Monday, March 09, 2005
Evangelical churches back reproductive health bills (11:26 a.m.)
MANILA -- If the Catholic Church is against population control, evangelical churches are in favor of reproductive health bills pending in Congress.
Bishop Fred Magbanua, president of the Council of Christian Bishops of the Philippines (CCBP), said the 20,000 evangelical churches in the country throw their support to the proposed Responsible Parenthood and Population Management Act of 2005.
Magbanua said he does not see any provision in the bill that encourages abortion but merely promotes family planning by improving health care services for women and children.
Magbanua also said the Holy Bible does not prevent the use of contraceptives provided that they are not abortifacients and that planning of a family's size is based on morality.
"Contraceptives, as long as they do not interfere with the fertilized egg, is both moral and biblical," said Magbanua. (MSN)
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