Manila Hospital, No Stranger to
Stork,
Awaits Reproductive Health Bill’s
Fate
Summary: In Manila, Philippines, there is a
huge problem with Women having babies. The hospitals there are full of women
that are too young, too old, and too poor to be having children. The hospitals
have pregnant women waiting out in the streets to get in, have their babies,
stay a night in beds with other women, and be sent home. Most of these women
can’t afford to pay for the hospital visits and can’t even afford
contraception. A new bill is trying to be passed that will educate women about
sex and also subsidize contraception. The Roman Catholic Church is against the
bill saying that it is immoral and that a high birthrate lessens poverty.
However this isn’t the case when a family has no income at all and is living with
multiple children in the slums. Married couples are trying absences as a way to
stop having babies because they can’t afford contraception like birth control
or condoms.
Analysis: I support this bill. Everyone should
be educated about sex and should have contraception available to them. Healthy,
safe sex should be practiced by everyone. It’s unfair to the children because
it’s not their fault and equally it’s unfair for the couples because when you
marry someone its human nature to have sex with that person. It’s a lot cheaper
to provide contraception than it is to pay for hospital bills. The hospitals in
Manila are so full of women having children that they don’t have enough beds for
half of their patients. I worry about the babies not getting what they need
like the proper medications, care, and treatment in their most delicate and
fragile point of existence. Education is something that can only help the
population as a whole.
11/16/12
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