Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a substitute bill amending certain provisions of the anti-teenage pregnancy bill (SB 1979) following a viral campaign led by religious groups who opposed certain aspects of the original bill, particularly the inclusion of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) guided by international standards. The revised bill removes the reference to international standards in CSE, clarifies parental consent for adolescents accessing sexual and reproductive health services, and explicitly guarantees parental authority and religious freedom.
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Project Dalisay, an initiative by the National Coalition for the Family and the Constitution , earlier launched a campaign sounding the alarm about comprehensive sexuality education being “guided by international standards.
The new bill also has this new line guaranteeing parental authority and religious freedom: “Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish parental authority or academic and religious freedom.”Naiintindihan ko ang kanilang mga konsiderasyon sa pagbawi ng suporta sa panukalang tutugon sa pagtaas ng teenage pregnancy sa bansa. May ihahain akong substitute bill bilang tugon sa tunay at sinserong concerns ng iba’t ibang sektor at grupo.
“There is nothing to stop the Senate from doing that when it appears that the most important stakeholders — parents who will not allow the state to take over their natural and primary right to form their children’s moral foundations — can only for the first time speak on the right relationship between their primary right to teach their children on sexuality and what the contribution of the school system can be,” said Sereno.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also echoed concerns similar to that of Project Dalisay, saying he would veto the bill if the non-amended version were to land on his desk.
PHILIPPINES SENATE ANTI-TEENAGE PREGNANCY BILL RELIGIOUS GROUPS COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION PARENTAL CONSENT
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