29 April 2012

To the Lawmakers of the
Philippines,

We, the youth who form part of Lifeguard
Organization, range from ages six to eighteen years old, and we count ourselves
as your allies in shaping tomorrow’s history. Within a decade or two we shall
find ourselves at the forefront of our nation’s leadership. We wish to express
our outright rejection of the Reproductive Health Bill 4244 through this
petition. We appeal to you: 

To guard life. The most important human right is the
right to life, and this remains true regardless of a person’s gender,
opinion, belief, or social status; regardless of talents, abilities,
physical characteristics, or size. The right to life is immediately
inherent at conception, when a human being with a complete set of DNA is
formed.

The Reproductive Health Bill Sec. 9
states that, “The National Drug Formulary shall include hormonal
contraceptives, intrauterine devices, injectables and other safe, legal and
effective family planning products and supplies…” These prevent implantation,
and thus cause nothing less than the death of a human being. This is a loss to
the family, the community, and the entire country.

To guard the family. We uphold the truth that a family consists
of a father, mother, and their children. This is the basic unit of
society. Home is where children are raised towards becoming upright and
responsible citizens. To destroy or corrupt the family in any way is to
destroy the society.

The use of contraceptives allows the
procreative and unitive marital act to be performed by unmarried adolescents
and adults. No contraceptive provides 100% “protection”; it will cause children
to be born out of wedlock and without having responsible parents who will care for
them. Use of contraception may also pave the entrance of abortion to our
country: studies show that 54% of women who undergo abortion used
contraception. Abortion destroys the family and devalues the life of Filipinos,
who are the biggest asset of this country.

To guard religious liberty. The RH Bill makes a false concession
in the name of freedom of conscience at Section 18, stating that: “the
conscientious objection of a healthcare 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 healthcare service provider within the same
facility or one which is conveniently accessible.” To the, ‘conscientious
objector,’ such an act would amount to the same thing, and he would be
equally liable. Thus, the RH Bill’s claim of respecting belief is
unfounded and, by the law which you have power over, the right to freedom
of conscience is eradicated.

We
understand that the Philippines is a developing country; but instead of using
billions of government funds for contraception, please invest them on
education, housing, hospital facilities and basic health services, infrastructure,
and employment opportunities. We desire to spend our energies and resources to
change the lives of our countrymen for the better; however, the proposed
measures in the RH Bill will not bear the fruits that they promise.

As adolescent
citizens of our country, we seek you to please be our beacon of hope. We are
more than willing to support you in positive alternative solutions. We
acknowledge your duty as legislators to help improve the lives of all Filipinos;
but how could we accept your solution at the expense of helpless and innocent
lives?   

We
appeal to you to stop the RH Bill and build for us a more stable future today. Join
us in becoming Pro-life, pro-family and pro-faith. We are praying for you! May
God bless us all.

Yours Patriotically,

Lifeguard
Youth Organization (350 signatures)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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