But the issue is more than a mere case of fanaticism or a support out of subjective liking. Your stand - either for or against - towards the bill has become a de facto indication of how society, more so the Church, labels your morality. Susuporta ka sa RH Bill? Para ka na ring nakapatay ng bata niyan.
It is too obvious that the Church holds much bearing, or voice, on whether the RH Bill will eventually become a law. Nothing is new. Every time we hear agenda of political nature - divorce, gay marriage, prostitution - we will always hear the opinion of a clergyman insisting that their statements should be followed by the state, or else. Or else. Or else. Or else.
As if the Philippines, with its constitution and mandates, does not have a mind of her own. As if in that constitution there was not a clause, something about "separation of the Church and the State" or something to that effect. But the Philippines has forgotten about that because the Church's voice has become overpowering, somewhat demanding.
Do not get me wrong though. I respect the Church.
I am a Roman Catholic after all.
But I am still a Filipino.
And as a Filipino, I demand that the Philippines, bilang isang malayang bansa, will make her stand towards the RH Bill independently, devoid of the voices and the inclinations she has to consider.
An objective stand, that is what I demand from her. As a Filipino.
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I initially wanted to write only three sentences for this series of RH Bill-related print ads. And then, my freedom of expression wanted to express, to tell something - hence the statement above.
So here you go, without further delay. A collection of RH Bill prints gathered from the internet.
PRO-RH BILL
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ANTI-RH BILL
THE NEUTRAL
(Copy: The Reproductive Health Bill. Women should represent themselves)
(Copy: The Reproductive Health Bill. Don't let someone else decide for you.)
(Copy: The Reproductive Health Bill. Don't let someone else speak for you.)
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