Filipino Family Planing, Monetary Incentive?

[Beachboy]

.. many (most?) Filipinos regard all forms of artificial contraception as a sin .. you may roll your eyes at the belief if you like (which IMHO would be very disrespectful), but attitudes towards family planning are not going to change in the Philippines until the Catholic church changes it's opinion. The Vatican's commission on birth control in the 1960's approved the use of contraception among married couples, but Pope Paul rejected the majority report and the conservative opinion has ruled ever since.

.. change is not impossible but not likely for a while.

[Call me bubba]

change is not impossible but not likely for a while.

yes thats true Beachboy, over the years(since I have been here) slightly more women have been convinced that RH.birth control/family planning is better than nothing at all

altho we(I) am not "blood" and an outsider, we (I)can suggest.convincein some way that LESS IS BETTER

.(yet make it feel its their idea, their thought)

after all it will be OUR MONEY directly or indirectly that will support somehow this new child,

money that could be used to improve the whole family than just 1.

[TheMason]

the WHITE or native population is just not "producing " as others

Since when were white people the natives in the US? First time I've ever heard whites referred to as Native Americans

[TheMason]

.. many (most?) Filipinos regard all forms of artificial contraception as a sin .. you may roll your eyes at the belief if you like (which IMHO would be very disrespectful), but attitudes towards family planning are not going to change in the Philippines until the Catholic church changes it's opinion. The Vatican's commission on birth control in the 1960's approved the use of contraception among married couples, but Pope Paul rejected the majority report and the conservative opinion has ruled ever since.

.. change is not impossible but not likely for a while.

Look at Italy, Ireland, Mexico, and most other predominantly Catholic countries. They have low birth rates depsite being Cahtolic nations. The Church does not need to change their doctrine or beliefs to control the population explosion. Rather, the government needs to educate their people and implement policies based on what is best for the country, not what is best for the Church. Until that happens, the population growth will continue unchecked.

[MikeB]

Look at Italy, Ireland, Mexico, and most other predominantly Catholic countries. They have low birth rates depsite being Cahtolic nations.

True, but the church does not have the stranglehold in those other countries that it does in the Philippines - from the top of the government to the most poor and illiterate. I was in a large chain supermarket a couple weeks ago, at exactly 12 noon I was checking out when everything stopped dead while "Our Father" was recited over the loudspeaker system and the employees and customers (most) prayed along silently. When it was over they went back to working and shopping. Does that happen in those other countries?

[Beachboy]

the government needs to educate their people and implement policies based on what is best for the country,

I believe the government (at least the Aquino administration) is making an effort. It's pushed hard to get the Reproductive Health bill passed (with no success so far due to the opposition of the Catholic church) and it has attempted to make birth control and family planning free to the poor. But even if the government succeeded with these efforts, I'm not sure it would have much effect as long as the Catholic church remains opposed. Filipinos, bless their hearts, are some of the most devout Catholics in the world -- 80% attendent mass every week, so I've read -- and I think they will pretty much follow the Vatican's ruling in this regard.

[sonjack2847]

the government needs to educate their people and implement policies based on what is best for the country,

I believe the government (at least the Aquino administration) is making an effort. It's pushed hard to get the Reproductive Health bill passed (with no success so far due to the opposition of the Catholic church) and it has attempted to make birth control and family planning free to the poor. But even if the government succeeded with these efforts, I'm not sure it would have much effect as long as the Catholic church remains opposed. Filipinos, bless their hearts, are some of the most devout Catholics in the world -- 80% attendent mass every week, so I've read -- and I think they will pretty much follow the Vatican's ruling in this regard.

Maybe the Vatican should give them a children`s allowance to help feed , clothe ,educate and medicate them. Spiritual guidance is no good with an empty belly most of the week. Never see a skinny Priest or Nun!

[Call me bubba]

I was in a large chain supermarket a couple weeks ago, at exactly 12 noon I was checking out when everything stopped dead while "Our Father" was recited over the loudspeaker system

and the employees and customers (most) prayed along silently.

When it was over they went back to working and shopping.

Does that happen in those other countries?

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