Philippines contraception law signed by Benigno Aquino

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Source: BBC

Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill providing for free access to contraception and family planning.

Supporters say the law, which took 14 years to pass, will reduce poverty and maternal mortality in a country with the highest birth rate in the region.

The Roman Catholic Church repeatedly tried to block the bill.

Parliament failed to pass the measure several times before approving a final version on 19 December.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20863691

[UnrepentantLiberal]

1. Good deal.

Fuck the Catholic Church.

[Prometheus Bound]

2. Yes, the Catholic Church seems to have a very strong interest in perpetuating poverty.

This is great news.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Huge step forward, and not a moment too soon. Congrats to the courageous President. n/t

[calimary]

5. Agreed! We need this all over the world.

Getting a handle on our mushrooming population is really just about the only thing that's going to save us, seems to me.

[JNelson6563]

4. I am glad to hear this!

[Turbineguy]

6. "....reduce poverty and maternal mortality...."?

It's the thin end of the wedge. Camels nose under the tent. It's the end of the World as the Catholic Church knows it.

[SharonAnn]

7. Good! Their world can't end too soon. And I'm a former Catholic, disenchanted by

their failure to change to today's world and to recognize the rights of women.

Under Pope John XXIII, in the 1960's, I really thought things would change. But they haven't. And over the last few decades, they've become more intransigent and more ossified.

I would love to be able to practice the Catholic religion as I understand it, but today's Church isn't anything like what I thought Catholicism was.

[Odin2005]

8. The RCC is gonna go apeshit.

But who cares, fuck the RCC!

[slackmaster]

9. That is very, very good news.