Reproductive health bill is still one of the most talked about and debatable issues in the status quo.In fact, debaters spar to promote awareness about the billon the motion that THBT the church shuold support the reproductive health bill.
Government side argued that the bill is the real solution to overpopulation.They say that eventhough the church is supporting the reproductive health bill many people are gatting pregnant anyway.They also added, the bill allows individuals to productively make choices to be able to understand whats best for their family.
They further argue that the church can change its teaching in order to adapt to the particular social needs and the preferences of this contemporary time.Thus , it would be detrimental for the church to oppose the bill because it would deprive people from making choices.They say that the church should accomodate the bill in their teachings and this is something that they should do as a moral institutuion.
Opposition side highlited the clash of tradition and the current needs.They argued that the church shuold remain consistent with its teachings and to support he bill is fundamentaly irreconcillabewith its teachings.They further argued that rtadition is importantand it must be taken into consideration in this particular point.They also stressed the separation of the church and state.Thus, the state can pass a bill but it does not neccesary that the church shuold be inconsistent ue to popular causes.They concluded that the church survive in the past on its teaching why wold it be different today ?
-Arguments taken from the The Guidon and ADS members.
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