Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Religious Groups Supports RH Bill

The headquarters of the Catholic Bishops' Conf...                  Image via WikipediaEleven religious groups was supporting the RH Bill-The Reproductive Health Bill is not about sex, religion, condoms and pills.” said Larah Lagman at the recently held Reproductive Health (RH) Bill Orientation organized the Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (DSWP). “It is primarily about rights, health and sustainable human development.


Among the religious groups are the following:




  • the National Council of Churches in the Philippines; 




  • United Church of Christ of the Philippines; 




  • Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches; 




  • United Methodist Church;




  • Philippines for Jesus Movement; 




  • Iglesia Filipino Independiente; 




  • Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines; 




  • Seventh-Day Adventist;




  • Salvation Army; 




  • Catholics for Reproductive Health, and 




  • Episcopal Church of the Philippines.                                                                                                 




  • President Benigno Aquino III had earlier said he is willing to risk excommunication from the Catholic Church in pushing for the passage of the Responsible Parenthood (RP) bill.
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