REPUBLIC ACT NO.

10354
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT

What is RA 10354?
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL
POLICY ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Section 1. Title
This Act shall be known as The Responsible
Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of
2012.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy

The Staterecognizes and guaranteesthe
human rights ofall persons, including their
right to equality and nondiscrimination of
these rights, the right to sustainable human
development,the right to health which
includes reproductive health, the right to
education and information, andthe right to
choose and make decisionsfor
themselves in accordance with their religious
convictions, ethics, cultural beliefs and the
demands of responsible parenthood. . .

Section 2. Declaration of
Policy
The State also recognizes and guarantees
the promotion and equal protection of
the welfare and rights of children, the
youth and the unborn.

Section 2. Declaration of
Policy
the State recognizes and guarantees the
promotion ofgender equality, gender
equity,women empowermentand
dignity as a health and human rights
concern and as a social responsibility.
The advancement and protection of women's
human rights shall be central to the efforts
of the State to addressreproductive health
care.

Section 2. Declaration of
Policy
The State recognizes marriage as an
inviolable social institution and the
foundation of the family which in turn is the
foundation of the nation.

Section 2. Declaration of
Policy
The State likewiseguarantees universal
accessto medically-safe,nonabortifacient,effective, legal affordable and
quality reproductive health care services

Section 3. Guiding Principles

Freedom of choice (right to make free and

informed choice---there is responsibility)
Provision of ethical and medically SLAA (nonabortifacient), E, and Quality reproductive
health care services and supplies to promote
peoples right to health especially the poor
and the marginalized.

Section 3. Guiding
Principles
State shall promote programs that:
Enable couples to meet desired number of
children and timing (birth spacing) with
consideration to the health and resources of
women
Achieve equitable allocation and utilization
of resources
Ensure effective partnership various
stakeholders

Section 3. Guiding
Principles
State shall promote programs that:
Implement studies to analyze demographic
trends
Promote scientific studies to determine
efficacy and effectiveness of alternative
medicines and methods for reproductive
health care
Foster join implementation of reproductive
health services by both the national and
local government units.

Section 3. Guiding
Principles
State shall promote programs that:
Promote active participation by non-government,
womens, peoples, civil society organizations and
communities.
Ensures that all women needing care for post abortion
complications shall be treated and counseled in a
human, non-judgmental and compassionate manner in
accordance with law and medical ethics.
Caveat: The state recognizes that abortion is illegal and
punishable by law

Section 3. Guiding
Principles
State shall promote programs that enhance:
Gender equality and women empowerment are central
elements of reproductive health.
Respect individuals preferences and choice of family
planning methods.
Each family shall have the right to determine its ideal
family size. However, the state shall provide necessary
information related to RH.
There shall be no demographic targets and the mitigation,
promotion and/or stabilization of the population growth is
incidental to the advancement of RH.

Sec 7. Access to Family Planning

All accredited facilities shall provide a full range of

modern family planning methods.
Private health facilities may provide services for a
pay but will also likewise provide free services to
indigents. (except for those non-maternity specialty
hospitals and those owned by religious group)
Minors will not be allowed to access modern
methods of family planning without parental
consent (except if the minor is a parent or has had
a miscarriage)

Warning!!!!
Be sure to consult your doctor when you use
injectables, pills, patch, spermicidal, and
other modern contraceptions.
Not all can be effective and they can be
harmful.

Sec 10. Procurement and Distribution of FP

Supplies

DOH shall procure, distribute to LGUs and

monitor the usage.
Distribution shall be based on:
Number of women in their reproductive age
and couples who want to space or limited their
children.
Contraceptive prevalence
Cost of family planning supplies

Sec 12. PhilHealth Benefits for

Serious and Life-Threatening RH
Conditions.
All health conditions (STI, AIDS, HIV, RH
related cancer) related to RH System shall
be given the maximum benefits provided by
PhilHealth programs including the provision
of ARV (anti-retroviral medicines) .

Sec. 14 Age and DevelopmentAppropriate Reproductive Health

Education
Sex and RH education shall start from grade
five to fourth year high school.
Age- and development- appropriate RH
education to adolescents.

Sec. 20 Ideal Family Size

The State shall assist couples, parents and
individuals to achieve their desired family
size within the context of responsible
parenthood for sustainable development and
encourage them to have two children as
ideal family size.
Attaining the ideal family size is not
mandatory or compulsory.
No punitive action shall be imposed on
parents having more than two children.

Summary

Positive Side
Promote sound reproductive health
Fight against HIV, STI, and AIDS
Empower women and children
Promote scientific studies to determine
efficacy of alternative medicine.

NOTE
The instrument does not in anyway promote
abortion.
The bill is not in anyway geared towards
population control (but is something to
ponder).
It does not promote sexual promiscuity
among adolescents (due to existing
mechanism which requires minor to present
parental consent)