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THE REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH LAW AND HUMAN
SEXUALITY
(August 7, 2014)
RH Law is a population control
measure that uses contraception as
scalpel to cut the incidents of
pregnancy.
Therefore, THE FIGHT FOR
FAITH, FAMILY AND LIFE
CONTINUES!
What is wrong with the RH Law?
First, the RH Law goes against
our Catholic teachings.
a. By promoting contraception,
the RH Law violates the
Catechism of the Catholic
Church (“CCC”).
The CCC declares that the conjugal act
has a two-fold meaning: unitive (the
mutual self-giving of the spouses) and
procreative (an openness to the
transmission of life). No one may break
the inseparable connection which God
has established between these two
meanings of the conjugal act by
excluding one or the other of them.
(Secs. 2362-2367)
Therefore, every action – for example,
direct sterilization or contraception – is
intrinsically immoral which (either in
anticipation of the conjugal act, in its
accomplishment or in the development
of its natural consequences) proposes,
as an end or as a means, to hinder
procreation. (Secs. 2370-2372)
The CCC states that the regulation of
births, which is an aspect of responsible
parenthood and motherhood, is objectively
morally acceptable when it is pursued by
the spouses without external pressure,
when it is practiced not out of selfishness
but for serious reasons; and with methods
that conform to the objective criteria of
morality, that is, periodic continence and
use of the infertile periods. (2368-2369;
2399)
b. The RH Law cheapens the
human body by treating it as a
mere object, commodity or
thing.
The Catholic faith teaches us that
Man is a person, not an animal or
any other living things. He is
special because he is created in the
image and likeness of God.
The CCC commands that all the
baptized are called to live chastely in
keeping with their particular states of
life. Some profess virginity or
consecrated celibacy which enables
them to give themselves to God alone
with an undivided heart in a remarkable
manner. Others, if they are married live
in conjugal chastity, or if unmarried
practice chastity in continence.
Chastity means the positive
integration of sexuality within the
person. Sexuality becomes truly
human when it is integrated in a
correct way into the relationship of
one person to another. (CCC, secs.
2337-2338)
c. The RH Law trivializes sex,
reducing it to a mere
instinctive response to satisfy
one’s biological needs.
(i) Sex is the means by which
God shares with us His
creative power.
(ii) Sex is the physical fulfillment
of God’s desire that the Man
leave his father and mother and
be one with the woman so that
both shall become one flesh.
d. The RH Law devalues
marriage, by making
contraceptives readily
available for free to both
married and
unmarried people.
e. The RH Law removes love
from the sexual act.
Having partaken of God’s nature,
man is called to love and to self-
giving in the unity of body and
spirit.
In short, the sexual act is intended
by God to be a concrete expression
of love when done in the spirit of
self-giving.
RH Law violates natural law.
Examples of Natural Law
1. Self-preservation (natural
inclination to live)
2. Procreation (natural
inclination to reproduce)
3. Knowledge (natural inclination
to learn)
4. Sociability (natural inclination
to love and seek affection)
“Contraceptives and birth control devices,
distributed even among the young because
of lack of stringent control, can lead to a
generation of young Filipinos uncaring
about the morality of instant sex and
irresponsible in their view about
pregnancies and the diseases that sexual
promiscuity can bring … For those already
married, contraceptives and birth control
devices of course offer greater opportunities
for sex outside of marriage, both for the
husband and the wife.
“The effects of these outside
opportunities on marriage may already
be with us. Perhaps, more than at any
other time, we have a record number
now of separated couples and wrecked
marriages, to the prejudice of the family
and the children caught in between.” (p.
39)
“To whom much has been given,
much is expected.”

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Atty chito liban talk rh law

  • 1. THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND HUMAN SEXUALITY (August 7, 2014)
  • 2. RH Law is a population control measure that uses contraception as scalpel to cut the incidents of pregnancy.
  • 3. Therefore, THE FIGHT FOR FAITH, FAMILY AND LIFE CONTINUES!
  • 4. What is wrong with the RH Law?
  • 5. First, the RH Law goes against our Catholic teachings.
  • 6. a. By promoting contraception, the RH Law violates the Catechism of the Catholic Church (“CCC”).
  • 7. The CCC declares that the conjugal act has a two-fold meaning: unitive (the mutual self-giving of the spouses) and procreative (an openness to the transmission of life). No one may break the inseparable connection which God has established between these two meanings of the conjugal act by excluding one or the other of them. (Secs. 2362-2367)
  • 8. Therefore, every action – for example, direct sterilization or contraception – is intrinsically immoral which (either in anticipation of the conjugal act, in its accomplishment or in the development of its natural consequences) proposes, as an end or as a means, to hinder procreation. (Secs. 2370-2372)
  • 9. The CCC states that the regulation of births, which is an aspect of responsible parenthood and motherhood, is objectively morally acceptable when it is pursued by the spouses without external pressure, when it is practiced not out of selfishness but for serious reasons; and with methods that conform to the objective criteria of morality, that is, periodic continence and use of the infertile periods. (2368-2369; 2399)
  • 10. b. The RH Law cheapens the human body by treating it as a mere object, commodity or thing.
  • 11. The Catholic faith teaches us that Man is a person, not an animal or any other living things. He is special because he is created in the image and likeness of God.
  • 12. The CCC commands that all the baptized are called to live chastely in keeping with their particular states of life. Some profess virginity or consecrated celibacy which enables them to give themselves to God alone with an undivided heart in a remarkable manner. Others, if they are married live in conjugal chastity, or if unmarried practice chastity in continence.
  • 13. Chastity means the positive integration of sexuality within the person. Sexuality becomes truly human when it is integrated in a correct way into the relationship of one person to another. (CCC, secs. 2337-2338)
  • 14. c. The RH Law trivializes sex, reducing it to a mere instinctive response to satisfy one’s biological needs.
  • 15. (i) Sex is the means by which God shares with us His creative power.
  • 16. (ii) Sex is the physical fulfillment of God’s desire that the Man leave his father and mother and be one with the woman so that both shall become one flesh.
  • 17. d. The RH Law devalues marriage, by making contraceptives readily available for free to both married and unmarried people.
  • 18. e. The RH Law removes love from the sexual act.
  • 19. Having partaken of God’s nature, man is called to love and to self- giving in the unity of body and spirit.
  • 20. In short, the sexual act is intended by God to be a concrete expression of love when done in the spirit of self-giving.
  • 21. RH Law violates natural law.
  • 22. Examples of Natural Law 1. Self-preservation (natural inclination to live) 2. Procreation (natural inclination to reproduce) 3. Knowledge (natural inclination to learn) 4. Sociability (natural inclination to love and seek affection)
  • 23. “Contraceptives and birth control devices, distributed even among the young because of lack of stringent control, can lead to a generation of young Filipinos uncaring about the morality of instant sex and irresponsible in their view about pregnancies and the diseases that sexual promiscuity can bring … For those already married, contraceptives and birth control devices of course offer greater opportunities for sex outside of marriage, both for the husband and the wife.
  • 24. “The effects of these outside opportunities on marriage may already be with us. Perhaps, more than at any other time, we have a record number now of separated couples and wrecked marriages, to the prejudice of the family and the children caught in between.” (p. 39)
  • 25. “To whom much has been given, much is expected.”

Editor's Notes

  1. Examples of Natural Law Self-preservation (natural inclination to live) Procreation (natural inclination to reproduce) Knowledge (natural inclination to learn) Sociability (natural inclination to love and seek affection)