Published Date: February 9, 2010

Tags: health care, pro-life

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SEVERAL presidential aspirants played it safe on the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) issue during a debate sponsored by the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

The influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines earlier urged voters not to support candidates who advocate the RH bill now pending in Congress.

The bishops said the proposed measure, once enacted into law, would promote promiscuity especially among the youth.

Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III said that he was open to consultation with all sectors regarding the issue on the separation of the Church and state.

Aquino did not say he was against artificial contraceptives, but said he is questioning the allotment of a budget for government purchase.

Gilberto Teodoro Jr. maintained his “softened” stance on the issue, saying the government should respect the personal choice of couples when it comes to reproductive health.

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