• The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RA 10354), also

known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law, is a law in the Philippines that
guarantees universal access to methods such as contraception, fertility control, sexual
education, and maternal care.
• Reproductive Health refers to the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease relating to the reproductive system and to its
functions and processes.
Pillars of Foundation
1. Informed Choice - To ensure the health of the mother and the child, an
effective and quality reproductive healthcare services, which are ethically and
medically safe, legal, accessible, and affordable, shall be given primacy to
them. The government shall also promote and provide unbiased information
and access to these services. This pillar also covers the provision for the
integration of reproductive health and sexuality education in schools, and other
educational settings.
2. Respect for life - The Act recognizes that abortion is illegal and punishable by
law. However, mothers who will be identified to have aborted an unborn child
will be served with post-abortive treatment and counseling in a humane,
nonjudgmental, and compassionate manner.
3. Birth Control - Reproductive healthcare, information, and supplies shall be
made available most especially to poor beneficiaries. However, the Act also
provides that the government must respect the citizen’s individual preferences
and choices of family planning method.
4. Responsible Parenthood - Couples determine their ideal family size. In
addition, the government shall equip each parent with needed information in all
aspects of family life, reproductive health, and this pillar.
• Family Planning, is a program which enables couples and individuals to decide freely and
responsibly the number and spacing of their children. The husband and wife must decide
on the family planning method best suited to their health, religion, and resources.
• Three Rs before becoming parents: the Reason for wanting a child, the Resources
needed to raise a child, and the Responsibilities as parents.
• What is responsible parenthood?
• What are the responsibilities of parents?
 • RA 8504 is an act promulgating policies and prescribing measures for the prevention and
control of HIV/AIDS in the Philippines, instituting a nationwide HIV/AIDS Information
and Education Program, establishing a comprehensive HIV/AIDS monitoring system,
strengthening the Philippine National Aids Council, and for other purposes.
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a viral infection that attacks and slowly
destroys the immune system of the infected person that leads to “immune deficiency”. It is
progressive and can lead to lack of body defense to all kinds of infection including those
that do not normally infect man and can also lead to cancer susceptibility.
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a condition characterized by a
combination of signs and symptoms, caused by HIV contracted from another person. AIDS
attacks and weakens the body’s immune system, making the person who contracted the
disease susceptible to other life-threatening infections.
• How do you get or transmit HIV? You can only get HIV by coming into direct contact
with certain body fluids from a person with HIV.
These fluids are:
Blood
Semen
Rectal fluids
Vaginal fluids
Breastmilk
• HIV is transmitted by:
Unprotected sex
Passing from infected mother to baby
Sharing contaminated injecting equipment
Contaminated blood transfusion
• HIV is NOT acquired or transmitted by:
Insect bites
Toilet seats
Kissing
Sharing eating utensils
Touching
• Ma. Dolzura Cortez (died1992) was the first Filipino AIDS victim who came out and
open to share about her life and how she acquired the AIDS virus.
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Instruction: Multiple Choice:
Choose the correct answer and clearly encircle the corresponding letter.
1. How can HIV be transmitted from an infected mother to her baby?

a. By sharing food or utensils

b. During childbirth or breastfeeding
c. Through kissing or hugging
d. Via insect bites or mosquito stings

2. How does the Reproductive Health Law support informed choice for couples?

a. By endorsing only traditional family planning techniques

b. By enforcing mandatory contraceptive methods for every couple
c. By ensuring access to unbiased reproductive health information and services
d. By restricting reproductive health information based on financial status

3. How is HIV primarily transmitted from one person to another?

a. By kissing
b. By sharing eating utensils
c. Through insect bites
d. Through unprotected sex

4. How should couples determine their ideal family size?

a. Based on what society expects of them

b. By adhering strictly to government guidelines
c. By evaluating their health, resources, and personal choices
d. By only seeking advice from healthcare providers

5. How should the couple approach their decision on family planning?

a. Assess their motivations, resources, and obligations

b. Disregard their health considerations in the choice
c.
d. Trust friends’ opinion without any research

6. What does the pillar of "Informed Choice" emphasize in reproductive healthcare services?

a. It emphasizes the importance of legalizing abortion services for all women.

b. It emphasizes providing unbiased information and access to services.
c. It focuses on providing only contraceptive methods to the public.
d. It mandates that all reproductive health services must be free of charge.
 7. What is a key component of responsible parenthood according to the law?

a. Depending solely on outside assistance

b. Disregarding financial responsibilities
c. Increasing the number of children without consideration
d. Recognizing the duties involved in parenting

8. What is the primary focus of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of
2012 in the Philippines?

a. To eliminate all forms of contraception

b. To guarantee universal access to reproductive health services and education
c. To promote abortion rights and access to abortion services
d. To provide free healthcare services for all citizens

9. What principle ensures that the government respects individual preferences in family
planning?

a. Maternal Care
b. Respect for life
c. Responsible Parenthood
d. Universal Access

10. What was a significant contribution of Ma. Dolzura Cortez regarding AIDS awareness?

a. She created an HIV vaccine.

b. She initiated a national AIDS awareness campaign.
c. She was the first Filipino to publicly discuss her AIDS diagnosis.
d. She wrote a book on HIV care.

11. Which of the following is NOT a method guaranteed by the Reproductive Health Law?

a. Access to abortion services

b. Access to contraception
c. Fertility control
d. Sexual education
BONUS QUESTIONS
12. - 14. Three Rs becoming parents
15. What is RA 8504?