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Ads For Critical Thinking

Posted in Entertainment, Psychology, Sex, tagged , , on January 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The above image is from an ad campaign run by Marie Claire Magazine for the Reproductive Health Bill, encouraging people to think and speak  for themselves in tackling the issues. The image (head) is one of three (the other two: mouth, face).

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Freedom of Religious Legislation?

Posted in Critical Thinking, Politics, Religion, Sex, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A continuation of our ongoing discussion on the RH bill.
Blogger Arvin Ortiz wrote a good piece on lobbying in a democracy, specifically referring to the Catholic Church lobbying for its side in the heated debate.
An excellent point made by Arvin is that although a democracy definitely allows for any group to lobby for its own [...]

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Pro-life Blasts FOCA: War With The Catholic Church?

Posted in Health, Politics, Religion, tagged , , , , on November 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Just as the reproductive health debate is heating up in the Philippines, the life vs. choice tussle in the U.S. is heating up as well. Pro-life parties are hitting the proposal of a new law called the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA):
The possible signing of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) by President-Elect Barack Obama [...]

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Three Sentiments In Reaction To The Church’s Initiative On Reproductive Health

Posted in Health, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Sex, tagged , , , , , on November 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Part of our ongoing discussion on reproductive health.
One of our friends, Pinoy Law Student (p.l.s.), reported on an initiative by the Catholic Church to write its own reproductive health bill. p.l.s. offered three sentiments surrounding this issue which we partially quote:
First point. With all due respect to our prelates, there is this little provision in the Constitution [...]

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Ateneo Priest vs. Faculty: Should Sex Education Be Mandatory?

Posted in Critical Thinking, Health, Psychology, Religion, Science, Sex, tagged , , , , on October 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Further on our ongoing discussion on Reproductive Health.
Fr. Joaquin Bernas wrote an interesting opinion about the ongoing debate about the Reproductive Health Bill 5043. He talked about the definition of abortion, religious freedom, and notably, the issue of sex education:
I would make special mention of the requirement of sex education. Sex education is a matter [...]

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Reproductive Health Bill 5043 Means Mandatory Sex-Education Under Penalty Of Imprisonment?

Posted in Critical Thinking, Health, Psychology, Religion, Science, Sex, tagged , , , , , , on October 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »

A follow-up to our previous discussion.
Some interesting questions were raised in a forum about this controversial bill in the context of critical thinking, the Catholic Church, and population control. The questions are:

If the parents disagree with the mandatory reproductive health education for their children and prevent them from attending, will they be penalized with imprisonment [...]

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