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14th Congress: Status of Anti-Family Bills on the Watch List (Senate)

On Reproductive Health and Population Management
BILL NO. TITLE AUTHOR/S COMMITTEE STATUS
SB 187
(was SB 1281 in 13th Cong.) 		“Integrated Population and Development Act” (Establishing an Integrated Population and Development Policy, Strengthening Its Implementing Mechanism and for Other Purposes) Rodolfo Biazon Health & Demography; Finance Filed June 30, 2007.
Read and Referred to Committee July 31, 2007.
SB 40 (was SB 1280 in 13th Cong.) “The Reproductive Health Care Act” (Providing for Reproductive Health Care Structures and Appropriating Funds Therefor) Rodolfo Biazon Health & Demography; Youth, Women & Family Relations; Finance Filed June 30, 2007.
Read and Referred to Committee July 24, 2007.
622 (was SB 81 in 13th Cong.) “Right to Reproductive Health Care Information Act” (To Protect the Right of the People to Information About Reproductive Health Care Services) Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Health & Demography; Youth, Women & Family Relations Filed July 3, 2007.
Read and Referred to Committee Aug. 28, 2007.
SB 43
(was SB 1546 in 13th Cong.) 		“Reproductive Health Act of 2007” (Creating a RH and Population Management Council for the Implementation of an Integrated Policy on RH Relative to Sustainable Human Development and Population Management) Panfilo Lacson Health & Demography; Local Gov’t.; Ways & Means; Finance Filed June 30, 2007.
Read and Referred to Committee July 24, 2007.


On Same-Sex Unions as Anti-Discrimination
BILL NO. TITLE AUTHOR/S COMMITTEE STATUS
SB 11 (was SB 1738 &
SB 1641 in 13th Cong.) 		“The Anti-Gender Discrimination Act” (Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Providing Penalties Therefor) (Allowing licenses to be granted for same-sex unions) Ramon Revilla Jr. Labor, Employment & HRD; Justice & Human Rights Filed June 30, 2007.
Read and Referred to Committee July 24, 2007.


On Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide as Patients' Rights
BILL NO. TITLE AUTHOR/S COMMITTEE STATUS
SB 812 (was SB 3 & SB 588 in 13th Cong.) “Magna Carta of Patient’s Rights and Obligations” (Declaring the Rights and Obligations of Patients and Establishing a Grievance Mechanism for Violations Thereof) (Allowing euthanasia and assisted suicide as patient’s rights) Ramon Revilla Jr. Health & Demography; Social Justice, Welfare & Rural Dev’t. Filed July 3, 2007.
Read and Referred to Committee Sept. 3, 2007.






   
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