Friday, May 27, 2011

RH Bill: Lower Prices of Condoms Now!

A high quality condom for five pesos, is it possible? Yes, it is. Don't tell me that the poor folks out there do not even have five pesos to buy a decent condom?


Don't tell me that poverty hinders someone from protecting himself from unwanted pregnancy. Poor folks have the money to pay for a few hours in a motel, don't even tell me that a 5-peso condom is not entirely possible for him to buy?


A friend of mine says that children or kids who were taught about sex education can actually protect herself from abuse. What?


So, a kid knowledgeable about sex can protect herself from her abuser, by what? BY telling her abuser that he must use a condom before abusing her? Or telling her abuser, that, hey, its her "period"--don't abuse me now.


Sexual abuse is not about sex--it's about power. 


If rich folks of the middle class want to curb population, ask condom makers to lower the prices of their goods, so that the poor would be able to buy them by themselves.


It is definitely not right to tolerate sex by the government buying all those condoms and distributing them to the public. It sends a wrong message. The message is this---just go ahead do it. You're not responsible. You're protected. Go ahead. Sige lang ng sige.


BUt if you educate the poor and let them buy their own condoms, you make them realize that their every sexual act has its consequences that they must face...even if they're "protected."

1 comment:

  1. Section 10 of this bill - Contraceptive medicines as essential medicines.As essential as paracetamol?A.. no or an "or" may be the answer of the pros and say there shall be guidelines.Yes! there should be otherwise people would think that even the primary school age children can buy what contraceptives they like! kayo nang bahala mag-isip ukol dito.

    Anyway, try to connect your thoughts in here.
    Section 16-Mandatory Age appropriate...Elementary age pupils are included, and to be taught are:1.Values formation 2....Teen pregnancy 3.Fertility awareness 4. Family planning methods 5. Etc.

    Teachings begins with values formation yes, but what will be the ending(s)? Children's knowledge on the importance of contraceptives for safe sex and to avoid undesired pregnancy? And what will be the eventualities? A mother to wake up one day learning that her 12 or 13-year old baby girl already into it and would just say, "It's alright baby, just be safe, and be sure no to pregnancy yet?".This is not in any way meant to downgrade the teachers who will be tasked on this, but just talking on the possibilities. Na kung mi konsensiya ka, at mi pagmamahal pa kahit papaano sa dignidad, you will not get mad but ponder on this, esp if you are a mother

    Think of responsible,committed and competent educators,educate people about health care, safe sex, family planning and development and you will realize, RH Bill is not necessarily necessary.

    Choice?Both the conservatives and the liberalists are not deprived of this freedom.

    Accessibility (esp. to poor people)? And the government is compelled to allocate billions just to make contraceptives and other related services accessible? And to eventually what?To create additional avenue for corruption (at the expense of the poor people)?

    At present, 'pinas have no provision yet prescribing punishment on those tasked to the job or to punish implementers of health, population and other services along this line?

    You know what? Educating poor people in view poverty and population is not actually difficult.This needs no RH Bill! Try to ask a fisherman who is only a grade 2 dropped out the mathematics of "Big number with little resources vs. little number with little resources", and then go straight to the point by saying,"Ano sa palagay nyo mas gaan, maliit na pamilya sa maliit na kinikita, o malaking pamilya sa maliit na kinikita" and he would simply say, "Mas maganda sana iyong maliit na pamilya, malalaking kinikita, pero kung hindi mas mabuti na rin yong maliit na pamilya sa maliit na kinikita". Kailangan pa bang RH Bill dito?

    No!May bansa ba na di masyadong mayaman sa natural resources (agri-marine and other resources) na mayaman sa agrikultura ngayon?Kung meron. kalimutan na muna natin yang RH Bill na yan and let's think instead of this agenda:

    Transform 'pinas into an agri-marine industry giant in the next 50 years and make the poor people busy making a living. Isn't this possible? Hirap yata no? Kasi kinakailangan talaga dito ay maibalik muna sa mga magsasaka (who actually tilled the lands) pero haci-hacienda na ngayon na pinag-mamay-ari na lamang ng iilan upang muli silang magkaroon ng dignidad, at upang sa gayo'y ang haci-haciendang pinya, at saging at iba pa ay muling i-cultivate into corn and rice fields. Pero papaano kung ang mga tao who are supposed to think about this are either hacienderos themselves or alipores of the controlling few?

    Kaya yan, bakit hindi? With the, KAYO ANG BOSS KO?", at "Pinas tungo sa matuwid na landas, o tungo sa tuwid na landas", di kaya?

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