Health-related Laws Flashcards
It is a national policy which aims to protect
the interest of the consumers and buyers of
products and services, promote consumers’
general welfare, and to set and maintain
standards of conduct for both the business
and industrial sectors.
Consumer Act of the
Philippines (RA 7394)
It is an act creating the Philippine Institute of
Traditional and Alternative Health Care
(PITAHC) to accelerate the development of
traditional and alternative health care in the
Philippines, providing for a traditional and
alternative health care development fund and
for other purposes.
Traditional and Alternative
Medicine Act of 1997 (RA
8423)
is a law in
the Philippines that guarantees universal access
to methods such as contraception, fertility
control, sexual education, and maternal care.
Responsible Parenthood
and Reproductive Health
Act of 2012 (RA 10354)
The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health Act of 2012, also known as
the
Reproductive Health Law or RH Law,
It refers to the state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of
disease relating to the reproductive
system and to its functions and
processes.
Reproductive Health
(RH)
To ensure the health of the mother and the
child, an effective and quality reproductive
healthcare services, which are ethically and
medically safe, legal, accessible, and
affordable, shall be given primacy to them.
Pillar 1: INFORMED CHOICE
The Act recognizes that abortion is illegal and
punishable by law. However, mothers who will
be identified to have aborted an unborn child
will be served with post-abortive treatment
and counseling in a humane, nonjudgmental,
and compassionate manner.
Pillar 2: RESPECT FOR LIFE
Reproductive healthcare, information, and
supplies shall be made available most
especially to poor beneficiaries. However, the
Act also provides that the government must
respect the citizen’s individual preferences and
choices of family planning method.
Pillar 3: BIRTH CONTROL
Couples determine their ideal family size. In
addition, the government shall equip each
parent with needed information in all aspects
of family life, reproductive health, and this
pillar.
Pillar 4: RESPONSIBLE
PARENTHOOD
is a means to improve the quality of life
of every Filipino.
Family planning
It is a program which enables couples
and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the
number and spacing of their children.
Family planning
respond to the needs and aspirations of the
family and children.
RESPONSIBLE
PARENTHOOD
determine and plan the desired number,
spacing, and timing of their children based on
their health status, sociocultural and economic
concerns, and religious convictions.
RESPONSIBLE
PARENTHOOD
plan and work to meet the goals of their family.
RESPONSIBLE
PARENTHOOD
Responsibilities of parents
(Atleast 5)
Provide physical care
❖ Inculcate discipline
❖ Develop social competence
❖ Encourage learning
❖ Give opportunities for education and self-development
❖ Inculcate values
❖ Provide economic security
❖ Teach self-discipline and self-control with effective discipline
❖ Give love and affection
❖ Teach with a positive attitude
