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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Group promotes vasectomy
THE Catholic Church is against artificial family planning methods, but a group of vasectomized husbands called the Maginoong Bisaya say most of its members are devout Catholics.
The Maginoong Bisaya was formed by the Nagpakabana Foundation to promote the “no-scalpel” vasectomy as a method of family planning.
In an interview, Maginoong Bisaya president Noe Frasco said that while they are aware that the church is against vasectomy, it doesn’t mean it is right.
“We only have one bible, but there are so many different religions because there are different interpretations of the bible. As fathers, we are the padre de pamilya, and the decision how to manage our family should be up to us. The priests will never understand how it is to manage a family,” Frasco said.
Of the over 100 husbands who underwent the no-scalpel vasectomy of the Nagpakabana Foundation, 77 percent are Catholics.
Frasco also explained that ever since he was vasectomized last year, a lot of pressure has been taken off his back.
The 28-year-old father of two said that “physically, mentally, morally, and financially,” his life changed for the better.
He said he and his wife are more sexually active now that there is no fear of her getting pregnant again. With only two children, Frasco can support his family well.
Frasco clarified that fears of the procedure will make men impotent is not true. “If anything has changed as far as physical intimacy is concerned, they’re all for the better.”
Of those who braved the procedure, 32 percent did it for economic reasons, 22 percent did it for health.
Frasco explained that some wives are too weak to undergo tubal ligation.
Husbands are also wary that their wives’ health fails when they have too many children.
No-scalpel vasectomy is offered by the Nagpakabana Foundation, headed by Dr. Saleshe Baking, for free at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. The procedure lasts 15 to 20 minutes.
Nagbakabana Foundation and Maginoong Bisaya will soon hold a seminar to correct fears that of the procedure. (JGA)
(May 11, 2005 issue)
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