They are finally handing out
government funded birth control to women in the Philippines. With a population
explosion there and that it is not uncommon for women to have 10 children,
something has to be done. Why don’t they sterilize men who are rapists or who
have a reputation for having too many children done anywhere on the globe? Why
is the subject of having children always only a woman’s issue? In America
insurance companies will pay for Viagra but won’t even cover menstruation supplies
for women why? The Philippines is a very Catholic region. They don’t believe in
birth control. In America Trump is trying to stop funding for women’s needs and
close down Planned Parenthood and stop abortions. Does he want a population
explosion? Will he pay for the care and college for all the unwanted children
born? These days no one seems to even care who the baby daddy is, a woman has
to deal with the pain and the commitment for raising a child.
Only in marriage is there a court
to find child support. A one night stand that produces a child is never
enforced to hold the father responsible. At least now there is a law in the
Philippines since 2012 that provides contraception if they want to the
countries overflowing 100 million people. Most people are desperately poor. The
dictator there just wrote a new executive order to include sex education in the
schools. Now there will be more access to reproductive health programs and
sexual education for all. The religious clergy is becoming more active to stop
the new programs. Yes, Americans are not the only ones going through the
ethical dramas involving abortions and women’s health in general. The
Philippines is a very conservative country.
Now in maternity wards there the
doctors consult the mother’s about family planning. They tell the women about
free pills, injectables, condoms and IUD,
Birth control has always been available in the Philippines but for decades only
a small portion of the population could afford it. By 2018 contraception will
be free for all people despite how wealthy or poor you are. It is nice that
finally the women have options in the care and well- being of their bodies. Most pregnancies are not planned there and the
women say it came by surprise. Perhaps many of the surprises will end now. The
Philippines is one of a few countries that has seen an increase in adolescent birth
rates. Infant mortality is high there
too. Before the executive order went into effect women who wanted birth control
had to seek open markets that sold unregulated products that no one even knew
if they were safe or effective.
Now people are even going through
the streets to distribute brochures and free samples of contraception’s. Community
organizers go into poor neighborhoods where families earn just a few dollars
per day. They are also providing transportation to help the women go to clinics
to get the services they need. We need a healthy woman to take care of her many
children. Too often contraception is confused with abortion. We live in a world
where sex is everywhere at any age. Ethics and religion are rarely thought of in
the moment of passion or just a release for men. At least the poor know that
contraception helps them and their families to lead a safer and quality life. We should learn from the new policies in the
Philippines.
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