Rh Bill Case

1.1 Background of the Study

The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354), informally known as the Reproductive Health Law, is a law in the Philippines which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. While there is general agreement about its provisions on maternal and child health, there is great debate on its mandate that the Philippine government and the private sector will fund and undertake widespread distribution of family planning devices such as condoms, birth control pills and IUDs, as the government continues to disseminate information on their use through all health care centers.

Passage of the legislation was highly divisive and controversial, with experts, academics, religious institutions, and major political figures declaring their support or opposition it while it was pending in the legislature, often criticizing the government and each other in the process. Debates and rallies both supporting and opposing the “RH Bill,” as it was known, happened nationwide.

RH bill has become the talk of the nation lately. Some people see it as negative but some see it as positive. People have many views and perceptive with regards to the issue. We, Filipinos should take part in the said issue. Zamboanguenos seem to be apathetic about the RH bill. We Zamboanguenos should be aware of the current events in our nation. As Political Science students, we should be interested in knowing and gathering information about the said bill. It seems that the students are not that aware of the current issues in our city and in our nation.

This research intend to determine the “Perception of the CSS students of Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City on the implementation of the RH law.” This is important because as CSS students, they should be familiar, aware and participative with the current issues that our nation is facing. Also, since it is the most talked-about then it is just and proper to know the perceptions of selected students of the CSS of Western Mindanao State University.

1.2 Conceptual Framework
Below is the conceptual paradigm of the study.

CSS STUDENTS OF WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY IN ZAMBOANGA CITY PERCEPTION OF CSS STUDENTS OF WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY IN ZAMBOANGA CITY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RH LAW FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERCEPTION OF CSS STUDENTS OF WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY IN ZAMBOANGA CITY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RH LAW

Subject of the Study Independent Variable Dependent Variable

1.3 Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the perception of the CSS students on the implementation on the RH law. Specifically, this study endeavored to answer the following questions. 1. What is the perception of the CSS students on the implementation on the RH law?

2. What are the factors that affect the perception of the CSS students on the implementation on the RH law?

3. Is there a significant difference in the perception of the CSS students on the implementation on the RH law when grouped according to age and sex? 1.4 Significance of the Study
This study will be beneficial to the following:
Researchers- This will be beneficial to the researchers because it will help determine the outcome and factors that affect the perception on the implementation of the RH law.

City Government- This will be beneficial to the city government so that they will have an idea on the student’s take on the implementation of the RH law.

National Government- This study will serve as reference on the people’s perception of the implementation of the RH law. It will also serve as a basis in following up on RH law.

1.5 Scope and Delimitation of the Study

This study focuses only on the perception of the CSS students of Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City on the implementation of the RH law and the factors affecting it.

1.6 Definition of Terms

RH Law- informally known as the Reproductive Health Law, is a law in the Philippines which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_Parenthood_and_Reproductive_Health_Act_of_2012)

Law- is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law)

Reproduction- The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reproduction)

Chapter II
Review of Related Literature

Chapter III
Methodology
4.1 Research Design

This study will use the descriptive-survey method of research. Descriptive research is used to obtain information concerning the current status of the phenomena to descriptive “what exists” with respect to variables or conditions in a situation. The samples will be taken from the number of CSS students of Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City.

4.2 Respondents
The respondents of the study are the CSS students of Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City.

4.3 Research Setting
This study will be conducted in Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City.

4.4 Data Gathering
Before the study will be conducted, the researcher will construct the questionnaire that will be submitted to a professor for validation. To enable the researchers to officially administer the questionnaire to the respondents, a letter will be written addressed to the CSS students.

The distribution of the research instrument will be done personally by the researchers to guarantee strict compliance on the directions provided in the instrument, ensuring accurate collection of data as well as an assurance of intermediate and early retrieval of the questionnaire.

The data gathered from the questionnaire will be collected, tallied, analyzed and interpreted to be able to answer the specific questions in the study.

4.5 Instrument
The questionnaire checklist is the main instrument for the study. The instrument consist two (2) parts. Part I consists the profiles of the respondents and Part II contains the statement on the perception of the CSS students of Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City on the implementation of the RH law.

To answer the researcher’s problems, the study will utilize the quantitative research instrument, the Survey Questionnaire. The instrument is composed of closed-ended questions to elicit direct responses which means that questions limit respondents’ answers to the survey.