The Alliance for the Family Foundation Philippines, Inc. or ALFI organized a Congress Vigil and mounted an education campaign against the passage of HB 3773 on July 30 at its forum called “Understanding the Threats of HB 3773.”
Manila City Mayor Jose “Lito” Atienza, Jr., ALFI’s guest speaker, described the bill’s dangers to society. He said the Bill will set in place a comprehensive national policy to liberalize laws on family planning and “reproductive health services,” stopping short of legalization of abortion but propagating the same mentality. He said the Bill promotes two children as the ideal family size and provides free ligation to indigent mothers, which discriminates against large families and the poor.
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