(1) Family planning information and services which shall include as a first priority
making women of reproductive age fully aware of their respective cycles to make
them aware of when fertilization is highly probable, as well as highly improbable;
(2) Maternal, infant and child health and nutrition, including breastfeeding;
(3) Proscription of abortion and management of abortion complications;
(4) Adolescent and youth reproductive health guidance and counseling;
(5) Prevention, treatment and management of reproductive tract infections (RTIs),
HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmittable infections (STIs);
(6) Elimination of violence against women and children and other forms of sexual and
gender-based violence;
(7) Education and counseling on sexuality and reproductive health;
(8) Treatment of breast and reproductive tract cancers and other gynecological
conditions and disorders;
(9) Male responsibility and involvement and men’s reproductive health;
(10) Prevention, treatment and management of infertility and sexual dysfunction;
(11) Reproductive health education for the adolescents; and
(12) Mental health aspect of reproductive health care.
(r) Reproductive health care program refers to the systematic and integrated provision of
reproductive health care to all citizens prioritizing women, the poor, marginalized and those
invulnerable or crisis situations.
(s) Reproductive health rights refers to the rights of individuals and couples, to decide freely
and responsibly whether or not to have children; the number, spacing and timing of their
children; to make other decisions concerning reproduction, free of discrimination, coercion
and violence; to have the information and means to do so; and to attain the highest standard
of sexual health and reproductive health: Provided, however, That reproductive health rights
do not include abortion, and access to abortifacients.
(t) Reproductive health and sexuality education refers to a lifelong learning process of
providing and acquiring complete, accurate and relevant age- and development-appropriate
information and education on reproductive health and sexuality through life skills education
and other approaches.
(u) Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI) refers to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and
other types of infections affecting the reproductive system.
(v) Responsible parenthood refers to the will and ability of a parent to respond to the needs
and aspirations of the family and children. It is likewise a shared responsibility between
parents to determine and achieve the desired number of children, spacing and timing of their