Republic Act No. 10354

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Philippine law
gptkbp:chapter Access to Family Planning
Maternal Health Care
Promotion of Reproductive Health
Sexuality and Reproductive Health Education
gptkbp:controversy opposed by the Catholic Church
gptkbp:country gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:dateEffectivity 2013-01-17
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republic Act No. 10354
gptkbp:legalChallenge challenged in the Supreme Court of the Philippines
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Department_of_Education_(Philippines)
gptkb:Department_of_Health_(Philippines)
Local Government Units (Philippines)
gptkbp:officialName The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment and/or fine for non-compliance by public officials
gptkbp:provides requires procurement and distribution of family planning supplies
requires government hospitals to provide family planning supplies
requires employers to provide reproductive health services to employees
prohibits discrimination against women seeking reproductive health services
mandates age-appropriate reproductive health education
requires local government units to provide reproductive health services
requires training of health workers on reproductive health
guarantees freedom of choice in family planning methods
prohibits refusal of reproductive health services on religious grounds
requires information dissemination on reproductive health
prohibits abortion except as provided by law
prohibits forced sterilization
prohibits misinformation on reproductive health
requires adolescent reproductive health education
requires public education on reproductive health
requires reporting and monitoring of maternal deaths
protects the right to privacy of individuals seeking reproductive health services
requires parental consent for minors seeking reproductive health services, with exceptions
ensures access to reproductive health services for the poor
requires health insurance coverage for reproductive health services
gptkbp:purpose guarantee universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:RH_Law
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Benigno_Aquino_III
2012-12-21
gptkbp:subject maternal health
family planning
reproductive health
sex education
contraception
gptkbp:SupremeCourtDecision 2014-04-08
declared constitutional with some provisions struck down
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reproductive_Health_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7