"Catholics - for Quality Life"

To: GO’s / NGO’s / LGU’s and Socially Responsible Filipinos

Re: Reproductive Health Bill 5043

We know that there are many lay Catholics who believe that couples should have the options to chose other Family Planning Methods, in case the Natural Family Planning Method is not applicable to them, rather than having too many children they can’t afford to provide for their needs, resulting to many children being uncared for, malnourished, some dying at a young age! or will be snatchers, offenders, criminals and bad elements our society

However, some of may just be “blind followers” or afraid of the threats of the church or silent for various reasons, but if YOU decide to Speak Up and be heard for the sake of the many poor families who can have a decent and quality life even if they are poor . . . or ensure that you and your law abiding family will not be victim of the bad elements of our society, in the future . . . you may join us - “The Catholics - for Quality Life!” .

There is an on-going online signature campaign for the immediate passage of the RH Bill, if you support the Bill, pls go to http://www.Petition Online.com/rhan2008/ petition.html ( you can just paste this and click) or if you have Filipino friends here and abroad who you think are Socially Responsible, please pass this on to them.

For those who want to know more about the RH Bill or a discussion on the topic or are interested, to join the ”The Catholics - for Quality Life!” pls. contact us or give us your contact numbers inc. e-adds.

Thank you very much!

FROHNIE D. CAGALITAN
PRO-QUALITY LIFE Training & Dev’t. Inc.
1-93 J. Osmeña Ext. Cebu City 6000 Phils.
T (063-32) 2590989 T/F (063-32) 4166084
e-add: proqualitylife@gmail.com http://proqualitylife.blogspot.com

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Declaration of Support for the Immediate Passage of the Reproductive Health Bill into Law


To: The Philippine Congress

We are seriously disturbed that more than 10 Filipino women die every day due to pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. The big majority of those who die are poor women at the prime of their lives. We are alarmed that 29 out of 1,000 infants die due to various sickness and illnesses that are preventable and curable.

We are troubled that 4.9 million Filipino youth, aged 15-27 are sexually active but programs that would ensure their safety and help them become more responsible in dealing with their sexuality and relationships are severely lacking. Especially worrisome is the fact that 1 out of 5 female teenagers get pregnant before they reach their 20th birthday.

These are just a few of the problems in the midst of the ongoing economic crisis, escalating poverty, and the ever-increasing prices of basic commodities and services. Moreover, the Philippine population grows unabated with almost 2 million individuals added every year.

Researches consistently show that poverty is more prevalent among big families compared to smaller ones. The acute lack of services and information regarding reproductive health: * results in the untimely death of women and children; * is the reason why our youth are largely unprepared to deal with matters pertaining to their sexuality and relationships; and * exacerbates the effects of economic crisis and poverty on millions of ordinary Filipinos, especially those with big families.

We believe that Filipinos, particularly the poor, urgently need access to information and services that will address their reproductive health needs. We believe that a rights-based, comprehensive, and responsive reproductive health law will help empower Filipinos to achieve a better quality of life.

We firmly believe that the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill into law will help actualize people’s, especially women’s rights to make informed decisions. Therefore, we call on our legislators to pass the Reproductive Health Bill into law now.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/rhan2008/petition.html