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Abstract and Findings

The document provides a critique and overview of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RH Law) in the Philippines. It discusses the rationale of the law, which is to provide the poor access to reproductive health goods and services. It then lists the key elements of the law, including family planning information and services, maternal and child health, prevention of abortion and STIs, and adolescent reproductive health guidance. Finally, it outlines some salient provisions, such as mandating cities employ midwives for skilled birth attendance and requiring hospitals to provide emergency obstetric care and family planning services.

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Abstract and Findings

The document provides a critique and overview of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RH Law) in the Philippines. It discusses the rationale of the law, which is to provide the poor access to reproductive health goods and services. It then lists the key elements of the law, including family planning information and services, maternal and child health, prevention of abortion and STIs, and adolescent reproductive health guidance. Finally, it outlines some salient provisions, such as mandating cities employ midwives for skilled birth attendance and requiring hospitals to provide emergency obstetric care and family planning services.

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Samson Jayson T.

Section: E M-W-F 10:00-11:00 AM

Critique on the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive

Health Act of 2012, Republic Act No. 10354 also known as RH Law

Rationale of the Law = Th e “ Re s p o n s i b l e Pa re nt h o o d a n d


Re p ro d u c ti ve H e a l t h A c t o f 2 0 1 2 ” o r R A 1 0 3 5 4 , a l s o k n o w n a s t h e
“ R H L AW ” wa s p r i m a r i l y e n a c te d o n a v i s i o n t h at t h e p o o r w i l l
h ave a c c e s s t o Re p ro d u c ti ve H e a l t h ( R H ) go o d s a n d s e r v i c e s
w h i c h t h e y can n o t aff o rd . W it h t h i s l aw, t h e p o o r w i l l l i ke l y h ave
s u ffi c i e nt a c c e s s to i nfo r m ati o n ab o u t t h e p ro p e r u s e an d
eff e c ti ve n e s s o f t h e s e R H p ro d u c t s .

Elements of Law

The elements of the recently enacted RH law are as follow:

Family planning information and services

Maternal infant and child health and nutrition, including breast feeding

Prevention of abortion and management of port-abortion complications

Adolescent and youth reproductive health guidance and counselling

Prevention and management of reproductive tract infections (RTIs), HIV/AIDS


and STIs

Salient Provisions = Midwives for skilled birth attendance: The law mandates
every city and municipality to employ an adequate number of midwives and other
skilled attendance.
Emergency obstetric care: Each province and city shall ensure the establishment
and operation of hospitals with adequate facilities and qualified personnel that
provide emergency obstetric care.

Hospital-based family planning: The law requires family planning services like
ligation, vasectomy, and intrauterine device (IUD) placement to be available in all
government hospitals

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