Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008
House Bill No. 17, also known as the proposed "Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008," will cover the following areas:- information and access to natural and modern family planning;
- maternal, infant and child health and nutrition;
- promotion of breast feeding;
- prevention of abortion and management of post-abortion complications;
- adolescent and youth health; prevention and management of reproductive tract infections, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases;
- elimination of violence against women; counseling on sexuality and sexual and reproductive health;
- treatment of breast and reproductive tract cancers;
- male involvement and participation in reproductive health;
- prevention and treatment of infertility; and
- reproductive health education for the youth.
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