Republic Act No.

10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and

Reproductive Health Act was declared NOT
UNCONSTITUTIONAL

NOTE: The phrase not unconstitutional was used instead of saying

constitutional, because the SC said that the assailed constitutionality of the
law was assumed.

UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Sec.7 insofar as it requires

private hospitals owned by
religious groups to refer nonemergency patients to another
health facility and allows minors
who had miscarriage to access
modern family planning methods
without the consent of parents
Sec.17 which requires granting
fee RH services to indigent
women as a prerequisite for
healthcare providers in securing
PhilHealth accreditation
Sec.23(a)(1) which penalizes
health workers who fail or refuse
to disseminate information on
reproductive health programs
regardless of religious beliefs
Sec.23(a)(2)(i) which allows
married individuals to undergo
reproductive health procedures
without the consent of the spouse
Sec.23(a)(3) which penalizes
healthcare providers who refuse
to refer non-emergency patients
to another facility regardless of
religious beliefs
Sec.23(b) which punishes a

CONSTITUTIONAL

Sec.3 (a): The government can

distribute for free to marginalized
sectors reproductive health
services and supplies.
Sec.9: The Philippine National
Drug Formulary shall include
hormonal contraceptives,
intrauterine devices, injectables
and other safe, legal, nonabortifacient and effective family
product and supplies as
determined by the Food and Drug
Administration
Sec.10: The Department of
Health can procure and distribute
to local government units family
planning supplies
Sec.14: Age- and developmentappropriate reproductive health
education will be provided to
adolescents in all schools
The role of local government units
in the implementation of the RH
Law, as provided in various
sections of the measure, was also
upheld
Sec.20: A public awareness and
multimedia campaign will be

public official who refuses to

support reproductive health
programs regardless of religion
Sec.3.01(a)and(j) of the IRR,
which defines abortifacient as
only contraceptives which
primarily induce abortion

launched nationwide for the

protection and promotion of
reproductive health and rights