October 5, 2011

Senator Enrile on Philippine RH Bill



I don't usually dwell on topics that have anything to do with politics. However, there was news yesterday that seemed pretty interesting. As some of you probably know, the RH Bill is one of the hottest topics of debate here in the Philippines. I don't want to know if you're pro or anti, I just want to share this interesting snippet from the recent Senate plenary debate.

Senator Pia Cayetano's office released the transcript of the debate wherein Senator Juan Ponce Enrile said that the act of self-pleasuring a.k.a. masturbation is a form of abortion!

According to Senator Enrile, “And the question that bothers me is… Is the sperm alive? Is the ovum ofthe woman alive? I have consulted doctors and the answer is yes.

The sperm of a man cannot fertilize any egg, not the egg of a whale, or a lizard, or a bird, or a fish, but only the egg of a woman. And neither can the egg of a woman be fertilized by any other sperm except the sperm of a man, so that these two elements must be together to create life. But each one of them has life. There is no question about that because they have mobility: They move; they develop.”


RH Bill co-author Pia Cayetano countered, “So, if a man and a woman are sleeping together as husband and wife and a man avails of the withdrawal method and ejaculates outside the vagina of a woman, that is ‘interference’ in the same way a condom would be, because the man and the woman decided not to allow the egg and the sperm to meet, is that his Honor’s position?”

And senator Enrile replied,  “Well, if the man wants to satisfy himself by manipulating himself alone, if it is only for pleasure, then it interferes with the production of life. That is my belief. That is a matter of faith to me.”

It was an interesting debate indeed! Any thoughts on Senator Enrile's idea?

Source: ABS-CBN News
            Istorya.Net

1 comment:

precy said...

his position seems funny to me at first but upon reading the reason, I think the old man has basis on his claim. :D