IT’S a case of the young misleading the very young. Last July 9 was the start of the hearing on the constitutionality of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law at the Supreme Court (SC). Lasting for five hours, the first hearing focused on the arguments opposing the now suspended law. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s (PDI) July 10 banner story, petitioners want the SC to stop implementing the RH Law as, among other provisions, it mandates the government to distribute contraceptives. Anti-RH advocates assert that life begins with fertilization, with the union of the egg and the sperm; thus, contraceptives, specifically hormonal ones, are...
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