The Sanhedrin, the ancient Jewish high court, meeting to discuss important social and religious issues
By: Ateo
In discussions on the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, one major point of contention is the fact that some artificial contraceptive methods are considered by the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) as abortifacient. Related to this is another assertion that life (and a human being's right to life) begins at conception, thus the use of abortifacient is considered as murder. Existing Philippine laws do not consider the use of abortifacient contraception as murder, but this label heightens the emotional atmosphere of the debate. Because the RCC and other religious groups in the country holds the Bible as an authoritative source of guidance, let us examine what the Bible say about contraceptives that are abortifacient.
