RH Bill

The words behind “Be fruitful and multiply” came out from the human experience and instinct for survival and the enhancement of life; that is the universal context from which one must understand the verse. That should be the basis for reasoning out that the verse is a testament of loving and valuing life. The Church and many of its adherents see the surface about the love and value for (human) life. Unfortunately, they fail to see the message underneath the surface.

Earlier today, Congress' Committee on Population and Family Relations voted to pass the consolidated Reproductive Health Bill to the second reading....

We need to construct a compelling prevention narrative... One that inspires countries to mount permanent prevention campaigns that are socially inclusive,...

I will readily admit that my previous writings have been possessed of the sort of presumptive self-assurance that only a complete...

As the only non-member state with permanent observer status in the United Nations, the Holy See has consistently led the charge, despite its lack of right to vote, against initiatives towards the equal rights of women and LGBT and the reduction of AIDS cases via the distribution of condoms.

Many studies show that abortion rates recede if decision makers are provided enough information and a wider range of contraceptive choices.

What went down at the "Faces of the RH Bill" forum at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health last Jan. 18, 2011.

The State "shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception." Based on the above...

"It's good if the man agrees with you—then he controls himself." (Maganda pag ok ang lalaki—siya na ang nagkokontrol.) Were...