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Hontiveros files substitute anti-teen pregnancy bill to amend criticized version
Senator Risa Hontiveros announced she will file a substitute bill for Senate Bill No. 1979 to address concerns about the anti-teenage pregnancy measure.
The proposed amendment by substitution aims to rectify objections raised against the original bill.
Hontiveros confirmed the phrase "guided by international standards" has been removed from the bill.
The Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) component will now be limited to adolescents aged 10 years and above.
Hontiveros reiterated that the bill does not include content about masturbation, anal sex, or oral sex for young children, specifically those aged 0 to 4.
She emphasized that such explicit topics would never be part of any legislation she supports.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a substitute bill to Senate Bill 1979, the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill, following concerns raised by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and some groups.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a substitute bill to the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023, removing the provision on Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) guided by international standards.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros has refuted fabricated lies and "conspiracy theories" circulating online against Senate Bill No. 1979, the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros reiterated that the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) law is insufficient to address the rising cases of teen pregnancies, emphasizing the critical need for additional measures like the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy (PAP) bill.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will review the substitute Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill after initially expressing intent to veto the original version.
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