SOME 87 percent of Filipinos will vote for a presidential candidate who advocates a reproductive health program, while 64 percent will elect one who promotes modern methods of family planning, a new survey shows.
The survey, conducted by Pulse Asia, asked 1,800 registered voters about their views on family planning between Feb. 21 and 25. The study was commissioned by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population Development shortly after Catholic bishops attacked Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral for distributing free condoms on Valentine’s Day.
Some 91 percent of the respondents were Catholics who said they disagreed with the Chuch’s position that it is a sin to use contraceptive devices such as pills, condoms and injectables, or to undergo ligation or vasectomy.
Nine of 10 adult Filipinos said the ability to control fertility or plan the family was very important, 2 percent said it was not, and 8 percent were undecided. FULL STORY
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