Family
planning – it’s termed this way because it involves exactly one unit of society
– the FAMILY. If the government or any other entity should take part in it then
it should be called “Societal Planning”
instead. If we were living in a perfect world where everyone is mature enough
to own their responsibilities, I believe that family planning should be a right
and responsibility of respective families and not anybody else’s.
However as we all know, the people in our
nation are addicted to playing the blame game. Most families (I’m not saying
everyone) especially those who belong to the less marginalized sector of the
economy, procreate irresponsibly and are unable to provide for their children
the most basic of necessities. Then they point all their fingers and toes to
the government for not doing anything! Crazy, right?
If our people continuously behave
like this, then I strongly suggest that the government intervene. If we expect
the government to take care of its people and put forth their best interests isn’t
it fair to expect the same level of responsibility from parents as well?
Cleary, Filipino families are not
mature enough to handle this accountability. It might seem unfair to generalize
but majority of the Filipino populace are stubborn and mindlessly cling to
God’s commandment to “Go and multiply”.
Given this, it is a must that the
government invest in properly educating the masses on the significance of
family planning and set parameters such as that those who have limited income
only be allowed the minimum number of children so they’ll be able to give them
proper care and nourishment. This may seem harsh but until we stop acting like
children then we should stop making children!
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