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CHURCH
SCIENCE LAW
on Life Issu
PART I.
FUNDAMENTALS
THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of
Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane
society and establish a Government that shall
embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the
common good, conserve and develop our patrimony,
and secure to ourselves and our posterity the
blessings of independence and democracy under the
rule of law and the regime of truth, justice, freedom,
love, equality and peace, do ordain and promulgate
this Constitution.
THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE II. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND

STATEMENT OF POLICIES
Section 4. The prime duty of Government is to serve and
protect the people. …
Section 5. The maintenance of peace and order, the

protection of life, liberty, and property, and the promotion
of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment of all
people of the blessings of democracy.
CATECHISM OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
# 2273. The inalienable right to life of every innocent

human individual is a constitutive element of a civil
society and its legislation.
#2270. Human life must be respected and protected

absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first
moment of his existence, a human being must be
recognized as having the rights of a person – among
which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to
life.
#2274. Since it must be treated from conception as a

person, the embryo must be defended in its integrity,
cared for, and healed, as far as possible, like any other
human being.
PERSON = (law) an individual human being or
corporate body having rights and duties before the law
When does a human

EMBRYO become a
PERSON?
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MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
MAN AND WOMAN
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

SPERM CELLS TRAVEL THROUGH CERVIX INTO
UTERUS SEARCHING FOR EGG TO FERTILIZE.
SPERM CELLS SEEK EGG.
SPERM CELLS FIND EGG.
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BIOCHEMICAL EVENTS IN FERTILIZATION
FERTILIZED EGG
23 MALE CHROMOSOMES ENTER EGG

Zygote with
two pronuclei
TO FUSE WITH 23 FEMALE CHROMOSOMES
AT THE MOMENT OF FERTILIZATION,
THE WHOLE COMPLEMENT

OF GENETIC MATERIAL
NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT

INTO A MATURE ORGANISM
IS PRESENT.
Genetically speaking,
a full-grown person is no different from
a fetus.
THE GENETIC MATERIAL IS INALIENABLE AND

UNIQUE TO THAT INDIVIDUAL.
NO ONE ELSE WILL HAVE EXACTLY
THE SAME DNA (except for identical twins).
THE HUMAN PERSON IS A ARE THERE
UNITY OF BODY AND SOUL. SPIRITUAL EVENTS
AT FERTILIZATION?
The Church teaches that every

spiritual soul is created immediately
by God – it is not “produced” by the
parents – and also that it is immortal:
it does not perish when it separates
from the body at death, and it will be
reunited with the body at the final
Resurrection. (#366 CCC)
The unity of soul and body is so
profound that one has to
consider the soul to be the
“form” of the body: i.e., it is
FERTILIZED EGG
because of its spiritual soul that

the body made of matter
becomes a living human body;
union of body and soul forms a
single nature. (#365 CCC)
Zygote with
two pronuclei
The soul is infused at the moment of conception.
This teaching is best illustrated

through the
Dogma
of the
Immaculate Conception
of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
“The most
DOGMA OF THE Blessed Virgin Mary
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION was,
from the first moment

JOACHIM ANNA of her conception,
by a singular grace
and privilege
of Almighty God
and by virtue of the merits of

MARY Jesus Christ,
Savior of the human race,
preserved immune from all

stain of original sin.”
# 491. Catechism of the Catholic Church

Is a human fetus
a person with memory and feelings?
WHAT DOES PSYCHOLOGY SAY?
Is a human fetus
a person with memory and feelings?
M.D. , U. of British Columbia
Child and Family Psychiatrist, McGill U. and
U. of London
Developmental Psychologist, U. of Illinois
In 1987, Dr. Philip Ney began using group

psychotherapy for people damaged by abuse
and abortion after he discovered that difficult-
to-treat psychiatric conditions not described in
the textbook were often associated with these
conditions. PE
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OF O
AB N AL
OR S
T IO T O R
The following are among his findings: N IE S
3-D
ULTRASOUND
3-D ULTRASOUND OF FETAL
THUMBSUCKING
FETAL SMILE?
“There is growing evidence

that unborn children are
affected by the hormonal
changes that result from
major conflicts in the mind
of the mother.
3-D ULTRASOUND OF FETAL YAWN
(One case study of a
person who tried to commit
suicide on the same day
every year revealed that
that was the day his
mother had an appointment
to abort him.)”
Dr. Philip Ney

3-D ULTRASOUND
TWINS KISSING?
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and b. T tou
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cau ss o nd ev
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the twi care
sur n by ss e
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Dr. al.”
Ph
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Ne
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Models of twins in womb

3-D ULTRASOUND OF
BABY TO BE ABORTED
“Among people who survived an actual abortion attempt,

besides the physical harm that is often done, they suffer
intense psychological struggles, nightmares, confused
identities, and a fear of doctors.”
Dr. Philip Ney

FERTILIZATION
START OF HUMAN LIFE versus
IMPLANTATION
“… [Within the American College of Obstetrics and

Gynecology] … with no scientific evidence to validate the
change, the definition of conception as the successful
spermatic penetration of an ovum was redefined as the
implantation of a fertilized ovum. It appears to me that
the only reason for this was the dilemma produced by the
possibility that the intrauterine device might function as
an abortifacient.”
Presidential Address by
Dr. Richard Sosnowski
President (1984), American College of

Obstetrics and Gynecology
IMPLANTATION
About 7 days after fertilization
4-celled zygote
FERTILIZATION
IMPLANTATION
“Any method of fertility regulation
that acts before implantation is not an
abortifacient, since no pregnancy exists.”
Major medical organizations, such as the World

Health Organization, and the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists concur on this
biological point.
Family Health International
The statements above confirm the observation of Dr. Sosnowski.

Code of Federal Regulations of the
US Department of Health and Human Services
“Pregnancy begins when implantation is

complete (about two weeks after fertilization in
humans). Fertilization does not establish a
pregnancy. Rather, fertilization is a necessary
but insufficient step on the path to pregnancy.”
Family Health International

PREGNANCY
IMPLANTATION
CONCEPTION
FERTILIZATION
CONCEPTION = FOCUS ON THE CHILD
THE BEGINNING OF ITS EXISTENCE

UPON FERTILIZATION OF OVUM BY
SPERM
TWO HUMAN BEINGS WITH RIGHTS ARE INVOLVED:
CHILD AND MOTHER
PREGNANCY = FOCUS ON THE MOTHER
THE CONFIRMED INVASION OF MATERNAL

TISSUE AFTER IMPLANTATION OF
BLASTOCYST INTO UTERINE WALL
BILL OF RIGHTS
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Section 12. The State … shall equally protect

the life of the mother and the life of the unborn
from conception.
Day 22 from fertilization :
heart begins to beat with the

child's own blood, often a
different type than the mother’s
Before confirmation of implantation

(pregnancy), even before she misses
her period, a woman may already be
carrying a tiny human being within
her body.
Cells, whether single
or multiple, in the
body of a mature SURGERY
human being can be
removed without
adversely affecting
IN
the whole person. I L D E NT
A C H OP M I S
O F V E L HE R
I O N
F D E M OT A Y
T M
R UC A GE O F I T S However,
Y O R the single cell
E ST ST Y O IT MA or clump of cells
E D E R D
O N.
TH ATEV HE BZYGOTE IO E . that is the zygote
H T R T T
W H IN B O R A
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WI LED ELIB
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L ED whole human being
CA B
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NO at the beginning of his or
her existence cannot be
destroyed
without destroying the
WHOLE PERSON.
PART II.
METHODS OF
ARTIFICIAL BIRTH CONTROL
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IN HOW MANY WAYS

CAN ABORTION BE ACCOMPLISHED?
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PARTIAL BIRTH T IO
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ABORTION
BIRTH-CONTROL PILL
Birth-control pills are

hormones (progestin -NO EGG
and estrogen) which -NOTHING TO FERTILIZE
work principally to -NO PREGNANCY
inhibit ovulation.
NO EGG RELEASED
BIRTH-CONTROL PILL
Breakthrough ovulation may N T

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of
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occur 1.7-28.6% of the control
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and thinning
thickening of the
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uterine
cervical
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lining.
mucus, Thus,
rendering
women it on
contraceptives. Dr. Thomas W. Hilgers,
the
hostile
pill usually
to sperm have
cells.
Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology; A Primer for Fertility
Care Professionals. Pope Paul VI Institute Press: Omaha, NE. lighter
But ovulation
periods.liquifies the
2002. p. 95
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B N
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T TH C O A N through ovulation and
O S O R A L
O L E D G IC fertilization.
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W O R S
P E M -EXPULSION OF EMBRYO
RE BL
O -DEATH OF A HUMAN BEING
PR
MORNING- AFTER PILL
(sold as Postinor-2 in RP; two 750 mcg

levonorgestrel tablets, the first to be taken
within 72 hours after intercourse, the second
within 16 hours after the first)
which may prevent ovulation

or,
if fertilization has occurred, N
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prevents implantationC IE
of
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the newly conceived human
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OR
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This is known as “emergency contraception.”
“Unwanted babies are the result of people having sex

without being open to children. Pregnancy comes to be
seen as a disease – contraception being the preventive
medicine, and abortion being the cure.”
Christopher West
Good News About Sex and Marriage
INTRA- UTERINE DEVICES
POSTER OF
DAVAO
ARCHDIOCESE
METRO MANILA
FREE IUD REMOVAL
Tuesdays 8 a.m.-12 noon
DR. JOAN OCAMPO

San Juan de Dios Hospitalier Bldg.
1140 R. Hidalgo St.
Quiapo, Manila
Telephone 734-3174
EFFECTS OF IUD:
NT
I E
1. an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy
A C due to prevented
IF ovum to the uterus
or retarded migration of the fertilized
T
O R
A
2. an increased rate of tubalBinfertility, which suggests that
tubal function is affected by the IUD through an
inflammatory or infectious etiology.
3. acute and chronic inflammatory responses in the

endometrium
4. prevention of implantation of a fertilized ovum due to

inflamed condition of the endometrium. Thus, the IUD
can be considered an abortifacient.
Letters to the Editor: “ The Potential Postfertilization Effect with Use of the IUD”
(American Family Physician published by the Academy of American Family Physicians)
September 1, 1999
(NAF information)
MEDICAL ABORTIONS
Mifepristone (RU486) used with Misoprostol

N T
E
needed to sustain pregnancy. ItIresults in changes in the
Mifepristone blocks the action of progesterone which is
A C
softening and openingIofFthe cervix, and increased
lining of the uterus and detachment of the “pregnancy”,
sensitivity to theR T of prostaglandin.

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action
A B
Misoprostol (sold as Cytotec in RP) is a synthetic
prostaglandin. It causes the uterus to contract and expel
the “pregnancy tissue.”
It can be used up to 63 days after the start of last

menstrual period.
SURGICAL ABORTION
First trimester abortions
are performed by a Board Certified Physician
between 5 weeks and 11.6 weeks
after the beginning of your last regular period.
The surgical method used is vacuum aspiration,

which is a safe gentle suctioning of the uterus.
You can choose local anesthesia,

under which you will be awake
but receive medication to numb the cervical area,
or you can choose twilight or general anesthesia
which is an intravenous sedation.
After the abortion,

you will spend up to one hour in the recovery room,
where the medical staff will monitor your condition
until you leave the facility.
You will be scheduled to return for your follow-up checkup

in two to three weeks.
INTERNET AD OF AN
ABORTION CLINIC
THE MOTHER IS SAFE ……. THE BABY IS DEAD.
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M IL TION
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PHOTOS ON INTERNET AD
MANUAL Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN
ABORTION BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
(BAC)
Second Floor, Malong Building
Capitol Compound, Lingayen,
Pangasinan
Tel. No. (075)542-6468
website: www.pangasinan.gov.ph;
email: miso@pangasinan.com
NOTICE OF DIRECT CONTRACT
Planned Parenthood commissioned Project Name : Purchase of 35 sets

the invention of an “improved” of Manual Vacuum Aspirator (MVA)
version of the abortion device
Location : Provincial Population
called the “manual vacuum
Office Lingayen, Pangasinan
aspirator” (MVA). MVAs tear and
suck babies out of the womb, but Approved Budget for
MVAs are operated manually. the Contract (ABC) : P147,000.00
MVAs are portable, so it’s easier to
SEC. 3. GUIDING
kill more babies! PRINCIPLES. j. While nothing in this
Direct Contractor Act
: BDM
changes the law on abortion, as abortion remains
Enterprises, a Avenue,
1746 Rizal crime Sta.
and
Cruz, Manila
isThe Food & Drugthe
punishable, Administration
government shall ensure that women
(FDA) “approved” Planned
seeking care for post-abortion complications
Parenthood’s “improved” death
shall by:
Approved be treated
and counseled
device without theinusually-required
a humane, non-judgmental and
CLEMENTE M. PIOQUINTO
compassionate
years of studies. manner. …….. [Where’s the logic
BAC here?]
Chairman
HERBAL
ABORTION
QUIAPO CHURCH
STALLS SELLING
HERBS AND
RELIGIOUS
ARTICLES
SURROUND THE
CHURCH
HERBALIST CONCOCTS DRINKS

TO HEAL MANY CONDITIONS,
AMONG THEM PREGNANCY. SHE
KNOWS HOW TO “MELT” THE
FETUS.
MANY WOMEN IN THE
POOR AREAS AVAIL OF
THE SERVICES OF
MIDWIVES AT HOME
FOR SUCCESSFUL
DELIVERIES OF THEIR
BABIES.
ABORTION BY “HILOT”
SOME MIDWIVES OR “MANGHIHILOT” ALSO DO

ABORTIONS BY DEEP-MASSAGING THE ABDOMEN OF THE
PREGNANT WOMAN DURING FIRST TRIMESTER.
PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION
(24 WEEKS AND AFTER)
1. Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby’s leg

with forceps.
2. The baby’s leg is pulled out into the birth canal.
2
3. The abortionist pulls out the baby’s entire body except for
the head.
4. The abortionist jams scissors into the baby’s skull, then

opens scissors to enlarge the hole.
3 4
5. The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is

inserted. The baby’s brain is sucked out, causing the
skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.
U.S. Statistics: (Fox News June 17, 2003)
1.6 million abortions per annum: 91% at 1st trimester

0.9% at 2nd trimester
0.01% at 3rd trimester (~100)
SPCA
SOCIETY FOR THE
PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS
BABIES
R E
M O
A LS
M S?
A NI B I E
A T BA
T RE O UR
W E LY EAT
E
DO MAN E TR
HU N W
A
TH
ASK YOUR MOMMY …
“HOW MANY ANIMALS

HAS SHE KILLED
TO MAKE HER FUR COAT?”
St. Gianna Molla, a Pro-Life Saint
* Woman physician and “working

mom”
* Had three children and two

miscarriages
* Pregnant again in 1962. A fibroma

developed in uterus during * Beatified by Pope
pregnancy. Was advised to have John Paul II on April 24,
1994
abortion.
* Canonized saint on
* Refused abortion. Waited for baby May 16, 2004
to be viable before having surgery to
remove fibroma. * Husband Pietro and
last child Gianna
* Died a week after childbirth from present at canonization
septic peritonitis. ceremony
CAN YOU PLAY GOD? ….…
ABORTION?
The father has syphilis.
The mother has tuberculosis.
They have four children.

First child – blind
Second child – died
BEETHOVEN Third child – deaf, mute
was that 5th child. Fourth child – tuberculosis
The mother is now pregnant with

Medical history from: her fifth child.
R.C. Agnew
USC Medical School
HOW MANY BABIES ARE KILLED EVERY YEAR
THROUGH
ABORTION?
NUMBER OF ABORTIONS ESTIMATED IN YEAR 2000
PHILIPPINES 20,831 to 25,924 per year
Data collected from women hospitalized for abortion

complications. Indirect estimation techniques used.
(Dr. Roberto De Vera, University of Asia and the Pacific. A summary

of “An Analysis of the Estimated Figure of induced abortion in the
Philippines in 2000 as published in a 2006 Guttmacher Institute
report by Susheela Singh et al”)
GLOBAL ABORTION STATISTICS
(Philippines excluded)
PERIOD 1920-2006
Reported Abortions 804 million
Estimated Abortions 929 million
Estimated current
global monthly average: 1.2 million
YEAR 2007 (running) 14.4 million
Note: estimated underreporting includes estimates

for missing years in reported year range and
estimates for underreporting for some nations.
Wm. Robert Johnston, Compiler
WORLDWIDE ABORTION STATISTICS
Official abortion statistics are often low due to

incomplete reporting.
Organizations that provide estimates of abortion

statistics may be motivated to inflate the numbers. An
important source for estimates of both legal and illegal
abortions worldwide is the Alan Guttmacher Institute.
Few pro-life organizations conduct their own statistical

research. These may be inclined to accept higher
figures as worst-case scenarios.

A T
E Alan Guttmacher Institute: What is it?
C AV
An organization engaged in intense political lobbying for

the completely unrestrained practice of abortion.
High abortion rates are in their political (and financial)

interests to justify legalization of abortion.
AGI estimates of high rates of illegal abortions in the

developing world bear scrutiny. Many such estimates are
based on limited surveys usually done in urban areas,
ignoring rural areas.
Other studies use compound assumptions to develop a

figure for illegal abortions from data on hospitalizations
for miscarriages.

MORAL QUANDARY
The Nazi defense attorney, in cross examination,

posed this question to Dr. A.C. Ivy, M.D., the expert
medical advisor at the 1947 Nuremberg Medical Trials :
"If you were ordered by a high political or military

leader to perform an experiment which you knew in
advance would cause the death of three persons
and the results of which would save the life of
twenty thousand, would you perform the
experiment?"
Life Begins at the Beginning

(A Doctor Gives the Scientific Facts on When Life Begins)
By Fritz Baumgartner, MD
April 12, 2005
MORAL QUANDARY
Dr. Ivy's reply was startlingly devoid of moral

relativism: "There is no political and military leader
under the sun who could order or otherwise compel
me to perform an experiment contrary to my moral
convictions."
The Nazi attorney asked, "So, then, you would be

shot?" And Dr. Ivy said, "Yes."

April 12, 2005
MORAL QUANDARY
Now, half a century later, the moral quandary is:
"If we were asked by a woman to commit a legally

sanctioned abortion which we knew in advance would
cause the death of a developing human being, but would
improve the convenience, financial state, and overall
well-being of the woman and society based on her choice,
would we commit the abortion?" …
And in America, circa 2004, our reply would be in the

absence of the threatening milieu implied by the question,
"So, then, you would be shot?"

April 12, 2005
PART III.
GRAVE CONSEQUENCES OF
ARTIFICIAL CONTRACEPTION
POPE PAUL VI.
HUMANAE VITAE. On the Regulation of Birth. 1968.
A Commission for the Study of Problems of Population,

Family, and Birth composed of married couples and
experts in several pertinent disciplines was formed by
Pope John XXIII in March 1963 and enlarged by Pope
Paul VI.
The Commission could not agree among themselves on

the moral norms to be proposed, and certain criteria of
solutions departed from the moral teaching on marriage.
Pope Paul VI issued an encyclical that replied to the

grave questions posed by these problems.
PROPHETIC WISDOM OF THE CHURCH
“THE CHURCH, LIKE HER DIVINE FOUNDER JESUS

CHRIST, IS A ‘SIGN OF CONTRADICTION.’
SHE NEVER CEASES TO PROCLAIM WITH HUMBLE

FIRMNESS THE ENTIRE MORAL LAW, BOTH NATURAL AND
EVANGELICAL.
OF SUCH LAWS THE CHURCH WAS NOT THE AUTHOR,

NOR CONSEQUENTLY CAN SHE BE THEIR ARBITER; SHE
IS ONLY THEIR DEPOSITORY AND THEIR INTERPRETER,
WITHOUT EVER BEING ABLE TO DECLARE TO BE LICIT
THAT WHICH IS NOT SO BY REASON OF ITS INTIMATE
AND UNCHANGEABLE OPPOSITION TO THE TRUE GOOD
OF MAN.”
POPE PAUL VI. HUMANAE VITAE. On the Regulation of Birth. 1968.

PROPHETIC WISDOM OF THE CHURCH
In the encyclical, the Pope warned about

THE GRAVE CONSEQUENCES OF METHODS OF
ARTIFICIAL BIRTH CONTROL:
1. CONJUGAL INFIDELITY
2. LOWERING OF MORALITY
3. LOSS OF RESPECT FOR WOMEN
4. INTERVENTION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN
THE MOST PERSONAL AND MOST RESERVED
SECTOR OF CONJUGAL INTIMACY
POPE PAUL VI. HUMANAE VITAE. On the Regulation of Birth. 1968.

CONJUGAL INFIDELITY AND DIVORCE
(Divorce is not recognized in the Philippines.)
*Percentage of marriages that end

in divorce in America: 53%
*Percentage of marriages where

one or both spouses admit to
infidelity, either physical or
emotional: 41%
*Percentage of marriages that last

after an affair has been admitted to
or discovered: 31%
*Medical fields with the highest

divorce rate: psychiatrists and
marriage counselors
2006, InfidelityFacts.com
CONJUGAL INFIDELITY AND DIVORCE
*Percentage of marriages that end

in divorce in America: 53% The instability of marital unions has
been rising since the 1970s.
*Percentage of marriages where
one or both spouses admit to MEDIAN DIVORCE RATE
infidelity, either physical or IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
emotional: 41% 1970s = 13 per 100 men+women
1990s = 24 per 100 men
*Percentage of marriages that last 27 per 100 women
after an affair has been admitted to
or discovered: 31% IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1970s = 5 per 100 women
7 per 100 men
*Medical fields with the highest 1990s = 15 per 100 women
divorce rate: psychiatrists and 12 per 100 men
marriage counselors
Both men and women are spending
longer periods of their life being
single.
2006, InfidelityFacts.com
UN Population Division (UNPD) Report,
2005
LOWERING OF MORALITY
TEENAGE SEXUAL ACTIVITY (PHILIPPINES)
PMS =
PREMARITAL
SEX
1994 = 17.8%
2002 = 23.1%
PERCENTAGE OF SEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG

ADULTS RISE WITH AGE:
STATE OF THE PHILIPPINE 12% of adolescents between 15-19 had PMS

POPULATION REPORT 40% of adolescents between 20-24 had PMS
2ND ISSUE 2003 47% of adolescents between 25-27 had PMS
Source: Zablan, Marquez and Laguna, 2003

LOSS OF RESPECT FOR WOMEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE "A Crime Against Women"
Includes
rape/sexual assault,
robbery, aggravated
assault and simple
assault
According to a 2000 UNICEF study,

20-50% of the female population of
the world will become the victims
of domestic violence.
FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION, 2007

INTERVENTION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN THE
INTIMATE LIFE OF SPOUSES AND FAMILY LIFE
The UN Population Division (UNPD) released a report

in the week of January 27, 2005 showing that
Within the span of one generation:

The UN Population Division (UNPD) released a report

in the week of January 27, 2005 showing that
Within the span of one generation:
divorce rates
fertility levels the use of contraceptives
have plummeted family planning

across the globe
have experienced substantial
worldwide increases.
According to the World Fertility Report 2003, nearly half of the

world's governments want to further reduce the fertility of their
citizens, and almost all governments now support family
planning programs and the distribution of contraceptives.
House Bill No. 16. An act creating a Reproductive Health and Population
Management Council for the implementation of an integrated policy on
reproductive health relative to sustainable development and population
management, and for other purposes.
House Bill No. 2029. An act providing for reproductive health care
structures and appropriating funds therefor.
House Bill No. 2042. An act promulgating a comprehensive policy on birth

control and for this matter creating a Bureau of Population Management
under the Department of Health and renaming the Department as the
Department of Health and Population Management, and appropriating
funds therefor.
House Bill No. 2550. An act promoting responsible parenthood by

providing incentives to couples/individuals who practice surgical family
planning methods providing funds therefor and for other purposes.
House Bill No. 3773. An act providing for an integrated and

comprehensive national policy on responsible parenthood, population
management and human development, creating a Responsible
Parenthood and Population Management Council, and for other purposes.
(Responsible Parenthood and Population Management Act of 2005)
HOUSE BILL NO. 17 “An act providing for a
national policy on reproductive health,
responsible parenthood and population
development, and for other purposes.”
Also known as “Reproductive Health,

Responsible Parenthood and Population
Development Act of 2007.”
Filed by Honorable Edcel C. Lagman

HOUSE BILL 5043 Vis-à-vis HB 17

DECLARATION OF POLICY, anchored on the rationale that sustainable human t s.
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development is better assured with a manageable population of healthy,
educated and productive citizens:
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Right to equality and equity
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beneficiaries
Guarantees universal access to safe, affordable and quality reproductive health care
services, methods, devices and relevant information thereon even as it
prioritizes the needs of women and children among other underprivileged
sectors.
HOUSE BILL 5043 SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
NAF (National Abortion

Sec. 4.c. REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH. The state of Federation USA) –
complete physical, “Abortion is an integral
mental, and social well- part of reproductive
being and not merely the health care. Learn the
absence of disease or truth about abortion,
infirmity, in all matters
relating to the women’s access to
reproductive system and care, anti-abortion
to its functions and violence, and common
processes. questions and myths.”
MYTHS acc. to NAF: post-abortion syndrome, the cancer
connection, etc.
What’s in a name? ………………….. Pro-Life / Anti-Choice

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HEALTH. The state of pregnancies are ectopic.
complete physical, Ovulation estimated to occur
mental, and social 50% of the time in users through
well-being and not 5 years. Has been taken off
merely the absence of market.
disease or infirmity, in
all matters relating to Depo-Provera (three-month
the reproductive injectible). 1.3-14.3% break-
system and to its through pregnancies are
functions and ectopic.
processes. Tatum HJ, Schmidt FH. Contraceptive and sterilization
practices and extrauterine pregnancy: a realistic
perspective. Fertil Steril. 1977;28:407-421
REPRODUCTIVE “HEALTH BENEFITS” of oral

contraceptives:
HEALTH. The state of
complete physical, -Increased risk of breast cancer in <45
mental, and social age
well-being and not -Increased risk of invasive cervical
merely the absence of cancer in <60 age
disease or infirmity, in -Increased risk of liver cancer
all matters relating to -Decreased bone mineral density
the reproductive -Increased risk of myocardial infarction
system and to its -Increased incidence of sexually
transmitted diseases
functions and
processes. Dr. Thomas W. Hilgers, Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology; A
Primer for Fertility Care Professionals. Pope Paul VI Institute
Press: Omaha, NE. 2002. p. 103
HOUSE BILL 5043 Sec. 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
k. Sustainable Human Development – the totality of the

process of expanding human choices by enabling people
to enjoy long, healthy and productive lives …
Does abortion allow the fetus to develop its full potential?
From zygote to two months …………………….. and beyond…..?

WORLD DECLARATION AND PLAN OF ACTION FROM THE WORLD SUMMIT FOR
CHILDREN
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
PART 1. ARTICLE 1. DEFINITION OF CHILD. For the purposes of the

present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of
18 years unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is
attained earlier.
ARTICLE 6. RIGHT TO LIFE. 1. States Parties recognize that every child

has the inherent right to life. 2. States Parties shall ensure to the
maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.
The Philippines is a signatory to

this Convention.
HOUSE BILL 5043 DECLARATION OF POLICY

Affords fullinprotection
Re-stated HB 17: Theto people’s rights,
State shall namely:
uphold the right of the
people, particularly women and their organization, to
Right of effective and reasonable participation in the
effective and reasonable participation in the formulation
formulation and implementation of the declared policy as its
anddirect
implementation
and ultimateof the declared policy.
beneficiaries.
The fetus,
because it cannot speak for itself,
is ignored as one of the
“direct and ultimate beneficiaries”
and has become a “direct and ultimate victim.”
The Church,
who has taken up the defense of the unborn child,
has been accused of ramming “religion”
down the throats of legislators.
HOUSE BILL 17
Sec. 7. MANDATORY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND

SEXUALITY EDUCATION (RHSE)
Reproductive health and sexuality education in an age-appropriate manner

shall be taught by adequately trained teachers starting from Grade 5
up to Fourth Year High School … common to both public and private schools.
…
WHO TRAINS THE TEACHERS?
WHAT WILL THEY TEACH OUR

CHILDREN?
POPCOM shall formulate the Sexuality Ed. Curriculum.

i. MANDATORY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND SEXUALITY

EDUCATION
… complete, accurate and relevant information in all matters
relating to
the reproductive system, its functions and processes and

human sexuality;
forming attitudes and beliefs about sex, sexual identity,

interpersonal relationships, affection, intimacy and gender
roles.
It also involves the necessary skills to be able to distinguish

between facts and myths on sex and sexuality;
and critically evaluate and discuss the moral, religious, social

and cultural dimensions of related sensitive issues such as
contraception and abortion.
HOUSE BILL 17
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Reproductive health and sexuality education in an age-appropriate

manner shall be taught by adequately trained teachers starting from
Grade 5 up to Fourth Year High School. …
•Prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, STI/STDs, prostate cancer,
breast cancer, cervical cancer and other gynecological disorders
Contraceptives promote these cancers.
Want reproductive health? Don’t use contraceptives!

HOUSE BILL 5043

Reproductive health and sexuality education in an age-appropriate

manner shall be taught by adequately trained teachers starting from
Grade 5 up to Fourth Year High School. …
•Prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, STI/STDs, prostate cancer,
breast cancer, cervical cancer and other gynecological disorders
Safe sex = CONDOMS
How safe is safe?

How Condoms Work
CONDOMS Condoms collect semen before,
during, and after a man
Condoms are sheaths of thin latex or ejaculates ("comes"). This can
plastic worn on the penis during keep sperm from entering the
intercourse. And they are available dry or vagina.
lubricated. Sometimes they are called
rubbers, safes, or jimmies. Effectiveness
Of 100 women whose partners
use condoms, about 15 will
become pregnant during the
first year of typical use.* Only
two women will become
pregnant with perfect use.**
More protection against
pregnancy is possible if
condoms are used with a
spermicide foam, cream, jelly,
suppository, or film.
*Typical use refers to failure

rates when use is not
consistent or always correct.
**Perfect use refers to failure
rates for those whose use is
consistent and always correct.
Published: 04.01.04 © 2004 Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, Inc
CONDOMS Pingpong ball- sized
virus
Latex condoms have tiny
intrinsic holes called "voids."
Sperm is larger than the Condom

holes. pore size
The AIDS virus is 50 times

smaller than these tiny holes.
In 1993 the University of Texas analyzed

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whatever you want as long as you wear a
condom. It (AIDS) is just too dangerous a
STDs are frequently passed disease to say that."
through "skin to skin" contact Dr. Harold Jaffee, chief of epidemiology,
even when condoms are used. National Centers for Disease Control
This can happen because the
bacterial or viral germs that "Simply put, condoms fail. And condoms fail
cause many serious STDs (such Y .
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prevent many of the STD Dr. Teresa Crenshaw, member of the U.S.
Presidential AIDS Commission and past
infections that take place during president of the American Association of
sexual contact. Sex Educators
d. Reproductive Health Rights: the rights of individuals and

couples to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and
timing of their children; to make other decisions concerning
reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence; to
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SURGICAL STERILIZATION
VASECTOMY TUBAL LIGATION

QUINACRINE works by scarring the fallopian tubes
after being inserted into the uterus by an
intrauterine device (IUD) inserter.
CHEMICAL
STERILIZATION Risks include cancer, development of abnormal
?
lesions in the uterus, ectopic pregnancy and fetal
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exposure. Quinacrine has also caused deaths.
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BECAUSE it is a low-cost, non-surgical sterilization method

that is long-term and does not require lengthy training.
HOUSE BILL 5043 SEC. 4 DEFINITION OF TERMS
l. Population Development – a program that aims to:
a) Help couples achieve their desired fertility size in the

context of responsible parenthood;
d) Contribute to policies that will assist government to

achieve a favorable balance between population and
distribution, economic activities and the environment.
PHILIPPINE FERTILITY RATES
1960--2010
POPULATION PYRAMIDS
1990
60+
2050
60+
PHILIPPINES
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base
1990 2050
SOUTH KOREA
POPULATION PYRAMIDS
SINGAPORE
CHINA
U.S.A.
ITALY
FRANCE
HOUSE BILL 5043 Sec. 3 GUIDING PRINCIPLES
d. While the number and spacing of children shall be

left to the sound judgment of parents and couples
based on their personal convictions and religious
beliefs, such concerned parents and couples,
including unmarried individuals, should be afforded
free and full access to relevant, adequate and
enlightening information on reproductive health and
human sexuality and should be guided by qualified
State workers and professional private practitioners.
What are the qualifying criteria

for State workers
to be considered competent
marriage and family counselors?
HOUSE BILL 5043 DECLARATION OF POLICY
Guarantees universal access to safe, affordable and quality

reproductive health care services, methods, devices and
relevant information thereon even as it prioritizes the needs of
women and children among other underprivileged sectors.
Safe for whom? …. How safe is safe?
MOTHER FETUS
“HEALTH BENEFITS” of oral contraceptives:
The fetus is
-Increased risk of breast cancer in <45 age at grave risk
-Increased risk of invasive cervical cancer
from
in <60 age
-Increased risk of liver cancer contraceptives.
-Decreased bone mineral density It can lose its
-Increased risk of myocardial infarction LIFE.
-Increased incidence of sexually
transmitted diseases
HOUSE BILL 5043
SEC. 20. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any part, section, or

provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional,
other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full
force and effect.
SEC. 21. REPEALING CLAUSE. All other laws, orders,

decrees, issuances, rules and regulations contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

HOUSE BILL 5043 MASSIVE INFORMATION DRIVE
SEC. 5. THE COMMISSION ON POPULATION.

j. To ensure a massive and sustained information drive on
responsible parenthood and on all methods and techniques to
prevent unwanted, unplanned, and mistimed pregnancies ….
shall release information bulletins to:
a. All government departments, agencies and instrumentalities

b. Non-government organizations
c. Private sector
d. Schools
e. Libraries
f. Tri-media outlets
g. Workplaces
h. Hospitals and concerned health institutions
HOUSE BILL 5043 MASSIVE INFORMATION DRIVE
SEC. 6. MOBILE HEALTH CARE SERVICE

The MHCS shall be adequately equipped with a wide range of
reproductive health care materials and information
dissemination devices and equipment, the latter including but
not limited to a television set for audio-visual presentation.
HOW
WILL PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES MEET
THIS CHALLENGE?
PART IV.
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
POPULATION MANAGEMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
can mean
The prudent and generous decision to have a large family;
or
The choice to have no more children for the time being or

even for an indeterminate period,
for serious reasons and with due respect to moral law.
THE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO ARTIFICIAL CONTRACEPTIVES
The Billings Ovulation Method

is the most modern natural way
to achieve or avoid becoming pregnant.
Dr. John (died 4/1/2007)

and Evelyn BILLINGS
Catholic Australian
doctors
The BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD is a

bidirectional approach that can be used for
both fertility control and promotion.
It is simple to learn
cost free
non-invasive
has no side effects
It is the most effective way of fertility

regulation in all conditions,
as breastfeeding
irregular cycle
pre-menopause
coming off contraceptive medication
during emotional and physical stress.
The Billings Ovulation Method

teaches women :
to recognise their own

individual pattern of fertility
and infertility
to understand that they are

infertile more often than fertile
throughout their reproductive
years.
to recognise the fertile phase HOSPITABLE CERVICAL

of their menstrual cycles, MUCUS DURING FERTILE
signalled by the development PHASE. SPERM (PINK) IS
SEEN SWIMMING UP
of a particular type of mucus AQUEOUS CHANNELS
from the crypts of the cervix. AMONG MUCUS
THREADS.
BOM: THE CHINA EXPERIENCE
The Billings Ovulation Method (BOM) was

officially introduced into China by the Chinese
Ministry of Health in 1995, and since then:
fourteen BOM Centres have been established in

China at the most strategic areas for fertility
regulation and
36,845 BOM teachers have been trained.

BOM: THE CHINA EXPERIENCE
Success Rate from 1995 to 2006:
In 2,686,400 fertile couples avoiding pregnancy = 99%
In 45,280 infertile couples trying to get pregnant = 32.1%
The method is highly efficient only when a series of

precautions and regulations are strictly followed.
Inappropriate use would result in higher failure rates, as
in preliminary trials in China (1989) and some other
places.
“The teachers of the Billings Ovulation Method are

enriched by their activities because they see how much
the BOM exercises a therapy upon conjugal love.
The marriage of the couple has made a covenant in

which they give themselves completely to one another
and within this gift is their precious fertility.
The natural method preserves this unique gift and every

act of intercourse remains open to the transmission of
life.
The need to wait without intercourse at times is a part

of every marriage, because of the birth of a new child,
sickness of the husband or the wife, demands of
employment and so on. ”
John Billings
“When the couple accepts this gentle discipline they make

a magnificent demonstration of their love, the husband for
the wife, the wife for the husband, and both together for
the children already born and to be born in the future.
Each observes the goodness of their decision so that it has

the effect of ennobling them both as they perceive what
they have done for each other.
They are happy to be cooperating with what the Creator

has designed in Nature, are at peace with their
conscience, and the family is growing in an atmosphere of
love, happiness, security and peace which is so
appropriate to the rearing of children, each of whom has
experienced the beatitude of having from birth a father and
mother who love them and love each other.”
John Billings
CREIGHTON MODEL SYSTEM –
a refinement of the Billings Ovulation Method
PREGNANCY AVOIDANCE AT FIVE FERTILITY CENTERS

(1980, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1994)
#COUPLES #COUPLE- SUCCESS RATE

MONTHS
CENTER 1. 288 2,224 98-100%

CENTER 2. 273 1,980 99-100%
CENTER 3. 378 2,471 99-100%
CENTER 4. 597 7,084 99-100%
CENTER 5. 242 1,810 97-100%
1. Creighton University (Omaha), 2. St. John’s Mercy Hospital (St. Louis),

3. St. Francis Hospital (Wichita), 4. St. Joseph Hospital (Houston),
5. Marquette Nursing Center (Milwaukee)
RESPONSIBLE
PARENTHOOD
THROUGH
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CONTRACEPTION
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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING?

THE QUEZON CITY ORDINANCE
ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND POPULATION MANAGEMENT
PATTERNED AFTER HB3773
WAS SUBMITTED FOR
POVERTY
ALLEVIATION
DEFINITION OF POVERTY
The deprivation of essential assets that

include but go beyond income.
ASIAN
DEVELOPMENT
BANK REPORT.
Five essential assets: 2005
HUMAN CAPITAL – health, education
PHYSICAL CAPITAL – water, housing, infrastructure
NATURAL CAPITAL – land, environment
FINANCIAL CAPITAL – credit, remittances
SOCIAL CAPITAL – participation in developmental processes

through membership in local and community
organizations
MAJOR CAUSES OF POVERTY IN THE
PHILIPPINES (7)
Weak macroeconomic management
ASIAN
Employment issues DEVELOPMENT
BANK REPORT.
2005
High population growth rates
An underperforming agricultural sector and an unfinished

land reform agenda
Governance issues including corruption and weak state
Conflict and security issues
Disability
Distribution of Income or Consumption by Percentage
Share: Philippines
PERCENTILE POPULATION EXPENDITURE SHARES
Lowest 10% 2.3

Lowest 20% 5.4
Second 20% 8.8
Third 20% 13.2
Fourth 20% 20.3
Highest 20% 52.3
Highest 10% 36.6
Survey year: 1997
Note: This information refers to expenditure shares by

percentiles of the population and is ranked by per capita
expenditure.
SOURCE: 2000 World Development Indicators

Poverty Alleviation expressed in the following sections of
HB17
SECTION 3. GUIDING PRINCIPLES
g. Development is a multi-faceted process that calls for the

coordination and integration of policies, plans, programs, and
projects that seek to uplift the quality of life of the people,
particularly the poor, the needy and the marginalized.
SECTION 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
j. Development – is a multi-dimensional process involving

major changes in social structures, popular attitudes and
national institutions as well as the acceleration of economic
growth, the reduction of inequality, and the eradication of
widespread poverty.
l. Population Development – a program that aims to: d)
contribute to policies that will assist government to achieve
a favorable balance between population and distribution,
economic activities and the environment.
WILL ARTIFICIAL CONTRACEPTION
UNDER HB17 ….
- Uplift the quality of life of the poor, needy, marginalized?
- Reduce inequality?
- Achieve equitable allocation and utilization of resources?
- Eradicate widespread poverty?

NO …….. BECAUSE THE SOLUTION IS:
-Uplift the quality of life of the poor, needy, marginalized?

IMPROVE MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, RAISE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDE PEACE
AND SECURITY
-Reduce inequality?
RAISE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, COMPLETE
LAND REFORM, IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
-Achieve equitable allocation and utilization of resources?

ERADICATE CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT,
IMPROVE DELIVERY OF SERVICES
-Eradicate widespread poverty?

ERADICATE CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT, PROVIDE
BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FORMATION, BETTER
AND MORE HEALTH SERVICES, MORE EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
A LARGE POPULATION IS A COUNTRY’S ULTIMATE
VALUABLE RESOURCE.
In the early 90s, Hong Kong and Tokyo were the

most populous cities in the world, yet they were
also the wealthiest.
Taiwan, with a population density 5 times as great

as mainland China’s, produces 5 times as much
per capita.
South Korea, with a population density 3.6 times as

great as China’s, has a per capita output almost 16
times as great.
“If population means more mouths to feed,
then it also means more hands to work.
If it means more demands on economy,

then it also means growing market.
If it means straining the ability of the earth

to produce natural resources,
then it also opens up opportunities for
resource-saving and productivity-increasing innovations.”
Nick Eberstadt (demographer),

Center for Population Studies, Harvard
POPULATION GROWTH VIS-À-VIS ECONOMIC GROWTH
Malaysia abandoned population control in 1984, ushering

in remarkable economic growth and free market
reforms.
Ecuador, Uruguay, Bulgaria and other countries

complained at the International Conference on
Population and Development in Cairo that they had
reduced their population growth, yet they still had
deteriorating economies.
Singapore has reversed its one-child-per-family policy and

is now encouraging couples to have more children by
giving generous incentives.
Currently, it has 2 million foreign workers as opposed to
its own population of 4.3 million.
DOES A LARGE POPULATION CAUSE
FOOD SCARCITY?
People are hungry not because the population is

growing so fast that food is becoming scarce,
but because people cannot afford it.
During the last 40 years (1962-1991),

food supplies have more than doubled.
At present, farmers use less than half of the world’s

arable land.
“Those who are materially poor can be very wonderful
people. …
But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted,

unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out
of society - that spiritual poverty is much harder to
overcome.
And abortion, which often follows from contraception,

brings a people to be spiritually poor, and that is the
worst poverty and the most difficult to overcome. …
“… There was the man we picked up from
the drain, half eaten by worms and, after we
had brought him to the home, he only said, ‘I
have lived like an animal in the street, but I
am going to die as an angel, loved and cared
for.’
“Then, after we had removed all the worms

from his body, all he said, with a big smile,
was: "Sister, I am going home to God" - and
he died. ……
“… There was the man we picked up from
Mother Teresa
the drain, half eaten by worms and, after we of Calcutta
had brought him to the home, he only said, ‘I
have lived like an animal in the street, but I An address at the
National Prayer
am going to die as an angel, loved and cared Breakfast
for.’ (Sponsored by the
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“Then, after we had removed all the worms Representatives)
from his body, all he said, with a big smile, February 3, 1994
was: "Sister, I am going home to God" - and
he died. ……
“It was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who

could speak like that without blaming anybody, without
comparing anything. Like an angel - this is the greatness of
people who are spiritually rich even when they are materially
poor.”
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
PADRE GOMEZ ASSEMBLY
SHRINE OF THE UNBORN CHILD
A monument dedicated to “GOD’s Gift of

Love – LIFE” – in loving memory of all the
innocent children who had the right to
live but were never given the chance to
be born by their own mothers; a place
where one can meditate and pray.
This “Shrine of the Unborn Child” is the

banner project for CY 1998-1999 of the
Padre Gomez Assembly under the
leadership of Sir Knight Jorge L. Banal in
cooperation with the Sikatuna Barangay
Council headed by Barangay Captain
Filemon C. San Antonio and the Quezon
City Government.
Inaugurated and blessed this 27th day of

June, 1999.
Shrine of the Unborn ChildQUEZON CITY
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CHURCH, SCIENCE, LAW on Life Issues

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Maria Andrea S. Mendigo
Christ the King Parish, Greenmeadows, Quezon City
2008

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CHURCH

ARTICLE II. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND

Section 5. The maintenance of peace and order, the

# 2273. The inalienable right to life of every innocent

#2270. Human life must be respected and protected

#2274. Since it must be treated from conception as a

When does a human

WHAT DOES SCIENCE SAY?

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

MAN AND WOMAN

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

SPERM CELLS TRAVEL THROUGH CERVIX INTO

SPERM CELLS TRAVEL THROUGH CERVIX INTO

SPERM CELLS TRAVEL THROUGH CERVIX INTO

23 MALE CHROMOSOMES ENTER EGG

THE WHOLE COMPLEMENT

NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT

THE GENETIC MATERIAL IS INALIENABLE AND

The Church teaches that every

because of its spiritual soul that

This teaching is best illustrated

from the first moment

and by virtue of the merits of

preserved immune from all

# 491. Catechism of the Catholic Church

In 1987, Dr. Philip Ney began using group

“There is growing evidence

Dr. Philip Ney

Models of twins in womb

“Among people who survived an actual abortion attempt,

Dr. Philip Ney

START OF HUMAN LIFE versus

“… [Within the American College of Obstetrics and

President (1984), American College of

Major medical organizations, such as the World

The statements above confirm the observation of Dr. Sosnowski.

“Pregnancy begins when implantation is

Family Health International

THE BEGINNING OF ITS EXISTENCE

PREGNANCY = FOCUS ON THE MOTHER

THE CONFIRMED INVASION OF MATERNAL

Section 12. The State … shall equally protect

heart begins to beat with the

Before confirmation of implantation

IN HOW MANY WAYS

Birth-control pills are

Breakthrough ovulation may N T

(sold as Postinor-2 in RP; two 750 mcg

which may prevent ovulation

“Unwanted babies are the result of people having sex

DR. JOAN OCAMPO

3. acute and chronic inflammatory responses in the

4. prevention of implantation of a fertilized ovum due to

Mifepristone (RU486) used with Misoprostol

sensitivity to theR T of prostaglandin.

It can be used up to 63 days after the start of last

The surgical method used is vacuum aspiration,

You can choose local anesthesia,

After the abortion,

You will be scheduled to return for your follow-up checkup

NOTICE OF DIRECT CONTRACT

Planned Parenthood commissioned Project Name : Purchase of 35 sets

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