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103
54
DEC 21,
2012
“The Responsible
Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act
of 2012″
PRES.BENIGNO S. AQUINO
III
DECLARATION OF POLICY
The STATE shall defend

(a) The right of spouses to

found a family in accordance
with their religious
convictions and the demands
of responsible parenthood
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DECLARATION OF POLICY
The STATE shall defend

(b) The right of children to

assistance, including proper care
and nutrition, and special protection
from all forms of neglect, abuse,
cruelty, exploitation, and other
conditions prejudicial to their
development
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DECLARATION OF POLICY
The STATE shall defend

(c) The right of the family

to a family living wage and
income; and

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DECLARATION OF POLICY
The STATE shall defend

(d) The right of families or

family associations to
participate in the planning
and implementation of
policies and programs
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The State likewise guarantees
universal access to medically-
safe, non-abortifacient, effective,
legal, affordable, and quality
reproductive health care services,
methods, devices, supplies which
do not prevent the implantation of a
fertilized ovum as determined by
the FDA relevant information and
education…..
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Guiding Principles for Implementation

(d) The provision of ethical and medically

safe, legal, accessible, affordable, non-
abortifacient, effective and quality
reproductive health care services and
supplies is essential in the promotion of
people’s right to health, especially those
of women, the poor, and the
marginalized, and shall be incorporated
as a component of basic health care

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Guiding Principles for Implementation
(e) The State shall promote and provide
information and access, without bias, to all
methods of family planning, including
effective natural and modern methods
which have been proven medically safe,
legal, non-abortifacient, and effective in
accordance with scientific and evidence-
based medical research standards such as
those registered and approved by the FDA
for the poor and marginalized as identified
through the NHTS-PR…..
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ABORTIFACIENT

refers to any drug or device that induces

abortion or the destruction of a fetus
inside the mother’s womb or the prevention
of the fertilized ovum to reach and be
implanted in the mother’s womb upon
determination of the FDA

DEFINITION OF TERMS
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Reproductive Health

refers to the state of complete physical, mental and social well-

being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all
matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and
processes. This implies that people are able to have a
responsible, safe, consensual and satisfying sex life, that they
have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if,
when, and how often to do so. This further implies that women and
men attain equal relationships in matters related to sexual
relations and reproduction.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
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Reproductive Health Care

(q) refers to the access to a full range of

methods, facilities, services and supplies that
contribute to reproductive health and well-
being by addressing reproductive health-
related problems. It also includes sexual
health, the purpose of which is the
enhancement of life and personal relations.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
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ELEMENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

(1) Family planning information and services

which shall include as a first priority making
women of reproductive age fully aware of
their respective cycles to make them aware
of when fertilization is highly probable, as
well as highly improbable

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ELEMENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

(2) Maternal, infant and child health and

nutrition, including breastfeeding;
(3) Prescription of abortion and
management of abortion
complications;
(4) Adolescent and youth reproductive
health guidance and counseling;

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ELEMENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

(5) Prevention, treatment and management of

reproductive tract infections (RTIs), HIV and AIDS
and other sexually transmittable infections (STIs);
(6) Elimination of violence against women and
children and other forms of sexual and gender-
based violence;
(7) Education and counseling on sexuality and
reproductive health;

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ELEMENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

(8) Treatment of breast and

reproductive tract cancers and
other gynecological conditions and
disorders;
(9) Male responsibility and
involvement and men’s reproductive
health;

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ELEMENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

(10) Prevention, treatment and management

of infertility and sexual dysfunction;
(11) Reproductive health education for the
adolescents; and
(12) Mental health aspect of reproductive
health care.

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The Philippine National Drug
Formulary System and Family
Planning Supplies
The NDF shall include hormonal
contraceptives, intrauterine devices,
injectables and other safe, legal, non-
abortifacient and effective family planning
products and supplies. The PNDFS shall be
observed in selecting drugs including family
planning supplies that will be included or
removed from the Essential Drugs List (EDL) in
accordance with existing practice and in
consultation with reputable medical
associations in the Philippines.
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The Philippine National Drug
Formulary System and Family
Planning Supplies
For the purpose of this Act, any
product or supply included or to
be included in the EDL must have
a certification from the FDA
that said product and supply is
made available on the condition
that it is not to be used as an
abortifacient.

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The Philippine National Drug
Formulary System and Family
Planning Supplies
These products and supplies shall also
be included in the regular
purchase of essential medicines
and supplies of all national
hospitals: Provided, further, That the
foregoing offices shall not purchase or
acquire by any means emergency
contraceptive pills, postcoital pills,
abortifacients that will be used for
such purpose and their other forms or
equivalent.
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Procurement and Distribution of
Family Planning Supplies

The DOH
• shall procure, distribute to LGUs and monitor the
usage of family planning supplies for the
whole country.
• shall coordinate with all appropriate local
government bodies to plan and implement this
procurement and distribution program. 

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Duties and
Responsibilities

(c) The FDA shall issue strict

guidelines with respect to the
use of contraceptives, taking
into consideration the side
effects or other harmful effects
of their use
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PROHIBITED
ACTS
(a) Any health care service provider,
whether public or private, who shall:
(1) Knowingly withhold information or
restrict the dissemination thereof, and/or
intentionally provide incorrect information
regarding programs and services on
reproductive health including the right to
informed choice and access to a full range
of legal, medically-safe, non-abortifacient
and effective family planning methods

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PROHIBITED
ACTS
(a) Any health care service provider,
whether public or private, who shall:
(2) Refuse to perform legal and
medically-safe reproductive health
procedures on any person of legal
age on the ground of lack of consent
or authorization of the following
persons in the following instances:

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PROHIBITED
ACTS
(i) Spousal consent in
case of married persons:
Provided, That in case of
disagreement, the
decision of the one
undergoing the procedure
shall prevail
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PROHIBITED
ACTS
(ii) Parental consent or that of the person
exercising parental authority in the case of
abused minors, where the parent or the person
exercising parental authority is the respondent,
accused or convicted perpetrator as certified
by the proper prosecutorial office of the court.
In the case of minors, the written consent of
parents or legal guardian or, in their absence,
persons exercising parental authority or next-
of-kin shall be required only in elective surgical
procedures and in no case shall consent be
required in emergency or serious cases as
defined in R.A. No. 8344

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PROHIBITED
ACTS
(3) Refuse to extend quality health care services and
information on account of the person’s marital status,
gender, age, religious convictions, personal
circumstances, or nature of work: Provided, That the
conscientious objection of a health care service provider
based on his/her ethical or religious beliefs shall be
respected; however, the conscientious objector shall
immediately refer the person seeking such care and
services to another health care service provider within
the same facility or one which is conveniently accessible:
Provided, further, That the person is not in an emergency
condition or serious case as defined in Republic Act No.
8344, which penalizes the refusal of hospitals and
medical clinics to administer appropriate initial medical
treatment and support in emergency and serious cases

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PROHIBITED
ACTS
(b) Any public officer, elected or appointed,
specifically charged with the duty to
implement the provisions hereof, who,
personally or through a subordinate, prohibits
or restricts the delivery of legal and medically-
safe reproductive health care services,
including family planning; or forces, coerces or
induces any person to use such services; or
refuses to allocate, approve or release any
budget for reproductive health care services,
or to support reproductive health programs; or
shall do any act that hinders the full
implementation of a reproductive health
program as mandated by this Act
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PROHIBITED
(c) Any employerACTS
who shall suggest,
require, unduly influence or cause any
applicant for employment or an employee
to submit himself/herself to sterilization,
use any modern methods of family
planning, or not use such methods as a
condition for employment, continued
employment, promotion or the provision of
employment benefits. Further, pregnancy
or the number of children shall not be a
ground for non-hiring or termination from
employment;

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PROHIBITED
ACTS
(d) Any person who shall
falsify a Certificate of
Compliance as required in
Section 15 of this Act

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PROHIBITED
ACTS company,
(e) Any pharmaceutical
whether domestic or multinational,
or its agents or distributors, which
directly or indirectly colludes with
government officials, whether
appointed or elected, in the
distribution, procurement and/or sale
by the national government and
LGUs of modern family planning
supplies, products and devices.
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PENALTY/IE
S
Any violation of this Act or
commission of the foregoing
prohibited acts shall be penalized by
imprisonment ranging from one (1)
month to six (6) months or a fine
of Ten thousand pesos
(P10,000.00) to One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or
both such fine and imprisonment at
the discretion of the competent court: 
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PENALTY/IE
S
Provided, That, if the offender is
a public officer, elected or
appointed,
appointed he/she shall also suffer
the penalty of suspension not
exceeding one (1) year or
removal and forfeiture of
retirement benefits depending
on the gravity of the offense after
due notice and hearing by the
appropriate body or agency
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PENALTY/IE
S

If the offender is a juridical

person, the penalty shall
be imposed upon the
president or any
responsible officer.

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PENALTY/IE
S
An offender who is an alien
shall, after service of
sentence, be deported
immediately without
further proceedings by the
Bureau of Immigration. 

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PENALTY/IE
S
If the offender is a
pharmaceutical company, its
agent and/or distributor,
distributor their
license or permit to operate
or conduct business in the
Philippines shall be
perpetually revoked, and a
fine triple the amount involved
in the violation shall be imposed.
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