Facts about RH law 10354

Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, also

known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law, and officially
designated as Republic Act No. 10354,

Principal author of the RH law is Cong. Edcel Lagman. signed into law on
Friday 21 December 2012 by President Benigno Aquino III of The
Philippines.

The Salient features of RH Law is to:

A. Address the country’s increasing population growth,
B. High mortality rate among mothers and infants and
C. Increased sexually transmitted infections.

The following bills with same goals are:

House Bill N0.96 Reproductive Health Act and Population and
Development Act of 2010 by Cong. Edcel Lagman.
Senate Bill No.2378 Reproductive Health Act by Sen. Santiago

Essentials of RH law
1.Promotes Breastfeeding
2. Encourage Responsible Parenting
3. Not force anyone against their Ethical and Religious
beliefs
4. Doesn’t legalize Abortion
5. It is about health and rights, not demographics
6. Contraceptives are safe
7. Information on Reproductive health
8. Promotes Natural and artificial method
9. Will not teach a 10 year old how to use the condom
10. Freedom to choose
11. Care for healthy children
 To sum it, RH Bill would like to address the following issues and
concerns
1. Maternal and Child Care
A. Through supporting and deploying more public midwives, nurses and doctors most
especially in far flung areas.
B. Promoting equal access to health information and services between the rich and the
poor
C. Decrease the mortality rate among newborn babies and reduce pregnancy
complications
2. Sexual Education
A. Reinforcing teaching of reproductive health by adequately trained teachers in formal
and non-formal educational system starting from Gr.5-4th yr high school using life skills
and other approaches.
B. Sexual education will be taught at an earlier stage, informing students about dos and
don’ts for prevention of unhealthy sexual behaviors.
3. Methods of Contraception
The RH Bill promotes BOTH natural and artificial methods.