The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 and Its Possible Effects on Population

“The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 and its Possible Effects on Population”

What is the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012?

Republic Act No. 10354, named the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 is a Philippine law which aims to administer proper reproductive health care to everyone, especially the poor and marginalized, and to promote responsible parenthood among all Filipino citizens. This law was approved by President Benigno S. Aquino III on December 21, 2012. But due to disputation and contention regarding the effectivity of the implementations stated in the RPRH Act of 2012 in fulfilling its own objectives, as of 16 August 2013, the Supreme Court has indefinitely extended the Temporary Restraining Order of the act, making the implementation of the law illegal, according to Avendaño. Because of numerous arguments regarding the effectivity of the RPRH Act of 2012, the aim of this paper is to elucidate the supposed and or future effects of the implementations stated in the RPRH Act of 2012 in the population of the Philippines. This problem-study will cover neither the constitutionality of the RPRH Act of 2012 nor the supposed effects of the RPRH Act of 2012 on changed parent psychology or sex psychology of Filipinos.

Ambiguity of the Effect of Contraceptives on Length of Birth Interval

Studies on the effects of contraceptives on length of birth intervals between birth of one child and the conception of the next child show contradictory and insufficient evidence. The review of related literature of Yeakey and her colleagues show that few studies have strong research designs to support the relationship between contraceptive method and the length of birth intervals (212). “[T]he influence of contraception on the length of birth intervals cannot be summarized with confidence as to be fully relevant to today’s practice patterns,” they write (213). This is due to the datedness of the...