House Bill 5043

i'm with it. being a Filipino too, we have to protect our rights as an individual regardless of what the church will say. if our population will continue to increase, what will happen to the people? how can we survive? millions of filipino's are now jobless even the newly grads are getting a hard time in looking for a decent job with good pay. so how can they justify their reasons? maybe God will understand why people are using contraceptives. because he can see what's happening to us and how hard we face the poverty here. the government is not giving aid like livelihood or any alternatives to cope up with the high prices of the basic commodities. that's also the reason why many children are forced to work instead of enjoying their youth. i don't want that to happen to my kids that's why i'm taking pills as a contraceptive. though my husband has a stable job with a good pay, we still can't afford to have another child and deprive the two others with what they want to have because we have limited resources. how about you? are pro or against it?

hi there! this has been a topic in our debate in law last semester. and we got to interview lawyers, doctors, nurses, judges, congresmen and other politicians. some agree and some dont. but what i have observed during this interviews is that most of the people who are against this bill are males who have only 2 or 3 children, because they want to have more. as for the ladies that we have asked, majority of them would say yes to this bill. for me, i would also say yes to this bill. because this country really need something to temporarily stop the ballooning population which is the main reason for poverty. as for the church's opinion. i think this would be to their advantage because this would lessen the abandoned children that are left to their mercies. sometimes i couldnt help but think that they are being hypocrites (excuse me for the word). The church kept on saying to use the natural method, but do the people practice it? no they dont, so why not educate them then? right? so that they will know the other options. anyway i really think that they should approve this bill because it doesnt only talk about contraceptions but also gender issues and the like. so they should just go ahead with it.

I would support it, over population isa big concern and bringing in unnecessary kids into a world in economic turmoil may not be the smartest option. Also with the big concern of AIDS and other stds and being that even though i feel the phillapines may not have the greatest health care, those diseases may kill a lot more. I guess its if you truly believe in god and believe that as humans we should not be allowed to evolve with inventions that will benefit us than they have a right to believe