" Responsible Parenthood ": Created By: Group 3
" Responsible Parenthood ": Created By: Group 3
Parenthood "
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Responsible parenthood
- Refers to the will and ability of a parent to respond to the needs
and aspirations of the family and children.
- It is likewise a shared responsibility between parents to determine
and achieve the desired numbers of children, spacing and timing of
their children according to their own family life aspirations, taking
into account psychological preparedness, health status
sociocultural and economic concerns consistent with their religious
convictions (Congress of the Philippines, 2012)
For couples to practice
responsible parenthood, they
should be aware of their 13
sexual reproductive health rights
(DOH, 2019) which are:
1.The Right to Life
- This means, among other things,
that no woman’s life should be put at
risk by reason of pregnancy, gender or
lack of access to health information
and services. This also includes the
right to safe and satisfying sex life.
2.The Right to Liberty and
Security of the Person.
- This recognizes that no woman
should be subjected to forced
pregnancy, forced sterilization or
forced abortion.
3.The Rights to Equality and to
be free from all Forms of
Discrimination.
- This includes, among other
things, freedom from
discrimination because of one’s
sexuality and reproductive life
choices.
4.The Right to Privacy.
- This means that all sexual
and reproductive health care
services should be confidential
in terms of physical set-ups,
information given or shared by
the clients, and access to
records or reports.
5.The Right to Freedom of
Thought.
- this means that all sexual and
reproductive health care services
should be confidential in terms of
physical set-up, information
given or shared by the clients,
and access to records or reports.
6.The Right to Information and
Education.
- This includes access to full
information on the benefits, risk
and effectiveness of all methods
of fertility regulation, in order that
all decisions taken are made
based on full, free, and informed
consent.
7.The Right to Choose Whether or Not
to Marry and to Find and Plan a
Family.
- This includes the right of persons
to protection against a requirement to
marry without his/her concent. It also
includes the right of individuals to
choose to remain single without
discrimination and coercion.
8.The Right to Decide Whether
or When to have Children.
- This includes the right of
persons to decide freely and
responsibly the number and
spacing of their children and to
have access to related
information and education.
BENEFITS OF FAMILY PLANNING
● Improving maternal health and child survival
● Reducing the number of abortions overall,
especially unsafe abortion
● Preventing sexually transmitted infections
(STIs), including HIV/AIDS.
● Empowering women
● Promoting social and economic development
and security.
● Protecting the environment
CHINA’S ONE CHILD POLICY
(1980-2016)
Contraceptive methods
Methods of contraception include oral contraceptive
pills, implants, injectables, patches, vaginal rings, Intra
uterine devices, condoms, male and female sterilization,
lactational amenorrhea methods, withdrawal and fertility
awareness based methods. These methods have
different mechanisms of action and effectiveness in
preventing unintended pregnancy. Effectiveness of
methods is measured by the number of pregnancies per
100 women using the method per year. Methods are
classified by their effectiveness as commonly used into:
Very effective (0–0.9 pregnancies per 100 women);
Effective (1-9 pregnancies per 100 women); Moderately
effective (10-19 pregnancies per 100 women); Less
effective (20 or more pregnancies per 100 women)
Contraceptive methods
Methods of contraception include oral contraceptive
pills, implants, injectables, patches, vaginal rings, Intra
uterine devices, condoms, male and female sterilization,
lactational amenorrhea methods, withdrawal and fertility
awareness based methods. These methods have
different mechanisms of action and effectiveness in
preventing unintended pregnancy. Effectiveness of
methods is measured by the number of pregnancies per
100 women using the method per year. Methods are
classified by their effectiveness as commonly used into:
Very effective (0–0.9 pregnancies per 100 women);
Effective (1-9 pregnancies per 100 women); Moderately
effective (10-19 pregnancies per 100 women); Less
effective (20 or more pregnancies per 100 women)
9.The Right to Health Care and
Health Protection.
- This includes the right of
clients to the highest possible
quality of health care, and the
right to be free from harmful
traditional health practices.
10.The Right to the Benefits of
Scientific Progress.
- This includes the right of sexual
and reproductive health service of
clients to avail of the new
reproductive health technologies that
are safe, effective, and acceptable.
11.The Right to Freedom of
Assembly and Political
Participation.
- This includes the right of all
persons to seek to influence
communities and governments
to prioritize sexual and
reproductive health and rights.
12.The Right to be Free from
Torture and Ill-treatment.
- This includes the rights of
all women, men and young
people to protection from
violence, sexual exploitation
and abuse.
13.The Right to Development.
- This includes the right of
all individuals to access
development opportunities
and benefits, especially in
decision-making processes
that affect his/her life.
“ PARENTS CAN
ONLY GIVE GOOD ADVISE,
BUT THE FINAL FORMING
OF A PERSON’S
CHARACTER
LIES IN THEIR
OWN HANDS. ”
- ANNE FRANK