Contraceptives...Yes or No?
By emgee595
@emgee595 (335)
Philippines
September 30, 2010 9:19pm CST
Population Control has been one of the issues plaguing many Third World Countries. Most Developed Countries have implemented Population Control Programs and mechanisms which are now fully in effect. Among their programs includes the use of contraceptives as a means of birth control. However, there are still Third World Countries who hasn't resolved this issue. One of the major reasons is the resistance and opposition of the Church. This is very true especially for countries with strong Catholic faith.
Birth control and family planning is not limited to artificial means such as contraceptives as there are also natural means of family planning. This is is stressed by the "Church." I believe every citizen of any country...every individual has a personal duty and obligation to be responsible citizens. We should decide for ourselves what best suits us and our families in consonance with our beliefs, priorities and our values. The decision of whether or not we will use contraceptives is our own decision. The State and the Church must give their support but they must not encroach on our freedom of choice. It is a good thing if the State will make birth control tools available and accessible to its citizens coupled with proper and effective information dissemination about population development. It is also only proper that the Church will also mold the moral core and values of its constituents. Actually both the Church and the State can work hand in hand for the best interests of its "people." And we, as citizens should be responsible enough to act accordingly in planning the size of our families. We have the right to choose the family planning method we will use. And more importantly, the State, the Church and everybody should respect our choice. What is your personal choice? Do you support the use of contraceptives or not? Feel free to share your views and opinions on these matter. Thanks. Have a good day and happy myLotting everyone! :D
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11 responses
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
Yes, I am for it. It does not have any sense to give birth and give birth like a dog or a cat with so many kids but have a hard time giving proper education, giving decent meal and clothing. As people would always say " life is hard" but if people will get pregnant every 9 months, its really such a bad bad move. But unlike puppies where you can just give the pups away after a few months from the birth, you cant just give away your kids just because the parents can no longer feed them. Church will not even feed them. Contraceptives does NOT kill innocent kids, they are just used to prevent having unwanted pregnancy.Its way different!
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@alyser10 (113)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
It is better to prevent conception than to kill a child... SO I would support contraceptive use in this case.. We are all aware of what is the current situation we are facing. Rampant abortion, parents who can't feed their children anymore, children who can't go to school, population growth, poverty and a lot more. What's the importance of life now? How can we cope? For me family planning or use of contraceptives would be the best way to show how responsible citizen we are and at the same time we could help our government as well. The Church may not agree with it cause on the other hand maybe it will affect morality.. As an individual we should be responsible. Don't overuse the usage of contraceptives. We should keep our morals and know our limitations.
@ejedronsrequiebam (19)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
That has become another explosive issue here in the Philippines, with President Noynoy Aquino favoring artificial family planning, which brought him in conflict with the Church. For me, I would still stick to the natural family planning; I absolutely abhor contraceptives. Why? First reason is that it is the parents' responsibility if ever they inflict damage upon themselves through wrong usage or misinterpretation of such. Second, it destabilizes the population distribution in the country, lessening the percentage dominated by the youth. Third, being in a predominantly Catholic society, contraception is a big no-no, says the Bible. It stressed that "life begins when the two parts of the man and woman fuse together". So for me, once again, I don't go in favor of contraceptives. G'day.
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@zoekling (70)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
for me its YES..like in the case of my country Philippines,we are on top of those ASIAN countries that has a bigger growth of POPULATION.Contraceptive is really important to those couples to avoid from having more and more numbers of children then also to prevent abortion and unwanted pregnancies as well.I dont think that there is something wrong with using contraceptives and natural way of family planning like what the CHURCH is fighting for.I know they have their reasons also on why it is against in a catholic practice to use contraceptives,but if we look into the reality,having a growing numbers of POPULATIONS is already ALARMING.the government cannot provide us for our needs and most esp jobs,shelter and foods everyday.If we have numbers of children we need to work harder,lets say for those who are unfortunate in life how can they sustain and provide their daily needs?and the church cannot even provide what they need?even those who can afford,they tried to use these methods because its really hard to have a large family.I dont mind gaining weight because of using contraceptive pills,what matters most for me is to limit the number of children we have..Mothers?let's not think of our physical figures or whatever,we need to think about on how we raise our children and survive in the future..
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@florisatan78 (23)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
Indeed, population control is a social call for everyone particularly in underdeveloped countries. It is my utmost belief that we should opt for measures that can alleviate the problem of population explosion through the use of contraceptives. A responsibility which we should give prime importance at this time and age. If we are looking forward for a better future our children and country, we should make wiser decision in life and that is--- be an active advocate of responsible parenting and citizen. Think about it and decide...
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@switpickle (83)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
Hi! Yes, I agree with you. It is ultimately the individual who will have to make the decision about birth control. I really don't know why the Church here in the Philippines makes it such a big deal. On one hand, it goes against procreation. But on the other, the possible consequences lack of birth control can bring also contradicts some of the religion's views. Too much children in a family where the parents can hardly support them, can lead to disastrous problems for the members concerned. Right? There are so many problems sprouting from this and yet, I don't understand why the Church is very adamant about their stand on this issue. Yes, I understand that they must stand for their beliefs. But can't they just state their belief and advise the people what they think but still let the people decide what they want in the end. It's like they're interfering too much and imposing their beliefs on everyone. Not everyone has the same level of religiousness/belief, after all. Especially here in the Philippines where we are mostly "born" into a religion.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
1 Oct 10
I think the choice & education on birth control should be a right for everyone. The only person who can dictate the size of ones family or their ability to reproduce is the people reproducing not the Church or Government. But if people are allowed to make informed choices of methods that work best or no method at all atleast they were given the knowledge to hopefully make an "informed" decision.
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@rocket2020 (524)
• India
1 Oct 10
Hi emgee,you are very true on the subject,on the other hand its really sarcastic that all most all the religious body do play a pivotal role on this matter,but more importantly its the politician or the governing body who is totally responsible for all this mesh for the past half a century.
These political parties were at the helm of those early Times,leading from the front,but with bad example in the sense:Greed,Nepotism,religious-intolerance,which in turn became the only criteria for the rest of the masses of that particular country,and its running in our blood-stream;now at this juncture if one dares to do the opposite; he or the community will be branded as "Undemocratic,Fundamentalist and what not....",hence its a very tricky and treous path to walk on at the present Time.
Our first family have shown the seeds and we are the general masses,from then till now following following them as our Ideal.
Happy mylotting.
@jmayangcoF (279)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
for me YES
Cause in the Philippines we are the 12th country that has a biggest population in the world,,,,so for me we should use a contraceptives so that we will have the biggest population in our country,,,,, even though in our religion is disagree,,,,,but we need to understand in our situation,,,,
@jrestradaC (47)
•
2 Oct 10
in order to prevent over populations our government found a solution to prevent it. this is called contraceptive, yes, contraceptive is effective to prevent over population. but then contraceptive has a disadvantages that ca be harmful to our health.
