Hardcore opponents of contraception just love incendiary language. They repeatedly equate artificial family planning methods with killing babies or the...
Despite shameless dithering and outright bullying of resource speakers by anti-RH congressmen, isolated and dated studies presented as 'conclusive evidence' and...
Is conception equivalent to fertilization? Catholic bishops think so. Their argument goes on to say that some contraceptives like pills and IUDs block the implantation of a fertilized ovum, which they insist makes these methods contrary to the law and the Constitution.
In this post, I won't argue for the irrationality of Ex-CBCP President Oscar Cruz's stand on the RH Bill or contraception. I've done that before, and the sad reality that many still agree with him is the only reason his opinion is worth refuting. Instead, I'll focus on Oscar's sloppy writing, which I believe reflects an equally sloppy mind.
Carlos Celdran's trial is one of the highlights of the fight for the Reproductive Health Bill, which is encountering a ton of opposition from the Catholic Church and other Catholic organizations, even though the people themselves seem to be all for it.
“Your mother should have aborted you” easily ranks as one of the worst things you can say to a person. Everyone is probably allowed one or two incidents in a lifetime to completely go bonkers but an outburst like that certainly crosses all sorts of lines and for sure, umpires from all sectors would come to point it out.