally raDsNded infeciioDs.renall,
13 tdniftd disedesard orherlypesofi e-iotu a$ccrirg rhe reprodldive syslcrn.
74 Sec5 tlepratlunt Eatth Cte ptogatu. - A fleprodlcriaeH&dl]] Cae progm
sha]l:
15 ,) Unde{a}e)roSrarsmd sNices bwardse,lucarjls
leopteofrhenftpodrciive lcdrn
16 aDdngbLsdd ia@asing riEa acce$rtronghout dei! tite
ta apDrolnaie,aEordlble Dd qulury
17 reprodnfive healdrcare,inforhaiio! b.l relaredssiccs;
13 b) !&vide actuatc rnfomario, &r{i educaDoned .o!Beti!8
regardJe$of nand statu,.
19 se{ ad ageoDlhe full .@ge of tegat.!d ne{ticatlv{afe
fanny pjnming nelhodr rlul iulude Lhe
20 retarivebenefi$ad ists ofeach ncthodl
21 c) Provjdeaatdlal, leri-nat l, @d porr naraiedlcaliotr,
cde drrt swjces;
22 d) Develo! ed ibptedo! specificsedicesuar Dr.note mre
nvotvemeri, pdic+aLjo!
23 tud r€spoaibiliry in reproductjvehealxt o weu ,s ous relrotucuve
heatft concernsof no;
24 e) Undsate p.o8nm for rhe preventiotrof abordoDed
nelgedmt of !6Fabonion
25 complicario.s. The govemmdr, rlrolgh rhe lepandent
of lreatrb ed oih_ coDctued
26 goExnelr DiLl ed aEen.ies,sh,I |ate app.ot.un
$e!s ro ne,! wonen amid ,boftioD su.h s
27 rhe cond4r ot edrado, prograns or preletuing rroleded plegmcjes
ad elseilg accss io
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qlaliry ftEi\' dmin8 nerhodsj the preveltior of ssuaLviorenceoq wono @d

Birf.hitdrm;
2 ald prmision of sociatsup?onLofdi8erl @nen. W}ne lorhiDg i! LhjsAcr cnaEs Lhetav
on
abonion tie govetm€lt shat el&e rhai wone! 3eekh8cue for posr-lbolrioD.ondioriols
sh,I betealed ed coureled iD a !ume, lor-Jud€b@BL aDdcompa$ronate
naDsj

5 1) Dsdop hd @de.oke lep.odDcrive heajlh progrsn, for adolescois hcluding

inJomadoD|ba! wil elable &en io uDdeEi@drhca sNaliry dd seeat EsponsibjtiLy.
Tnes
7 shall include €dlcarion on gendtr rotesmd va1u6.!.u[her, lhe plogid
sta| provide acces ro
I natemal beahhcde, ilciudin8 lre Erat, pdi-larlt aad post_datat cde 2!d reryicesfor pregnart
9 adolesccDb;md rervicesgeaed bw&ds ihe specialrepiodloive heath
leedr of adotere,ls
10 itctudirg .!e @rginatiTjd, sdeet ctil&m, smalty abued chndren, rhe
djtrdody,abled
11 peBoE, ,!d ollofrchool youq
l2 d Ulddahe progrds ud seryi.es fo! de r.€atddr of diseass of nate ald f€Date
L3 reproductivesysreE, glVlAIDS ed odEr SI1r, b.esr ca!.{ ad
orherElDecoloeicar diso.dea;
h) Urdedate plograas md sewjcesfor Lk
Fevenron Dd l.carnenr oi rc!rcducriye dacr
t!{bctioa, JllVlAIDS ard orbd SIIS, bEas cDcer, proeBre ca.q
aDd orho gmoloAical
16
77 i) rtdi.le edlcari@ ed idormdon o! lurna, smalily
and respdsibte ldotiood in
IA scnoob,Porkplac4 ad conmmids;
79 j) P&vid€ tnfomatim md s€nrces ,d.lre$ins
ihe relmdrcrive trealrb Deedsof |!e
2Q lkgiaaiized, older posols, woneq it prostiiurion,the
ditrereltty,abtedpeEonr;andmnen and
27 chddrE in irr ern siruario4; ad
22 k) E tue ftar reFodlc.ive heatth seryrceshaye adeqlare and
a ft rdse of spllies,
23 facilltis ed equipnor aDdrharse4ice
lrovide4 aie frrxy Eainedtb. rcprodu.ri,e tre,ld c&e.
Sec-6. the ReFo.ttcri@ EeattAMtu,gtuet Catu il
etlr]{C). _ A Reproddcr,ve}leatrh
25 Mea8enhr Cobcil (tujMq shaltbe esabtistredin the Deptudr
of H€allh.The rillMc llall
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1 be the ce!ftal advnory, pLaminga polcl-har,jng body lor rlie com!.eieuive a iDregr2ied
2 'ntlreoeDLario!ofal repiod!.dve healdr.de pro8tabsard sdics jl fte cohl'.y.
TheREMC annl lave Lb€folowing functioB ald rspouibililies:
al Fomllate D iDtegrared natiomlpoticvandpro8m o! ieprorlucrive nealt! tlat shati
5 b€ nnploen|sd d the OoE-reraiqed hos?irds, rhe locat
sovermeN uiFoeBed leatrh
6 thciliri€s,orher h€0ldrelaied faciliries opslled by govuueDr or8mizariols, ar wel
B h€allh
1 feiiiries ad eries
operareddd naraged bv rle pdure *dor, NGOSdrd orhs ci,it socjeLy
3 or8Dizatios rh oay op! ro panicilare i! ihpt€norirg saidpoticr,:
9
b) Revtq narioel ed local lawssrd policiesthar infrilge on &e rsal !d reproducrive
10 ]]edlh a]d nghls of all iD&viduls dd corpjes@d reconnend ro aptiopijate seclriyc
d.L/or
11 l€iialive bodiestne an@dner and/o.releal ofsch tarw ed poti.iaj
72 c) s&en€thetrthe calaciriesof hedhh re8ddory agocis ro elsue safe,hi6h- quaiir/,
13 a&esibiE @d atrordahierepodudive heatL! rFiccs ed comodiries wrb r.tu
co,o4e,t
sdengtheuing!!d edorceDeni of regniarorynm{tatesed rrcou$Bj

15 d) -Iir&eacdve seps to er?ard the coveage of th€ Narjo,al Eeah& IDtr&ce prograh
(N}IIP), eslecially@dDg rbe
loor a i negilatjzed wodeq to Dcr{de rhe,irl ra,€e of s@al
I7 dd rcpoducttw heatn s*ices, comodiies ard sldies 6 heairh
iDtulece boefirfi ad
7A e) rrioDore de invotvenst dd pdicipatioD ofad piovi{te
a.tuat policy, progran an{l
19 nnD.ial sutpon to NGOS in leplorhcdve he:llh cde
dd enice delivery and in Lhe
2A P.otlucrio!, distriburiotr ed detivery of tLig!_qn:riw reproduciiveheatd @d fmny
dddDg
2L supplis aDdco&hodiLi* ro nake then acce$ibtead !tro.dable
ro ordhary citize4.
'Ihe
22 lttli\fc shlll be conposedof |hr fcietary of heatrh6 ihe cldeoron
dd lhal lave
23 fie folovi!8 asncDbds:
a) Secreort, Depafuerr of SocialWelfee &.t Develolnenrj
25 b) Sener.ary,Depdnert ofrrtenoi ud ro.al covddlearj
26 , ) S . u e r r ' , D p o r n m u ! o It l D o ru o L D l r o r u
"0.
 H"B.' No. 812 -4-

1 sedetq,. Depdtnar oI lducariorl

lead .onher, Nariona|{nn-Pove(y Codni$ioni
3 Clbairposon,Connlsiotr @ Populrdonj

E) Chairpdsor,Naiioral Cohnissio! otr rhe Rol€oflilipilo Wonlenl

5 GarpdsoD, Narioffl Yolth CoDcil;
ChairleoD, Cb,Mi$ion on lli8hd nduorioDi
'l m reFti€oerivs
)) of locd EovetueDr unjrs to betuminaied in a Dro.e$ depmined
by aI lhe ieaguesof localgoEmnerr ui$, od ro be alpdinied by the presirted fo. a
9 tm ofrb4e {3) },emr and
10 ft) Tlee (3) eFeselraLivesfton NGos, {tro shajtbe conposedof one (l) relr*ertadre
each6oh Dolg rhe seaoB represoriDE,one, yourh and healrh, witb a proler
12 tuclr record of ilvolvemen! j! rhe qoDorion of re?roducrjre leallh. lhese
13 kprefnarives shali be lonilaied il , Foce$ ddmined by Lheabove-sodotr€d
se.roB,Dd to be appoturedby tle plesidor for a tern of dnee (3)
teaB.
15 lte nehbus ofthe council ur desienatethcn penndenr .epresenbtive,lvho st,ajlharc
a rad Do! rower rbtu e dsis(Dr secetary or irs equivalet ro b€etinEs, ed sh,t
rccdk
77 eDoluents s hay be derqnined b.\, tle councit i! accordmcewittl disi,lg
budget aDd
13 accoutirgn s &d regdarions
19 The Euivalelr df rulMC itr rhe to.at govenmr uift slalt be rhe exirriDg ryecial
20 bodieya8ecies on po@lario! &d reptuductire heatth these slectal bodis/a8elcies snal
11 coordide with |he locat healtt bodd |o elslre rhe emciert
indene$add of rhe tocal
22 re9oductive lealrh !!oenh. r! $e absenceof d€s€ slecial bo.ties/agemies,
rhe t .at Heal$
23 Rodd, which shal asme dre tunciio$ of rhe locat RH&IC. shrti
be ea?mdeil 10 include Lhe
24 folowjng d aenb4:

25
SocialWdfqe md Devetotner Offfceri md
 -8-

1 c) Tlree (3) 4presdtalives aoD NGOSwlo rhal be coEloserlof one (t) epr$@tative
eacbftoo molg |he sedotsr€Frereftilg vono, ,,onth md health.
3 i! boft .ss, ilE local IJIMC alatl lave ttE sane nDcrioB @d lespouibiliries of dre
r flMC 4 d8y ?enain !o !hei. jubdidions.
5 Sec.7_Ltohibite.l A.tt. :lbe fo[owing !c$ &e prohibired:
a) dny heakhcu€s4ice Fovider, whethe. pubticor privare,who shalt:

1 Klowir8ly wilbnold idonalior, o. i$fiict rhe dissemiraiiotrrhseoi ud,/or

I rrerio,a]]y !.ovide incoEecrinfomariotr rcg&dingrrroga
9 rcprotuaile }eahh tDdudjq rhe rigtu ro inforned chojceed ac.eseio a fttt nqge
10 oflegal nedicaly*afe &d etre.lile fm4/ ptauins merhodJj
2. Refire ro pdfod votutary seritizarions,nd othertegalandmedicaltysafe
12 reFodo-ive healrhce ad serices on any
?ecoDoflegal ase04 rhe smDd of
13 1".&of thnd ?alfy coaeft or alrlo,izadd,
Fovid€d rha, tu lhe .aseof ahsed
hinftr 4 ceftified ro b/ de Depdnent of socialwetf&e ed Dsetophert,
ed
15 t.e8@!r @oB, Do!no! ldertat colrelr sblu bekl$san
3. Fail or ause !o fail dejibdareiy' or dnougb goss Degtisd.e, or itrs.uabte
n€glecr,
77 xLedelvery of reproduclivetrealrhcdeud swices s nedat€d
urdd thjs Ad, the
13 rdal GdtueDt Co.Ieof 191, rhe raboi Code,ed piaidenri,l
Defte 79,d
19
20 4. ltttuse tu *r€Dd $aljr, lea.lrhcee krvices ad irfomafio,
on accouDror rtre
2L PeBo!'s@riral rr2tus,gmder or rfral oliddrior, age,retigion,!e4on r
22 crmDsr@ces,andnaLureofturt,
lrovided thar, ajt conscientiodsobjecdoDs of
23 healtbcares@ice providelsbaed otr e$ical ald reti8rousg.oDdr
shaxbe
.$peded; nowds, rbe coBcieftiors objecbr sbatlirnhediarery
ref€r lte ?eao,
25 seekingflch cde dd .sices to @olh* tEatrh.de serice prcvid€rwitnin
|ne
26 sanehcilir/ or om whi.tl is colledmd, atre$ibte;
lrovided 6r..her tbff rhe
 H . B ,N o . 8 1 2

1 !6oD is lot i! e emseocy coudrBonor sdions c6e asd€finedin iA 8344

2 pendizilg fte lenlat ofhosPitalsand nedical clilica to adminnte!aPlroPnak

3 initial nedicat EeatrDot dd suPlor! in endg@cy ed s{ious c4es

4 b) AnyFblic otEcialat both the udo'al dd locatievelsrdlh Pryd aEdaubonry ovs av

5 sulordiMte who sbnllprohibn or inEnrion,Iy resrict legaldd ne&cally_saferclroduciive

6 healthcu€md seaics, indlding fmily plening.
7 Sec-A. Paaki6- - Any violation of tlus acr shall be penalizedby inprisonnelt regDg
3 ftom ole (1) nonth to sia (6) moE&sor impo,eda fine of lwdty Tllou,ed Pesd (?20,000.00)
o!
9 both such6ne ed in?risolnet t lhe discrerionof the cout, lrovided rhat if the otreDderis a
10 plblic ofrciai, s,heshallalsobe administatively liabre.
lI Sec.g-ReponiDAReqdi@e,.r - Beforethe end of A?rn eachyed, the DO$ sbrll sb!!t
12 e aDlat report to the Presidctrtof the Phjli??ines.The repot shall provide a definiuv€ ud
13 conpreldive 4se$ne!r of t]\e implenenradonof its proglaB ud fioF of orher Gov€mnert
14 ageDci€sDd instMertaliries, dvil socierydd dE lnvde sctor and rcconmeDdrplro?nak
15 prionds for qeotive &d legidldle actio6. l]te re?on shanbe prined md dGEibutedm all
16 utiotal ag@cies,the I-GUS,civil socierydd the Driv,te sedor involvedin eid ?rcerans.

17 Ihe qmud .epon sn U eval@lethe conte!!, in!lem@ta!i@, @d inlact of all policis

13 rclaredto reprcducrivehealrh, md fmily rrlaminS ro ensre rhar suchpoliciesprcnoE, lroLecr
19 od 6nil womeD s reproducnve heatrhab,lb8hts.

2a Sec.lO. Au)lopriatioB. - dn idrial axocarioror !_tfrj,Millio! Pes6 (Ps0,000,000.00)

snill
21 be ilcltded in rhe Gldal Arpropnatios to sullorr ihe policjesad obieaive, lnder rbjs Act.
22 UpondeatioDmd e*abushncnt of the R€produtive ftealdr M@genem Couc4 dr DOn snal
23 coDolidae dy surplB nr& Aon trevious rd ed,/or exbrin8 bndgets lertaiDitrg ro
24 t€Foductive h€aldr atrd fadily plunirg 3ervice, jfio the RHMC. Colgres shaU prNide
25 sbsequ@t appropnariolsin the amual budgerof tle Depelne oI geath @der Ae cenral

kc. 11,.Sep@biity C1,rc. - r my !e, se.tion or provisi@ of dls Acr is held tnyal,d or
27
 Repub
ic of thePhilppin6
I]OUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES
Qu*on City,M€troManita
FOURTEENTH
CONGRESS

:. 1An IJ
HOUSEBIIL I{O-

AN ACT
PROVIDING
FORREPRODUCTWE HEALft CARESTRUCTURES
ANDAPPROPRIATIIiIG
FUND5 THEREFOR
B - r e r a t u db d F s € o r Fo - o I o 5 eo D " o ? , n t d - . 4 o f , d D i t i o D . . c r -
^

SEC.1, i.ilv., - Thh Act shal be knownas the iTh€ ReprcductiveHeatth

sEC. 2. - De.lahtjon of P.ir.ipt6. The Statelmgntzes and qua€ntes th€

.ir1 rigr . or all FeN-. I tud'ndLhe g- .o Fo-a I a. eq.'ty € .g. o
r e . e o oF r ' ' h e g h ro " o . d u . L / eh t u l r 1 . F o n t L o € d u o . o - o n d. e " q h r . o
choose andmakedecslons for ihemseves n a(ordancewiththeirretigousconvicuons,
culturalbeliefsiandtne demandsof responsb e pae.thood.

Mo€over,the Stat€r{ognizes and qua6nte6 the p.omotionof Aenderequaity,

equry and wom€nsehpowemenr:s a heatthand humanights conceh.Th€
ddvanefrentandpotectonof womenshuhannqhtsshat be@ntdtio the eftorrsot
tlre stale to addrcss€prcductiveheath 6e,

Asa dlstinctbutinsep€€ io thequaranteofwomenkhumanrtqhtsi

b e m€asure
the Staterecogniz€sandquadnteesthe prcmoUon af the w€lfareand aghtsof chtdren.
]n lunheranc. of thee prtnctp€s, \he Stateshat qla fanlee acc$ to information
and edu@tion,and univercalaccessto safe,affordabe, and quaity reprodu.tiveheaUr
carcseryces.fte Sbte shalposUv€yaddes andseekto eGdicte dsc m narory
pracre, aws and poic6 that i|frjnge on a pe@ns derche of serlat and
reproducliveh€lth aid n,lhts.

sEC. 3. Obje.tives. Ths act eideavore to prwide a stabe and onsistenr

repr.ductiveheal$ cre prcqdm. So€ciRGt
y ii aimsto

a) Provld€ coupL*and individLals

UfieLy,
competeand accuEt€tnformation
add
eduationon reprodu.tv€
h4lthl

b) Provide couples and individlats access to sf€, atrordableand qualry

reProduct
ve heath careserves;

c) Ens!€ the p.nn nq,tmpementationi

andevauatonof apprcprtare
andetr€ctive
reproductve
h€6lth6re proqrams at the natonatand
to6t €vetsncludinqmat€rnat,
DcfrmEi nfant/and chid hetLh.ar€; famy panninqinfomarionand sefr.es;
rcrr'Gs rof tlr€ prevlftionofaborronandmanaqenentof
posllabolron
@npiations,
o: Fniad ouhhs
Cion. .'6lDs"ooh-r ep'N.-ne E F;;c,
dr n d,o..s noo,.. i. o1tse,.
i reprcductivereaLth;and prcventonand tEatment of nfertitryand serua

. e h t i o no I f e t h s - t o r h ( o . . m F o . . . s A a
S E C , 4D .e,oio^,!LF r
rra bederined asf. ows:

.) Reprodu.tive Hedl$ - fF rd, ot o. p-,d p. 5E n6,L dnd socbi

'' b . . n od d o , h e F . h.ab.e,-ordec.eo,inrn, ,i., oiF,\ida.,ng.o
tne rcproductivc nstem andbtrtr3fun.tonsandprocesses.Thisimpiestnatpeopt;re
abe to liire a srisiing ad efe ser lifeandthattheyhaveth€capabiity to repDduce
aid the frcedomto d*td€ f, whenand howoiten to do so, providedthar rhesea@iot
aganstthe aw Thisfurthermeaisthatwom.nandmendnainequa eationshps n
nraLlcE reatedb serualreaton5 and€prcducuon.
b ) R e p ' o d u c t i vRei q h t s d d c 9 , r o r ' n o , a a a a o p F \ ' o 0 " . , o "
'--r adFoo bl rt" .ybe o" no"nod'aoo,.. oen ro-a€o d.
0co5onsconceh ng repfodlctionir€e of di*rinination, @ercionand viotence,to have
r' b m " r i o 1 " d r c d o d o . o o a o d t u j . . e - ' 9 t e n r d a o l do , F , ' d a n d

c) G€nderEquatiry is theabs€n.€.fdkcrmnatj.i on the basisofa persont

scx, *xual o.ientar.n,and sendefidenrti/i n opponunitiesi
in the atocauonof
€sourcesor benerits,of ln accessto setoic6.

d) GenderEquity - is fairnesandjusre n rhe distribltionof ben€fiG

and
responsblit€s
behren womenand hen, andofrenrequn* wom€n.spectnc pbjects
an.lprogfams
to endexjstinq
inequalltes.
e) ReproducliveHealth care - i5 the consreuaiion
of hethods.technoues
6a..ano detob.c ov prae.r B
9
sorvns reproductve
heath{etat€dprobems.Tneeementsoi reproducuve heatthcae

1 nat€rnal,infantandchitdheatth
andnutrition;
2 famllyplanninginiormation
andsefltces;
3. pf&enlonofaboftonandmanag€ment of itscofrptGrionsi
4. ado€s@ntand youthhealth;
5 preventonand managemen! of rcproductiv€tcct inf€crions
(Rnti
'- (d
r o n-dob'nrd,ons n,.
6. e ifr oauonofvo enceaqain+womenl
7. eduationandc.uiseinqonsexualryand sdua health;
L kealmht of breast and reprcductvetEct canGB and orher
9yn€corogicar enditions;
9. nale involvementandpaldclpaton in rcproductiw
h€th;
10.prevenUon andtr€tmeni of nfelt Li\' andsdua dysfuncto ,
11.Promoton of breastfeedinq
 f) Responsibl€Parenthood- i5lhe wil andthe abiiq to respondlo the
r.ed5andaepiEtonsorth€ faniiyandchidren.

q) FamilyPtanning tthatwh.h€nabesrcuplesandindlvdualsto deode

fte€y and rcspansiby the numbe.add spaclngof then chbren and t tuve the
lrfonnatonandm€an5 cho@ and:.c€ssto a rulranqe
to doso,andto haveinlorm€d
!f iafe andeffe.tivefamiy plannLng
methodsi prov
d€d i5 oot Lncud€d
thatabortion as

gendefldenhtv'
h) Ad6lesent sexu:lity-ref€F to the reproducUve.vstem,
vauest belietui
emotions,
reationshipsandsexualb€haviorof vounop€opleas social
tenqs.AdoEcencepedalns
to p€opeaqenbetueen10to 19

i) Male Invotv€ment and Participation rcfer to lhe nvovenenti

otrrrl.loation
commitmentandjoint responsibllvof menwth womenln aLlareasoi
healthconc€ms
holth, as wel as the cE ol rcproductive
s.iual and r€productive

rl Reobductire Tra.t rnfection (Rn) ( o" € L4l o l ttel

-.i -n"t .inqr.'.do&r'aooneho-o n'cton r se eb'od 0e

I sd. ( _"!eno obs.e G' esa q s" .e or t oL€ a r01p o l o v

itior
n qi
. . o , o ' o e ao r . i e a ^ nur '0" Ll'e
nn"t -n.o , "o. dntb'or' oanr
o.aoc a q. .o- - o' pd FniFE a r o . en
- ' o ' a "tron
o'orr 6 a o " s i e d l a o r " d e r' " \ '
". "p 'a, ,, :"t
l) Compr.henslve Emerq€ncy ObsieiJic Gr€ - basc emerqeffYobsl€?ic'ae
Dustw; othersignaltundlons: perfomance of Gsarsn seC(ion andbl@dtransfuslon

m) MaternalD€athRev€wandRespone- a quaitatv€'ln-depthstudvof the

dedicaa;d non.m€d6lcaus6ofandcircumstancs suiroundnq maternaldsthdone
i a onfidenual and non-threateninq runner and envlronmen! wth the prlmary
purpose of preventing
futu.edeathsthroughchanqes or additions prolEms,pLans
io
..1dpo c e\.

n) skiLledAttendant an acc€d ted hftfth prclessional- slch as a nldwire,

a..i.r.; nuGe- whohasbeeneducaien andtrainedto Droficiencv in tnesklLls needed
to manaqe nonal (uncomp Lcted)ptegnan.ies, chldbirlh and th€ mmediate postnatal
r e o d ; d n r h e; e r d o , ' a n a q ' q I o 1 d t r " u r o r ' o p l c l o n t r o ' e - " d

.) skilledAtt€ndance mafaqedbv a skiledall€ndantpus the

- childbirth
cnabinqrcndiuons ofa funchona!emerqenryobsteticcreandreferclsystem

.) Reorcductve fLslth andSexuallvEduation is the prre$ of a'quirLng

..naciJ. aciuoteant r:evant nrorma[on on al]matt€E€!!ins to the r€prcductv€
i".:".. is ru*t.* at p,***s and humansexualtviand lomlns atutudes and
d' q, ntFp' o r' ''" o nro ofellon r'fld v ad
- e p F d < i ' o b " " D F b d " r o l-
, . e r ro , e. L d . o ' n cu d ' a er eo p o
b€rdeenfacts.nd mythson sexandsexualtty;
andcriticalty
evauabeanddscussthe
morai €liglous,so.jaland dtlral dlmenstons
of €lated senstuve$!es sucnas
contraception
andnborton

Se., 5. Reproductive health cate Ptugan. A Pepoduct'@

H€ath Care

a) lndenake prcgramsand sedtcestowads eductnq peope of ther

rcprcductveheath and rghh and irceasingther a(ess thrcuqhout their tfe to
dpprop.iate,atrordabe and quaity reprcductveheafthGre, iniorm:tionand reat€d

b) Prcvdea(uate informaUon and eductionand counselngrcqardle*or

martalstatls,sqandageonthefuLranqeofegalandmedlcllysafefamilypannidq
methods
thatinclude
the €latve b€neftsandnsk oreachmethodi

c) Provide pei nata,andpostnataleduotion,6re andseryices;

nraternal,

d) D€v€opand impenenlspecficsM.es that prcmot€ma€ lnvovementi

participaton
and responsibiljty
h rep@ductve
halth as wel as oths rcprodudive

€J LrndelGkepragramsfor the prevenilonof abolion and nanaqementor post'

aboftioncompiGuons Th€ qov€rnmenl,thouqh the Deparrient of Healthand other
concemed qovemm€nt unts andag€ncies, shalltakeapprcpriatestepsto helpwooen
avod abodlon$rh as lhe conductof eduGiionproqrams on preventinquninteided
pregnancies andenslrnqaccoss to qua ly famlypannlngmetlrods; th€ preventon of
q
setuavioen.eon womenand n chidrenjand provson of socalsupportt! indigent
wcmen.V/hle n.th ng in ihls A.t changes the aw on abcliln, the q.vernm€nt sha
ensurethat women*ekinq carclof postaboftoncompllGt.nsshallbe trcatedand
counseen h a humane,non-judgfrenta and@mpasslonabe manner.

l) Deveop a.d unde.take reprodu.live heath programs for adolescents

ncudng infomationthat w lenablethemb undeBtand their s€xuality
and squal
resp.nsibiityTheseshal n.ude educatonon qenderrclesandvaues,Fuftherithe
program shaLpr.vdea.cse to matemalhea th care,ncudingpre'natal,
perinataLand
post-nalalGre and semicesfof pregnantadoL*@nls;and seruicesg€ed t@ards the
specalreprcduclvehealthneedsof adolescents in.udng the margnallzed,stre€t
chldren,*xualy abusedchLdren,lhe dlffe€ntyabed persons,and out{fshoo

g) Undertakeproqramsand seMcesfor dle pr€vention

and apprcprlate

hJ Und€l€ke progEms and serycet for the t@atmentof LAproducUv€

hact
rnfa.ti.is, HIV/AIDSand othd sns, breastcancer, prostateanc€r and other

i) Pbvjde educationand informatonon humansqualv and r€sponslb€

pdrenthood wo places
nschooLs, andbmmunihes;

j) provideinformationandseruicesaddesslngthe reproduclivehealihn*ds of
 ' . n r a t u i e d o l o - 'p e o r o r e ' n o o - ( . c o - e . e . , - o o d ap 6 , s o n s
o.
arc tromenandch drentn war.riss .'tuah.nr

k) Emu.e that Eprcducltverreathseruicsh.ve adequate

anda full Gngeoi
iutpLies,tuc ih$ aid €qupmenttnd tlrat seru@ provide6ar€ fuly tEn€d fof

SEC.6 midwires fot Sk ed Attendance- Atert .at aid municipatityshaLL

cnpoy enougrr numberof mdlvrvs or otherskLted attendants ro a.hjevea mmimum
:.ro or onefor every150deiveries pcr y6r, to be basedon the averaae .unber of
"o.. ro dr"p"rttote,.
lr.n binhattend.ncethatconsume, r iotated, morethanf.ur davsof everymondrshaLl
' ' 1" -o. ed
"c e d . d o F r " t r so ' a / r , - r o r I p d r f t n a d ne n J t b e
er.ludedfromprovisiofof the LMt Government codeanda I otherI
roo"o apo tuloo,en ,e p-a.qL.pe.oio "1i- I r"no; e."€
d stfbut€dto oneor sever. bidhinqc€nere, thenea.h centef
isslned emergencyv€hce fofpatentconduct to the neaEstemerg€ncy ohte?ic.a.e

SEl. J. EnergencyObsEt.ic Care- Eachprcvnce and cry shat ensuE rhe

er st€nceandopefaloi of hosptalsw rh:dequateandquaifierlpeGonnelthar prcvlde
em.Igency obstetc ore Forev€ry500/000 popuation,
thereshal beat eanorc (1)
lrospltalfor
emprchensveandfour(4) for basic€merq€ncy obstetnccre Sala-"sand
benefG of doctorsa id other h€althprofessionals
neded to @mplyw th th s provison
tom p.ovsonsof ihe Lo6l Government
siiallbe etcLuded Codeandall ather awsor
reguaUons !1atpacea cp on o.a qovemment nqfor peen. sep@'
5pend
SEC.a. Enetqencyranspana an Everybarangayshdllprcv de for at eastone
enretqency velriceon standby for everyb th o(uringln th€ir oGllty Compljance
may
be donetlrrougfrpr(hase of denG€d emerqency vehlcleor paype.!e of prvate
vehcLesExoenditlr€s for the Durchase of oftEtons of sucnvehc€sshaLlbe sourc€d
fiofi theintemalrevenue a totments of baranqays

SEC.9. ltlataml Death Reviu and Re,aank Maretna dsth review and
rcsponseaclviiies sha beonductedlna oG oovernment unjGandnatioialand06
pubicheaLthhospir"Le.Forciu€sandmunicloalties,5oTooialmateha,eathsorat
l . a s t o n e d e a t h , r h c h e v e r i s h g h e fb,es d
hoan
l e a n n u a t y l n d e r t h e dstuep. e r u i s t o n
cr trrecty of municiFal hs th officer.Forpubichosp|3tsi onethird(t/3) I at d6Lhs
s r i abl e d o n e a n n u a L i v u n d e r t h e d i e . l s u p e N i s i o n o f ro
h recptryoi cv an tchao f f c r ,
or the hcpit diredlf for natonaty.funded hospiras.An annuatSafet4oorerhood
Reportshalbe prep-redand€l€ed bythe heathoffic€of everyprcvtnce Dndhighty.
u baniz€d c ty whlchsha containlnformationandeslon.:ofthemaledaldealh€views
cfa Loaltiesandhosplirswithinthegeograph c a@, mregrated ptansand roticies to
brn! down maternaldeaths,and assessmenG of previouspans and po fies. The
DeFrtneniof Heathshal annlallyconpieand publshai iG w€bsiteall the r€polts
andshaladditsownv€M n f,o r m a t opnai n 5 a n d p o l c e s .

SEC.I0 Faclw-BasedFanilt Plahhr@-Fafrty planntngredues the nunFer of

u:lnlended prcgnanc6Bydoinqso,lesewomen fae theisk of matemald*th irbal
:llation,var.iomy, aod otherf.m y panningmethodsihat usuallyr€qu€ horital
srtocesshallb€ ma.e a reguars€*lceavaLlabe t. al @l add nalonalgovemment
hospitaLs,etcpt for speialty hcDLtalsincomDatibLe
with the eid seruice.A I costsshal
Lrecharq€dto PhlFeatth beneflasor Gptationrunds,ndigentfundsor rcglar budqets
of lhe hospltaor the loca lowrnnent unitiincoheretainedby the hospital,or any
otherspecialfund crearedfor suchsefrice.

sEC TL lmplemeDting Methznisn, Thereshat be a Reoroduct ve Heath

\ i a n a s e nr-. o ' n ( , r ( D l 1 4 /e D e - o b t \ ' e o 6 D d o o n n - .or f i e a t n t n ep r , v .
r. odn...aom .he,onp,-e .c
. eoDtedaprFne LrLioro" n npoo..,,.-
"

Tfr€RHI4Cslr. I havethe fo ow ng functois and respomibifties:

a) Formulate an inteqEtednationapotcyandprcgGmon r€productive heath

lhat shaI be lmplemented n rheDoHJetatn€d rhe oca government
hosptats, unit
damged h€ath faciities, othef hearh @ated faci r es operaten by qovernment
organl?atons, as wel as healthrac itiesandsetoc€s
operated and manaq€d by rh€
p vate s€ctor,NG05andotherciv I socteryo€antat onsthat mayopt to partjcipateii

bl Revlawnationalandma awsandpolicisthat infrngeon the sxua and

reprod!.uveh*th afd rrqhEof ar ndlvduasand mlp€s and re.ommend to
appropriate
executive
and/orleqslalve bod€s the am€ndmeni
and/orrep*l of such

cJ Strengthenth€ cpaciti$ of healthrcgulatoryagenci* to ensuresfe, h 9h-

quailly,a6es5ble,andatrordab e reproduct
ve heath rtoices andcomfiod!6 with
rhe con.urreit skengtheningand enforementof r€guatorymandat6 and

d) Takeactivestepsto €xpandthe.ov€€qeof the Nal.na Heaiihlnsurance

Prolr.m(NHIP),esFe.aLly adonqthe poorandmaqinalizedwomen.to iicludethe
tu | ranqeof 5*ud and reproductivehealthsefllces,ommodti€sann supp6as

e) Pomote the invovement and padtcipaton of and provdeactualpolcy,

progGmandfinanciaLsupporttoNGOSln rcprcdlctive
heath car€andsedt@delivery
and n th€ producton,
disftbutonanddellveryof hlgh-qualty
rcproductive
heath and
fanllypannnq suppes aid commoditiesto makethemacce$ibe andafordabe .i,

Th€RHMCsfebe@mposed
of thes€cr€bry
of heath aschairpeuon
andsha
havethefo owingtr€mbeu

sedetary, Depaftmentof SociaL

\i/e faG andDevelopment;
Secretary,DepatmentofInterorandL(a Government;
secretary,Departm€ntof Labo.andEmployment;

Leadconvener,
Nauonal
Anti-Poverry
Commlsson;
I Chairpe6on, Commisslon
on Popllation;
s) Cha.pefei, NaUonaC.mmls5on onthe RoleofFllpinoWonen;
r,) Cha|pefsn, NalonaYouthCounci
Chairpercon,
CommssiononHigherEduction
 ll Tyo reprcs,"nLntves
of oGl qovemment
unts i. be nomnat€din a proces
F yindd
dd b\ d Lh,tbooF d.orob€ om.Fao,
nepresdenrrord tern orrhce l3t vcrrs
.l::: -o'T. c .s..0, Nuo\o.e
t ^ r o t " " " o o . - r ! . e o . d o . r , . o , . e-., n ( n e
p!-o-o o e od.(t.e Fdf rh.ed,Foe.e.
ob. ."::" n _ a , e dn "
o n o " . o ". i.,n- .d. n. o" ,E, b"^o.oo o
Itrsraem
' l l _ - - i ?br! 1alrermaf rrrrce ,.€D/.!
(r)Fa s

o of ha I d (. equr.arr ..
- ...llt" : "
!on." r'LhF .t g .d.e.d,d"(o(.rro

-_-,r!: ".":."" "

tra -" b o a r co . . < . e _ b - f c e n r
oo.d.d" ^-.r."
eo||ro,oo'a l
o o d r *a 9 " - . e e L o a ro5ot h".(a
",refeu
f n'r sna oe*pand€cto n. ldF theTotownqasmenbe6:

b) socal W€fareand DeveopmentOfficef

O Th@ (3) repesntatv6 tromNGo5rone(1) repfe*nrntveeachrfomwomen,
youthand heath *ctore.

In b.th os*, ihe tralRHl,tCsha haveth€sam€fund on5and

,: o .ib jF or'he ) n4, a( .e o-td ror.!.JL di o. .
'C
D tid. ! 0..o,. o ""1 " :np,.s o
1 4 . e r F dt n e a o i f - d n q f o ' d e - D r o o 1 . e e " . D o a " n * r e n J , o o
'tulh s r 'd{ r
r c . o h . a h o n ad o oo p ia . , o 1 ' r " " . . e ; .l;_tqo.e : €.
d . r . o o a lt u n o .{ o C O , t e qt a L o r ' t u , a , . e dr . . c . d .o o . r o j . D t u e r o e n dn d
e ' " o " d , . . e . ' % 1 ' d - o { o ; i - r e .e l e d a " d
,"..q-l-"* pdeco.ooo." p"a.9_4. €^r L -bF.d.
,g . - ( " , r , , o b - t , .F
.. b",eo.Fo on L I.o
i '"
o "
e o i o r " e o r np - o n 9
a\o4al\eu-l.e -: a . bF o.qd.ec o .,.€to,n-drdpo.eduF
' ',e cdb,.ephipoirF tF"I I.u6.G op.o
sc€it or lts d€gree ol comp ertry as comp:rcd to anorhar.

D stuel InsLtarce Respantbittty- ph l teath js herebymandatedto adjusirhe

,canvevalueunit(RVL)ol a rubatqationto onehar o/2) tharof a 6esa(ai d€jiv€ry.
A lasectomy andrUDinsertion's RVUsha beserto onerhrd (r/3) thator rhe.djusred
lu'JaligationRVU.Phltte.lrh s alsomandated to tncudethe njection
of.oftracpives
ind sjmla. prcvderdepend€nt deiveryof contrac€pUves asa ompensabesedicewrh

After the use of a.y phlteatth benet invotvngchidbtfth,peqnanq

..mptGtons, pregnancy lossand at othef pr€gnanry.ealed seru.e rvhere n th€
lreneficiarywishesto spaceher n*t pr€gnanq.phitHstth shaI provtdefor $e fu cost
o rb l l \ p a g r o oro oh oa. gb"c.,Esc .,.de
d d ."d€I." . f , . u d , n oa . . n 9
f€rL'iy.aia'ene$mprh.ds

{olb- in-l.d-d t" on'ta'_ o.ti

o -e.r" -tu nd or dt oco ond
narcna gov€rnhentheat$ orfcesi t cittes and lrospitats.plrdrlse of su.h
contraceptvs shaI aLwaysbe nctudedin rhe reqular Durchar oi essenita
I n edc nes.
a |a. A-.-bp-e" o/ od qo.6mb , n. .ts
!o prdle^r, ar ..d,9r"t, oa.n 9"nd 1ooa.ni,- rdt.n.upptF
DeveopmenlProf.ts mandatedby the LocaGov€mmenr
Cbde
E) BudeetMd)ito.ing The D€partmenrof ftealrh shat plb sh annuaty ar its
frebst€ informalonon all oca govemment unG ar the evetofmuncpa ties,ci|e5and
provmces regardrnq the amounrof fundsbudqeted fof heattn,with detaison sp€cifc
amounts fof r€produclive h€dlthandoth€rhealrhproqEmsthai rhe Department may
wsh to montor, andwith comp.nsons wth the LGUs totalaniua budg€r. The to6l
budqetofficer with help from the (at h@tthomc€rshal be responsbte for providjng
ths informau.n. LGUS rharqv€ lessrhanonethil (1/3) of rher healthbud!€rsto
reorclucdve healthshalprovneinfomationontnereaensbehtndsuchspendnq eves
anddisclsswaysof ncreastiq tundtngwith
rheDOF].

SEC, 73, Prohibited AcE. The lolowng a.is or hath carc proytdeEand
plbllcoffclas areprohiblt€d:

a)Anyh€ith arese i.e prcvl!€rrherherpub.or pivateiwhoshalt:

Knowi.gywthhod nTomation, or restrl.irhe dssemi.aroniheeof,

and/orinientonalyprovd€ncorectnfornatonreqardng programs ann
serui.es
on reproductive
heatn lncludircth€ riqhtro tnformed
choiceand
acGssto a fu 6n9eof legal,medr6lyefe afd effecUv€ famy pannnq

2. Refuseto peforfr voluntary

steriEations
andoth€r egatand medtGLty-
salereprcdLctve healthore andsetoices
on anype6onof €qataqeon
lhe groundof ackof thirdpar.yonsentorauthoriztion:provid€d
that,
n o* of abued mino6 as cerlifedto by the Depalrm€nt of Socia
Wefafe and Developoeit,and preqnantminore,no prior parenta
coBent shallb€ n€c$saryi

L Fal or causeto ial de b€Etel, or thrcughgrossneqligenc€,

or
inexcusbe neqlecl,the deliveryof rcprodu.tiveheath careaid seryic€s
a3 nandatedundertfrisAct,the LoGl Government Codeof 1991,the
Lab.fccn€,andP.esdenuaLDe.ee 79iasamended; and
R€fuseio extendqua ty healthcaresetocesard infomat on on account
oltre p€Eontmariiastatus,genderorsexu.on€ntatoni aqe/re qion,
peEonaLcncumsl"nes/and naUts of wo i providedthal a
6ns. ent ousobjerlionsof hearihcareseruc€ provideEbasedon erhGL
and r€ qious grcunds shall be respe.ted; however,the conscientious
 objectorshal immenatetyr€fer the personseekinqsuch Gre and
seruices
to anoih€fheath car€s.nlc p6v derwiihtnthe$me tuclir./or
onewhrcbis @nven€ntly aa€ssibe, pr@idedfurther/thatrhepersonis
not n an emerg€ncy .onditionor sefio$ casea5 definedn RA 3344
penaiznq the refusarof hospirasand m€dc. c nics to admtnistef
appropate nitia medGl kealneit and supportln €merqeicyand

b) Any publicotricialat both the nauonaland toGt lev€s with ,ower andautnorjtyover
d1, \ bo onora ,.o fJ oohio -q" r"o,<) i-,"h
reprcd!.livehealthcareand*frlces, including famiypannin!. "-o

SEc, 14. Pera tties, - Ant a.t ar po ry rhatviotateaqanst the e{ercseof one!
sexlalandep@du.tjv€rghtsand/orvioat€ anyprovis on of !h5 AC(i5 punshabteby
inpfsonmentof one monthto six monthsand/ofa ln€ or TwenryTholsnd p€sos

sEc, 15. Repofting Requhenents. - Befo€ the end oi Aprtl each!€ar, the
DOH5halsubmitan annuaEpori io the prcsideitofthe phjiDpnes. Ther€podshall
provde a deflnitiveand comprchenslv€ asessmentof oE mplementation of G
prcqEmsandtho* of otherGovernment ag€ncies and insrruhentarti€s,
cvl soc€tv
andtlre prlvate5ectorafd recommend appopnateFrlort s for executive.nd leqisative
actons.lne reportsha be prntedanddistrbLted to all natona agenclcsi
the L6Lls,
civ soceq/ andthe p.lvatese.tor invoven in saidpeqGds.

The annua feport shal evauate rhe coftent, imptementaUon,and impactof a I

pollcies
reatedto reproductve hsllh, andtumilypanfingto ensurethat suchpol.ies
pmmote,prctectand fu lll llofren s epDductiveh€ath and riqhts.

SEC. t6. App.opriations An inillal 6 ocationof FFq r"liion Pes

(P50,000,000 00) sha be ncud€dln the GeneElAppropriations to suppontnepolicies
aid objecuvesunder thie Act. Llponseaton and estab8hmentof tne Reprcductive
Heath ilanaqem€nt Couici,the DONshatcons.dateaiy su.pllsfundsfromprevols
yeaB and/orexistngbudgetspetainlngio €producbve health and famiy plannn9
s..7:c.slrto lh€ ier agenlr"conqresshaLprovlic3lGequentnpprcpridtois ii the
arn!:l blcget.t th. De..3tfeit.f lr* tt unc. aheG€neEApprpri:iio:er.n

SaC, 17. sepatability Claus, Ifany p:4 sectiono. provisionofths Act is

heldinvalldor unconsijtuuona,otherpovsons not affecl.dtheeby shalt€main ii

s=C.la, Rete.line clause. Aloih€r l;ws, dace.s,ordeG,$ran.et rrres

ard reg!i::trr3 li::i 3,e nonssient Nih lh€ pr.vsl.ii nf ti5 A.i a.e irercby
rei:aiedi:i.id:i .. ii..fi:l a...riin9ijr.

SEc, !9, F c.iir?,.Tns Ad shal t ke efrtctineen (15)daysafterits

pubi.al!n n th€ Oircial Ga:etted. in ar lesr ti,!o (2) n.$spapr6or qenere
 Repubic ofthe Phtppin$
I]OUSE
OFREPRESENTANVES
Quezon Cit,, llerro f,tana

FOURTEENTT]CONGRESS
FirctRegutaf
Se5sion

HOUSEB1LLNO. 39?0

Repres€ntah,e
AnaThe.eeLa

I l o t u " t r o d - r . e . e o t 6 . o t o n , . J . g o t d t FT. l , 6 o ro iL r p.o i..d o,c

-o.- opo o
quF-o- o. .d olo
' a.6 orcoaeotrno 11bp of olo!o.-r1 en.ILnIao"rd.Iuqoo
:a_r o
" ,u" jo| g oI :p- o .
rt. d o J orl"a. . a d,: e.d rre 1,ra.,- orJf ,fd.cong.e. d.
sofaf faiiedto do affrmannprcmorerherightto h€ath andUfeby enacunq.;tiona
porcyandproqram of Eproductive
heatrh.
Thes€ locallnltiatives
dispemanymisconceptjons thathounded previous attempts to enact
a naronarprograh andpoi.y on reproductve heath. Fofone,theyprovethatthecahor
rcfa reproductive heath }ogcm harfeson.nce at theqrasnoots eve.Ordtnary Fiipnos_
\o e | 0... d . e . o o.-rqed..j.re.poroo,... ob.d - o . - o o d q .d..e.o
:
o o . i < : or ' o r . a - t e a
. . d , o d . e . st . - e o , a , a b . e )c . " p o , d . .9
r€frediesthatthenationagovernm€nt hasf. tedto deiiver,
-.e
- : : : " " " , : : " ' e L ar o . I D o . - " d p . o o r , . , . " ^ r " a e 1 o..d. ....an,q-rF \l c . . . a r o a o _
" c t i o na, . " -
e
' o o o o r "
s o " o . o o . . . . e t - "
r " - " d 1" 6
r t.n. rao
t a - . e o o r FL ! o . . - . - e p o . , d . . u r r r o . . . . _ p o r n e
l. -: _ " 1 _
i:", ,l , L o
oooynqc.u " l0: "be
. morenienseafd ter.F "sd,o".poL_., oer lpre..

Thcro,"aet" eio;t !.".rcre\"..,ho..oo" or p"l

-na((a-aonc,doodLr.ele
trr.ngd..o.-1"ro"te."t.oaoe
ed-. 6,d,.d.F.1t.10r" c orrc'Jpoa r!!e r1 0pr!\e.toabso a!"ol
l F o L " r ) b " M - e r _ C q . . o . d o q , F . t a . o to t p r a qd a o r c
_o_ena do
o D.-udipd,A i.a"p o o -"dethp to",o" oLoi.a,r,
ola 9 40| _
d or ard .e.. " o @o ro-o
," " , d s e o r 4 a ,t d
Ct y r " - e d a U . eO , o eo r o n o r9' , . . p o n l o t o
e d " . - h o odo d o . o tt " . . e . f
'otr! oan r orFlodin -do.0r"or "ao.
" r 4 a o rsoee.r-a ou.lanotao4n
agarf$repoductve heatr pfovideG if thecity.
 d"e: FFr iirho.r rhbd lalanle n oor iesa o proerar!,
I "1 l:o-:!-oi,ol:T"d.
i L - o . d r - - p . o . 9I t. . h . a t a l u . g e n4 r b l o , . e o a ' 1 o . c o f g r 4<. ; r e d o )
- rc.o1\LLr'o
o b E d o n .r o n - . e p " r F .r ( . " o o o
, ra I p , e q n j . , + n . "
- _i, o e u *cn"d tr tr iec aiio dFo o e wor t aat,;orsan."rio1,
-"r.e a
rdqed a b o 1 , o .t h " s a r " , a . e . . a r o n o ,i q a r / d t o 1 ,d i n s t h d _ e
'r ir d . n s aF l b o r @ T I r l e . o . n v . 3 0 0O O O o .n eo - r h F: i g h e s .1 a - . a r d . o L .
'1oda.rqr 6.no
: ::.";:i,:;;'="""

:' ./ -o1s- a' "n- :a.! , "r.0- ge_r :d*t"

o ,
- 1 e p r-ed.er o 4. .6rdrha c ^era.Fo 4or6n./ourq
h- . f F o , e . u d t / . . o n .I r f t o . n +
. o n . r nt n e
c c r1 - , , " o t d . e i o o i . o . . a t r s o . r , 4 d ! . n a
a ,
o n oi 1 d E or e E r l \ r 9
i''.' ofi I0O000_0rF" - r ae.p "*qrar"
t- ou cora tne.| -nae, ri" yeor.n.Fa Oevetopn en:
uoJrro owerit to 52 by 2015.

Tlri: rcpresentation ftom AKBAYAN haswoR€dwithdiffereftnon-qov€rnmenhl

0ti,
"t o n -
"rd
{ o . { ! g r o D . ! . . a . . h o rt * h . h F " s o ; r o . d " , o J p t eac n a
or-.
- r L r " l d n g s " ^ : . e . , a d - d e J d e l ( e - o a +qan . on a . . o -c E e d - " r i o l o l r F p r o d - c , . "
d o r o g r a r \r r . o r e e , a a . d a o - c . d a r ( F \ r i o ei i s o i l
rt. b.t041{-erta*dera g eo - . e D . o o J ( r ih, e
" J 1 , e t u - . d . d p r o q r a Tdsr "
a \ a J l l e a t r e t a c a L a n d n ; n o neav € 5

Hence,
thep.omptnpprovatofthis y soughr,
bt s earnes

ATBAYAN
PaLy-6t Representatve
 Republic
ol thePhilippines
14
IIOUSI:OFR'PRESEN'ATIVES
Qu:zonCity/'vletbf4ania
FOIIRTEEI'ITH
CO116RESS
FIPSTREGULAR SESSION
HOI'SEBILINO, 1-7

Intloduced
by HO OIIABLE
EDCEL
C. LAGITIAN

E:(PLAfiAIOqYNOTE
The pre.€nt poputationof the countryof 88.7miltionhasqa[opedfrom 60.7miltiont7
yeaE ago.This makesthe Philippinejthe 12o mostpoputousnalon tf, the rcrld toddy. The
Fiipino wonenS fe.tility rate of 3-05%ts at the urDer bracketof 206 countrjg. With tou.
babiesbom everyminuterthe populiuonis expectento baltoonto an alaminq 160mjlion in
2038,
It ;s worth noting,howeverithat .yaitabtestudies,data and stabstrGshowtnat the
Filiplnos
ae Blonslve to havinqsoallersi4dfamilies $rcuqhfie choice of iamttyplaintng

Thedesiredfeftllity rateof Filipinowmen is 2,5 childrenper wohan.ftowder, the

a.bal total turtiLityrate is 3.5 or a difieence of one chitdbasj@ltybeGuseof the
lack of infomation and ah*nce oi accs to tumity ptanning.The curenr lnmet
need for contraceptjves for esmde is 23.15o/o for iao. wonen and 13.60?6 lor
@ren whoarc not p@r (2003NationaloenosraphicandHealthsuru€y)
61vo oi currenuyfiraniedwomendo dot want addiUonal
child.en(2003 National
Denographic andHealth SrPev)
50-6%of the yodthwantlo ha€ onlytwo cnildren(2002YoungAdulti€nilv and

d.97oloofallFiLipinosbelideittsinportanttohavetheabilitlto@nEdone!fertility
or to pranones famlly,It h s qnifcnt to notethat 8790ol the totarespondentsare
RomanGtholic (February:2004Pulse,€ia Suwey)
Neanynine in ten Filipinosor 86% ey that .andidat€ fo. etectirepositionswho
advo€te a prog.amfor Mbnen'shealthshouldbe supporredwhiteonly 2% sy
theyshouldbe rejectedBnn12%ale undecided on the maner;
f. 82% sy that cndidates ln favorof coupleshee choie of familypLnningmeurcds
shouldbe supportedwhilernly 3olothinkotheruiseand 15oloareund{idedi
g. 82oloof Filitnos co.sider cndldates suppodinqa law or measureon gopLilatron
isues worthy oi tneir voi€s while only 39o *y such Gndidats shouldnor be
backedat the Dollsand l5vo are undecided;
h. 83Vdof Filipinos
*y tneyar€in favorof candldates
whosupporttne all@tiooof
sovernment tundsfor famiyplanoins
whileont 2olosaytn€yarenotand1soloare

A mere8o/oof Filiplnos billieve of familyglaoninq

that a cndidatet championhq
isues will soellthat candidate3deteatat the oous.
metlrods/
sewlces andfaciliti€s
andto eisuretheiraccess
tc anl:qualytult|angeof tegat,
rnedcariy
safeandetrective
fanrily
Dtanning
methodsatanappfopnnt€ timeandbtcompeieni
andadeq!.terytrajnedpersons,
thebtltmandares ci pcputanon
theConrnrission (popcotvr)
to
bP tie .enLar D|anrinq.-oorornaFng rmpteaerrroa-o r o. to,.1o bod/ ,o rhe
irleE
.on nereq 've a,,d drpd ool.cyor ,eorodLcliv€oedt,f .m popltdron devpropqeit.
the flnctionsoi pOpCOM
S€ctons or the bitt specifres as the teadaoenrvln the
:rprlre'nnon o r t l e o e po o u . t . . r e d t t h , F e s p o l . r h , F
%eltood dla oorLialon
Der'.jlopre.tAo or .407 .

Thisp.oposed
Actdoesnotonlyseekio prot€clandpfomore rcpbductiveheairh,nd
rghrsandto empower couples,individudlq morepafticutdrywomen,andthe y0(rth,buLjt
aEoams to irnprovethe qualilyof ljfe of the p€opleir sereral. Srldiesshowth:t rapjd
poprlanongrowthexacerbates povety whtj€ Foveq spa\ns ?oid ooDubtion ororlth,

o TheFamiyIncome
andExpenditurcs
surveys
bylheNarilna!
statistics (NSOI
Omce
noT o8c-r000ds ose! .ar ' ,.']oool GF es dv ^! - ony , hrd.enare poorbui
onll 15.7ol0
offGmiiies
havng tr.!ochildr€ndrepoor.

O Largefamilysizeis dssociared particiDaiion

Frithnegaiivederemjnantof 5choot and
poorheaithandsurvlval ratesanongchitdren. (Orbeta,poputation
dndth€ Fiohi
AgainstPov€dy,2003)
o Th€p.evalence oi childlaborise5,andschoolattendanc{:
fdlts,wirhthe numbsof
childrenin the ramlly(Raymlndo 2004). Moeov€f.the oddsof. childbecoming
undetueight dndstunr€dare qreatertl h€/shebeiogs to . househotd wirh5 or
more members(Fr.lRI 1998)- rtis padty exptans urhy poyerty tends ic be
nansrnitted andsustained fromofe generation
ta th€ rexr.
o Accordingto the UNPopulattof Fund2002Reporr,.,to\i/€r
birthratesandstower
populationgroilthoverthe lasrthreedeGdeshavecont4bdedto tasrere.onomic
progr€ssr a number oideveloping counfties.,'
O l4oreover,tlresameReport disctosedthatfeditityde.tioes
accounkd for V5dof iie
economrgrowthn EastAsidbeh4e€n 1960ard 1995.Additiona|v. ir show€dthat
corntrresthat investin healih,including
reproductiv€ heEtrhandfarnitypt.nnins,
andin edlcBtion andwomen!development reglster slov/erpopulaiion
lroMh .nd
laster€conomicorowth

A consistent
andcoherent population
nationdl policyalonqwithsoundmonetary
and
fisczipolicies
ind qoodgovernance
could propel
our peo|te trwardsustainabie
human

Accordingly,
approval
of thismeasure

EDCEIC. LAGMAN
 -3-

h. Adolescent
Sexuatity rei€.sto trlc r€pbdlctives/stem,qende.ideniiL,r',
ratuesor
beji€fs,emotions,relationsfi.
s nnd g,<!el b.h3vicrof youngpecii: !: s'laatbeirqs,
Aaores(enceref€6to . I'r i9. ,nJ perta s t0 p6pje be$r'eeh i:heag€5.L t€i (io) ei.:
5 i- R€prcdlc1jre HcatnannSe\urli{yEdrGhon_ is tie prdessot acqlinngccnplei:,
--
nrar...
:lncdons
. - : : , " j -"d trd
qT r , . - ard lurrr) o a . ,- c n e s e o r . J I . r , . . " r o J . - , ? . - / a . : -
p,oces4 *\uL.rryj dndtorn! nn/daG.nd oei:,s;ooJ1sq.
r r p r p e e L l n j c . o n . l i p t a f e c , o r I b T d < t6 n d q ( n d e ro , - ) . n a t ;
Incuo* d€veroor )0 rhelJo s. / 5\Ltsro be rde ro 4,s.r, u ;f bi see- h.-L -.a r r.r -:
s e .a - db u " l t v ; a i d c r t c . , , / v - t L l t e d r d d s c r s L n . m o i r , ? r i l r o L < , . n . a i i n c * l . " r c l
71 orens:o-(orretared *rsiti!- irJs<-.h a onizrlFuon anaJ5crton.
12 j. DeveloDtrpn - rs a . -tu dretu:ondrp.octu rnvoiti.gm.(.. Lhrng.. tr
J-..
fruaLrrc!,pop_td- a.iijtJlc, - ndtjonat nsuhrriolsJs drlt 4 u.e..,ete o. or e@nomr-
grow$, the edudion of inequatityandthe eradicrion oiwidspread poveity.
15 I Sunaddb.e qurd4 De\ropnenr Ure.oG:.yo: he prc.s
^"- of;-rbrohg hlhin
c-o(es Dytrad n9 p-more I o e1.oytonq,feorthyandp,-olc ve 'iv6. arord:i: tn..,. r -u
ro leu(6rededfo.a dern'st ndardol,M-g d-d asJnn. co lirury andd(eterdlol ot
aerebpnenlby a.h:ryirga ba,,re between andan,onJrrnogeabte;opJtaron, pdnuarF
resourc* andheaitiy envircnm3t,
. .r,Popuration Dlvek.ftnf - r ojoodd u,!: ain, @. (dr hL,F.o-p.erp-,u- c.,(?e
2l h,f!y -l h or rgponsDre parnboJdrrb. i;pr;v€ repod".bre
22
[1;-d::',1
n€arr or horroudlsandcoltribL:c !h:.r.rexf ro d<ta5s rurernctrorta,iturrT Id rfa.: T M j
andeanychitdmo.t ry; (cJ€duc€inodeneof teen.qc
ll|r"l"' dn
:_:"t1, (di.orobu?* o",. ,., ;if JJ,#;"J;,'"#"it":*,il ;
25' beMeeop.,prrrlion,no",oi$nbu.io. F(orom..d(.r,hesa-d drc
26
"""",";:[""?:r."
27 sEC.5. The Comnissionon poputarioi(popccr.l). ous_anr(o $- r(
_ ,'arFdoolicy,
de lhp -i ooou,rUon c,n
Comf,,( .- \por.dM, s,.rt,spfrF"5 -dr c.n.rdtD d , I
.oo'di,ab_s.'notemefonq no-r orinsboc
"rd / Io. rrF Lorprh"*"" qj;;"- ij;;
:l_TlldLcrryg hedtth and ooorlation d@oprcnl -i |Jlc .rot"Tcntaron
""a ",.oi rh.l ;.ii-
:AUmoaB . l . r y ] s h q r b p J 1 . i l a f e d c q e n coy r , e N o t i o n .r o n o. . . n n ao
" . : " " 1 (NEDAti
shatih.veLreblowinqtuncrionr. ",",,.:
-o
33 r. i . t e 9 6 ' e o n o n . n L n ! i n 1b d r s , " c i . r - : . o j r J . r p r ci , . i ! . ..r:,r .r
mr,!!o d'.r..-. ^:1r. ..J . ,.
35 ff:l#::".;:lj'" "*"a
b, To prolide the mecharismto ensurcnciive2nd flJt parri.ipatjon
ot Ure p,ivar!
a1 sed.r and ihe cjijzrnry though rher or$ni.tiois in $e ptanni.!
mpremenbtjonof repDductiveheatdrQre, an.rpopuaiion anrj
t3 devetoprneni prograro
39
c..-o ens@ p€op e ..(Lj ro niur.-,y '., hlr, e..a,,t) .fto."-...
reproou:rrre heatihqoodr6ndseNic. "na
d. To ranlLdte rheinvoveren-andpld. panonofnon nvlehr entorganz,,oisand
oe prv!€ +r(o T F1ltd,ftle hea,thcrrese1,...aetv. ry r- j j. .r .:r.. . J,r,
ormfilor qndJetryc4? otqlatry rep,cJucirene.t- :nc .i i7, 16rr,.) sjpr:rs
cndcomrodibe-!o ra.e th.m d@sidF Erddarde c .o ordndrycitirensj
e . o r u r r yr p t e m et t . . p c p r d u d i v rl . e r t h C J r do r n : : n . L ? r t r . e r i . , q

1.) Reproductire
andsquatheatth
edu@bon
incudino
burnottimtted
to couNeli.o
iesd
on s-e.L tF Ep or or d r eL d t, {re ,,. m _q
o M.inq n -td.
surg@Lm€ r1e, "ni
50 pe -natatand
2.) ivlatemal, Fostna;l elucnuon,are andserui@3;
51
: l :::*"*:
 lepubli.of thephjtippinls
TIOUSE OFREPRESENfATIViS
llezor Ory, l,htro li.nita
F'I'RTEEN'H CONSi{f:\S
FIRSTREGULARSESS'ON
sr:lsemLiro. 17

AR ACT
.-_-- - PROVtDrtc FORA Llntloita! poncy oN REpRoDiJcrlv= ,1!glil-ri.r,
REsto slBLE aiRENritooo ,qNDpoputarroN DEviit-oelitln ntc roi6t x:n
PljRPOSES
8e--4ena.ted by ke kM c and thpriaM af RcLreemi-ue, ot Dteh.|i),J ,n .br!6

_ SFCTION. sh;rt EUc. - .l's A.l indt bp \.,o..nd ! L "Rerror!:- - i-.,:i,.

Rsponsible P.i€nr$@d and !,otuteijionD€velopnrenr Act Gi 2007",
SEC. 2.,Declarat'or ef t,otisy. - The State uphotCsaod prcnct.: eporsili:
odrenlF@dmfonreJrhoi@,br. -,€LirBandrGocc fir 'i( i on,ln.q w,.. .nre,*r"7
recogoEed
hternatjonat
humanriqrts.
T h e S G r c . 5b i u o r r o di ' l c , . 9 \ L o r r . . , . c p r , . ,
or!.anzatons I ) o n i . d t a d{ ,! c m e n j,. L r . r . .
to efitq:veandr':,on.ot€ pdr.icpr.!i i re bTulabon d]d ,mpkrenFuon

9- Thispolicyts an.horedonthe raijonabtnat sustatnabte

humandevetopmeni js beiier
10 asuredwih a mandg€btepoputdljon of healrtye.luc6ted
ard orcductneciu2eis.
11 The Staietkewiseglarante.s
unlvergtac@!
. aleiry
reprcdu,.nve
relur.,. -.*'*.,*"r.. ;*:JTi"'i:I*,Tf;;l;fili: ::::
, evena5r pnohbzF<
the, (oj of ,voncnandLndrf, dro.o orh,I u_. _r i trd i/cr.
- rhis Actdeclares
t n''''nn Principt!$. the iol*inq as basicslidins
15 o'n.ofl!9
rai, $1 - 1r parophr-rer o. ev.-y rL,nry . ?$.. rrd.,.-:.1.
:Iy
nedh @F rMes ns Legivenp,.Tacy Loenslre| .e o|.drof h&ftri'ri torcn
13 anoro pbmorealon..ideoaenrno:
19 Thelmiredresoufs L: rrre@u1Fy o.no! jc,utereot_
seMcea burgeonin!nuttitudetiat m.kesihe alocarons
2l
c. FEedornof choi.., whichjs ceni-tto dle qer.ije 6f€ny n,Jh! nlji le iJir
?i quaGnt€edby the SratEhkethe nghrGelfj
c. wh'retfc numbq d1d spacingof ordre. J,. rcq b lle sound ol
25 parenrsand coupt6 ba-d on their p.ei.t @nvi.r;j. and retiglols,Jd!qen!
b?ta.it,jN.i
onctrned rdcils dnl ,:cuDt*, ildLdiql urn,:i,Ed nLlMdJtrts, ,.,.1.c JJ
arom60re.2fd tutarlBto etsant..aequ,e lnd oir,ohten n9 intomEbon on
2a reprosL.weh€_tthrld Fdnrn su,rtty s.o.td be Eridcd4. .r:. .{ sare
29 "rd
Mrels c40 prJ esonrt p-ivrte pdctitjorets;
F. RepldJcr\e hatr irctudnqule promorolo, b.ssi I@,! mu< @ rne
31 oncen of dle NationalGorenmeir andI .mt c.',mFEd I rrh. Jor.l
 9loo Repodrctr H€n.tn a ,tSeruot.ryldurlonsoa,tLomm.rei tnc raorflpsli.cl
2 yFarr,lrped,drely foJiov,tr g ofc . ..., efnor!fiyof ris act ne pcFcot4j.tj
3 s c n a r ; t fyd - c d t i o(nu r . " t r a d n , u s, h r r t b F . - m m or o. r- d , r u D r . . a . d p r Nbnr.Lti.J;
r*Lh o c , , o n ,
sra |rlrudcdrctd.ed pop-tal,r :nd dedor"nl. rncps n oaduonI,othe
5
folmna 5ub,F6
a, Repbdlctiv!h.tlth ani i.xJaih.!hts:
b. Reprcductive hearh crreand*ftEejj
c. Attitldes,berefsanl vatus on sc[.] {everopheri,sexuatbeh-i/irr
and5q$J
t hiEardsof abortion-nd nanalen€nt oi postabordon
11 fffH*,;"
L2 e. Responsjble
Darenthood:
i Naturaland moderni:;ily plan.ingro pr€venr!n vanteo,urptannedann rnjstjrned

15 g , uF andapplic.t@n
of natuEttumilyptannn9 hdhodsj
useanoappri@tion
of nodemconbdeobv€
deviDs:
i . Abstinence
beforemarnaSe;
j . Prewntionand,tieairnent
of HIV/AIDSandotier
Sn5/SIDs,p|Irffie dn€er, bieasr
@n@r,ceBiatcn@ andorier qlne(ooEur dieordcDi
t_ Nesponsrore
sualitvr and
t. YdenJ, perin.t!ia d post-ncEteduG.
orl Gre dno..,vr-es
22
*_li ::lft :1.1"
-*," dlJ unro,.ynqhrof pde,,6id .. 8 {n r o, ri{ 1ofr -le
23 ed odrenAh,rtrdoequare dno eFvdnr slen!fic maPnJson
me.geappmonate toprcsdnd,o2nner oft45cnn.rguat.ry edrGr:oro UFr rli:dci. .{
25 s F r e c o g n / s l n e i e e d o m o r p a r e n t s r r d - (rdqec t r c r o i . o . ( . , " , h s - . . . , r , . , , u c " r ;

21 N o n - f o T aFld Lj , . . ? r e s h J rhtk . * 6 n r l l d Fr h eo o o /m
. ...bur.R
- ..:o.u:,r
,,
Healln
2L andSe\ualtvEducinnn
29 r n t e e t e nc r u r ) . r - : . ? p r o d u d i vtee d r , rd , . e . u d , Dc i . : . .
, romarol
var!* zid a biLh.bJ-.d!€.h:ng rnFth.dmayLFadopkc.

^_-- :E 9i
AdditiTt Drty or Famiryptrnnin! cai(. . I.r icL. i.in... ..... .. r:
u n @ r s n e ( b ym r n d d t e r p o nl p D i i c t o na : t ( r r f t . . . : r , J . r : - , f . o . i L . : : J - , . . . . ;
33 mcT11 peaons--6udnr or rer:i,r (u icr o. I or p.D. ho. e55, ro qia
1: T:' in,bma(on ,d orry oenaj:.i I ,dci., o.Jrrns rna refon.i:.1
:aT:lr,"1d
Dar.ntnoo l Ldt, t u . n e 1 dt i , { } . i r t o @ r e rn p o r r D n :t:oFr i 6 r ! 1 . . J d ! : : j - : . , - ,
35 .
.36
q. Cer$fiG$ of c3nit:doe.-
l7
-. SEC, No -.ri"ge ti"€ns.s.rt, opi$.ei iJt tr, Lll
33 uv! aeo,riar u.r€s tne rppicrts presenta cenlictF o, crmpEne KU€d Ly L ? 106l
rdiy Plannr'O Oif.e /edMng rharBreyhndduivrqe ed corp,cher.Dei":lrueol,6nd
i f o m a t o r o - t u n l y p l r n F r n 9 . t u s p . , . , o i e p c r e , j , . . i . l r . . . . Jc ii i. o , : . . , . r r . . - : . . .

St!. 0 Cnpab;lity EkitdiEg of Cnnmudity-Bdr.d \rotrnt4er !v$i<eE. -

(, ormr w 0d*0 vo,u.r.e :vo*es Ik but noLI r Fr (.) Bddlgoy hca!l \!o.rff. ,,rJ:l
undergoretainjng on |,i,e delvel ot reprcducriveheatir care *Jc€s.nd shaij rsive iu.
lN UranL0%ift eae n horordnoup04rccs.Lt .c-p'a tionct t a,nrnq.ftp ,nc@f, :n
hof,orad!shailoc turdeohom ihe G.nderanoDertoome.\\C^J brdg; ot .t." r.r*rondl
rconomKann o. rtarme-t alr]1onty(Nma), Dcldrrr. | .. Hshn tDot) .id :.
DepartrnentortheJnrerior andL.@lGovemm€nt rDrLG'
1 ., inciudirgbul noi limiiedin injedio ot depopturen as a.ondition for €nploJrnerr.r
2 continuedemplolment,or shELlfaij to complywitn the employe/sobtiganion lnder
3 s€crid 10heEot and
d)AnypeMowhosrrallertaoeinvJitltuiitsinf.mebononiteprov:$orsofthisAcior
GU* suchdisintomaiion,
6 sEc 16.Penatrie..- rlry vioarionot l,irisacr shatL b€ c.fajizedbv inrritinnei,r
I il!:19 i o l o . e ( : ) m o n . b s r ( 6 ) r o n h s o-d ire o r,e1.y nor,rr pss
3 (P20,000.00) o' bot suo frnerM mp,i{nne1r .- tfiFd . .relonof up ;rcus ourL rf !r:
9 off€oder is a jurldi€i pe6on,the penElry shdilbe impo*J uponrhe presid€n! Tr€asuisi,
ro secretaryor aiy peMn or offi:er .slonsibre ior the violation.ff the oftende.is an atien;
11 he/sheshall/after *ryi@ of sartence,be deportedinrmediatety wiihouttu|n]er pbc€dhqa
-:ntheBieauofImrig?tron.tfrhFoffcnderLapuo.i(!Tcro,etrpto'(.dpLj.,!s:.,t.:n
Il rddiaonro tfe pelcltjq here,L'Sve povo.d, ordc,hrJhr.,l,sn.!. It,on lnF4o!rfl,.r.t

15 h additonto the foregoirI p€nattj6,viot6to6of tllis act sh.li b€ tiabteto $e otreided

16 or itrj!red pn.ties,soren aid/o. couptE fc cjvjt dEna96 rhe .nount of wtrtchshaltbe
17 $biect to tne dis€tion of the omld @d.
ra sec r7.aeF.Fialionr.-tenps€r(tu,ot?}.!!?r:r.irdft..ti. ..Iii.i
9 Dudqetof a'l qowmftnr dcparlrnFntq4e6, blcad and otrc€! tunald n tne adnLrt
20 Gen€l Atprcpdatio6 Act In e:dd!re whn Retubilct t No.7192OVo!B tn DLLt iyRrr
21 and Nation-blildinqAd) aM Ex:drjy€ odcr No,273 (ph 'pojii. pl..itior 63,lcr &:js3;,r:
22 D€velopffit 1995-2025)shall b€ a[@tv a,rd srilr€d ro 5lppnrr *ie op€r?td6 of lre
23 POP@M,sudr -ddtioml *ro as nny be nq=sry fcr $e etredire itrebnetn"bonof inis
2a Actshallbe rrdudedin 6e $b..!ust Generdr arpopiarjon5,qd,
25 SEC,18. Ihplsnemins Rule and iagl|;tions. wiurin itcy (e)) d,ys nsn l1'.
26 eftdiw of $is a.r, nre DeDrdrEnt oi t€aluh, N:ticrat E@n6nic.nd Devetriil::r1l
27 Audrordyand tie ccdnisicn on Po lauon shll joiiti/ pFmugate, ail€r !16n.-r..
2s eEl]lbtjon wftll heBidra d naijaal mulus€doial nonjcrenldsrt orlaridlic.s, ile cl€
29 and reldatoB for the €trectiy. impl€n6tllion of this A.t and sfiai, esE "Je tu|,
30 dishaton of tie em. to ilrc public,
31 SEC, 19. Eicameral Grrs6lor.t OleFisht Conmiaee, A glranrerai
32 Cong6jond ov€risht Commis3eG herebyolar.d t! reg!i.ln./ mnitr a.C asJG tne
$ implseniaiion of tllis ,oc! th3 coflniaee drall be c.fpojtl .f the cnriDuis.i .i n]'
34 S€nateCommille.on Yo!.th,v/o'@ aod F ily Relntilns,ine chairpBisn oi $e t{oe
35 Comftlite on Wmen, six (6) nembs of ite s3iate and5 (6) rcnbeE of $e Hoe or
36 F@tr*ntatiE t! be dsiSiated by se s€na€ PeiLjlnt aiJ dE sp€akq cf $e Hou* oi
3r Repr(:gtatiE repedjvely: f tuiden, rh;t t*a Q) ar dra dx (6) nrdbers @]nq iff
3S e.dr Ho@ shatl€plent the mauontyas e@Nocnded by $e r4iioiv ledcJ cf each

40 sEC 20. SepaEbillty Claue. - lr any paD s:Uon or porision oi this ad is held
4t invalldor un@EtfuttonalotlB peisions not.ttu ted 6.reby slall ffnin in tull fo@ ar'd
,. etre.L
Src, 21 R€oealirg claue. - All otlrer lava, dec@, orderi, iss@nces,rul6 dno
regllatons @nbdryto or inccasstgt $iii !:c troYisiansof this Ad ae h4:lil r::Fdl€c,
mdded s modifieda@ininsh.
sE{. 22. Cltre{tir.ltt. - nrb ad shallti(e etrecttrrteen(19 dsvsaf€r tE Flblicilon In
at led two (2) nsalapeB of natoffil ciruh1ion.
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Republicof the rhilippins

HOUSEOF NXPRESf,NTATII'ES
QuezonCity. Metro Madla

XOURTDENTr{CONGRESS
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Sdtlago IU, R€!. Mtrk Llandrc L, MendDza,

R€p.ELcmdroJsus F. Madrcna

FXPI,ANATORYNOTE

It h6 ben obsened that th€r€ is a deficiercy i! the disscmiralio! of informtiotr

egdding health c& inlomalion to ronen. Mmy won€n d€ nol consioG 'f L'F heallbcdc

pEcauriom fiat should be rale. dring pegndcy. Tms may be rhe rcaon sf y de pmnlag€

of abnomal ed hedicapled baties is corstdtly iN@ing.

The Cofftilution, Anicle lI, S€crion 15 provides l,\ar "The St'te stall protecl ad

lronote the risht to halln of the peopl€ od insdU he.lih coneiousrs d!4 then," sd

under the Coatitltion, Article fl, Section 12, lle Sule is also nedated to d ually ploted rhe

lile of the noth€r dd rhe life ol the ubom fron conceplion.Tosdds llis cnd,nns bilL seks n)

e6dicate rhatevei bMi€6 my ensl 1haihmpe! ecess of fie peopleda ielil ble E!rcdetive

heallh c{e infomalion, includi.g rhosepstaining ro fmity plming Md adoprl)n swics.

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UON. NA NTI] IGO III

qoN ANDROL, M! NDOZA

IION. ELEANDRO JESUS IF.II U)RONA

 Rep!blicof drePhilippines
HOUSEOI RTPNEStr|iTTIVtrS
QuczonCny,MetruM.nila

FOURI EI,INlH CONCRIISS

ltolsnnDt No 4rrJ

Sanliagolll, R€p, Mrit l,landtu l- Mendr2a.

Rcp.llcdndrc JesusF. Ma&ona

AN ACT
TO PRO1lCT TIIE RICIIT OF THE IEOPI-ETO INFORMATI(]}i
AI]OU ]' RIPRODUCTIVE]]EAL,TIJCARESERVIC}JS

Be it e,octetl b, nL Sentu u".l lrc lJa,se of Rereyntatires )J th: thjlippnrcs ,t

SECIIONI Sl,/r l/i/b. This Act shallbc citcdasdre"Woncn's Rieh toKnorvAct.'

SF-CIION2 Derlolr ian .,1Palt.'. - ft is rh. de.lrtudp.licl of (treSk r b pnn€clmrl

Plonolclbcrishtlohealthoflhepeoplc.Tow.rdsdnscnd.thc slalc slDl pro.idc rclclat a

reliablctuproducdvc
healrhcarenfom.iion t{r{onrcD.

SlCfrON 3. Dprrrio, o/ C,wthlhrdal Authorn!. As usednr dr s Act. therrm

''eovchmeDlal
aurhoity mcmsmt autho y of my branch_
irsr'onrer{ah,,agencyof rtre
Nalional
Govcmnenr
or anylocalgoklDentu.it.

SEC'IrON4. ncp,oAr.rild ttc.Lh Cure tnfaniation. Notwirns|ddins any olher

pmvisionof lnw ro thc coDtrdy.m eolemmentaulhoriryshallii or thrrush any prcsmmor

rctivilt, adDnrisrered
or assisredby $rch ,uthoriry,thar lrorides tre lth de seNicesor

intbrmrrion,linit thc.ishl of onypcnon ro pmvide,or ofmy lcrson to i(.eiv, j non frxudulen{

inlnrmarion
abou Lhesvailabililyof reptuductivc
lEtth caE services,
inc|dijrr familyplamins,

Frcn,ralcarc.dd.doption scrvices.
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sEc]10N5. If my prolision or pdt heft:ot i r neld nrvalidor

of the proaisiondot otheMiseafG(led shall remain

SECTION6 C/aA.. - Any hw, presidcntiol

,{?pea1',g dccrec.r us he, erecurilc
older. lener of inslruction, adhinisliative order, rule or rceutalion conftry t or ihconshrent

with theprovisions
oflhisAct is heEbyftpeoled,modinedor adendedaccDidn9ly.

SEC'I\ON7. Efectivity Cla6e. , This Acl sholli*e eflect ntuen (15) daysafler ns

n u b l i c a i oi nnc L . e Lrrq o' / r r p $ ) p . p e r . o t g e n d a t c i ^oLnt a