Responsible Parenthood.pptx
- 2. The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354) informally known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law, is a law in the Philippines which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sex education, and maternal care. • The bill mandates the government to promote without biases, all effective, natural, and modern methods of family planning that are medically safe and legal.
- 3. • The bill calls for “multi-dimensional approach” which integrates a component of family planning and responsible parenthood into all government anti-poverty programs. • The bill also mandates the Department of Labor and Employment to guarantee the reproductive health rights of its female employees. • The national government and local government will ensure the availability of reproductive health care services like family planning and prenatal care.
- 4. Responsible Parenthood Parents are the legal guardians of a child. They have the rights to their custody and have responsibilities to support the child. Responsible parenthood suggests the responsibilities of parents to guide, protect, and provide for the basic needs of their children. Responsible parenthood as defined in the Directional Plan of Commission on Population, is the will and ability of the parents to respond to
- 5. the needs and aspirations of the family and children. It is a shared responsibility of the husband and wife to determine and achieve the desired number, spacing, and timing of their children according to their own family life aspirations, taking into account psychological preparedness, health status, socio-cultural and economic concerns.
- 6. Roles of Responsible Parents The following are some of the roles of responsible parents: • Provide for financial and material needs of the household. • Care for children. • Provide for their children’s education – The best legacy of the parents to their children is education.
- 7. • Provide shelter - (a place conducive enough to grow up and learn in, and a peaceful, safe, and healthy environment. • Cultural orientation – (teach children to have respect for their elders, how to eat local food, and to be acquainted with festivals and history of their community). • Provide proper nutrition and health care to safeguard the child’s physical health.
- 8. • Make sure that their children are happy. • Teach their children how to work independently. • Make tough decisions for the welfare of the family.
- 9. Family Planning Family Planning involves using birth control techniques to decide on the number of children a family should have. It allows the couples to have the desired number of children and control the spacing and timing of their births. Importance of Family Planning - Ensure better health, education, food, shelter, and many other needs of a family.