Aquino endorses RH bill with amendments

August 17, 2011 admin No Comments

MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III endorsed the Reproductive Health (RH) bill by including it in the administration’s 13 additional priority measures during the second Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) meeting Tuesday.

President Aquino said several amendments were made to the RH bill to make it acceptable to all sectors, including the Catholic Church, which has been opposing the measure due to the promotion of the use of artificial contraception methods.

“We have tried to remove certain issues that can be contentious,” he said. Read rest of story

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