Park, Yeha

Thomas Robert Malthus (February 13, 1766-December 23, 1834) A population is summation of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in the same geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding. Thomas Robert Malthus English economist and demographer who were best known for his theory that population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and that betterment of humankind is impossible without stern limits on reproduction. This thinking is commonly referred to as Malthusianism. Most well-known work An Essay on the Principle of Population was published in1798 He argued that increases in population would eventually diminish the ability of the world to feed itself and based this conclusion on the thesis that populations expand in such a way as to overtake the development of sufficient land for crops. Reproductive Health Law of the Philippines: Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, July 23, 2012 Republic Act No. 10354 An act providing for a National policy on responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Informally known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Bill Guarantees universal access to methods of contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care Great debate on its mandate that the Philippine government and the private sector will fund and undertake widespread distribution of family planning devices such as condoms, birth control pills, and IUDs The basic content of the Consolidated Reproductive Health Bill is divided into the following sections .

SEC. 1. Title SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy SEC. 3. Guiding Principles SEC. 4. Definition of Terms SEC. 5. Midwives for Skilled Attendance SEC. 6. Emergency Obstetric Care SEC. 7. Access to Family Planning SEC. 8. Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Crisis Situations SEC. 9. Maternal Death Review SEC. 10. Role of the Food and Drug Administration SEC. 11. Procurement and Distribution of Family Planning Supplies SEC. 12. Integration of Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood Component in Anti-Poverty Programs SEC. 13. Roles of Local Government in Family Planning Programs SEC. 14. Benefits for Serious and Life-Threatening Reproductive Health Conditions SEC. 15. Mobile Health Care Service SEC. 16. Mandatory Age-Appropriate Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education SEC. 17. Additional Duty of the Local Population Officer SEC. 18. Certificate of Compliance SEC. 19. Capability Building of Barangay Health Workers SEC. 20. Pro Bono Services for Indigent Women SEC. 21. Sexual And Reproductive Health Programs For Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) SEC. 22. Right to Reproductive Health Care Information SEC. 23. Implementing Mechanisms SEC. 24. Reporting Requirements SEC. 25. Congressional Oversight Committee SEC. 26. Prohibited Acts SEC. 27. Penalties SEC. 28. Appropriations SEC. 29. Implementing Rules and Regulations SEC. 30-32. Separability Clause, Repealing Clause, Effectivity

Summary of Major Provisions Mandates the government to promote, without bias, all effective natural and modern methods of family planning that are medically safe and legal Although abortion is recognized as illegal and punishable by law, the bill states that the government

shall ensure that all women needing care for post-abortion complications shall be treated counseled in a humane, non-judgmental and compassionate manner multi-dimensional approach integrates a component of family planning and responsible parenthood into all government anti-poverty programs Bill also mandates the Department of Labor and Employment to guarantee the reproductive health rights of its female employees. Companies with fewer than 200 workers are required to enter into partnership with health care providers in their area for the delivery of reproductive health services The national government and local government will ensure the availability of reproductive health care services like family planning and prenatal care Any person or public official who prohibits or restricts the delivery of legal and medically safe reproductive healthcare services will be meted penalty by imprisonment or a fine Government Agencies involved in RH Bill: Philippine Commission on Women National Anti- Poverty Commission POPCOM Department of Health Department of Labor and Employment

Penalties/Sanctions: Coercive, s violation of free choice and conscience, and totalitarian Mandatory sex education starting grade 5, and malicious disinformation ids penalized All health care service providers, including faith-based hospital administrators, may be imprisoned or fines if they fail to provide reproductive health care services such as providing services like ligation and vasectomy The same may happen to employers who do not provide free services to employees. Imprisonment ranges from (1) month to six ( 6) months or a fine ranging from Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00).

REFERENCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ppulation http://www.ucmp.berkely.edu/histoty/malthus.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/responsibleparenthoodandreproductivehealthactof2012