Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209 AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 227, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, THEREBY LIMITING MARRIAGE TO NATURAL BORN MALES AND NATURAL BORN FEMALES
Date filed
July 26, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1503, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209 AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 227, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, THEREBY LIMITING MARRIAGE TO NATURAL BORN MALES AND NATURAL BORN FEMALES |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Due to recent developments in the field of medicine, science and technology, it is now possible to alter or altogether change a person's sexual organ to make it appear as that of the opposite sex. A man can now change his penis into a vagina, and for a woman, vise versa. With this, we have directly challenged the laws of God, the laws of nature and even the laws of man. Recently, a celebrated case involving a marriage between a man who had a sex change operation with another man broke grounds in Philippine law. This bill seeks to amend the Family Code to prohibit such marriages. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-26 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Jaraula |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Monfort (022 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-08-01 |
Abstract
"Rationale: Due to recent developments in the field of medicine, science and technology, it is now possible to alter or altogether change a person's sexual organ to make it appear as that of the opposite sex. A man can now change his penis into a vagina, and for a woman, vise versa. With this, we have directly challenged the laws of God, the laws of nature and even the laws of man. Recently, a celebrated case involving a marriage between a man who had a sex change operation with another man broke grounds in Philippine law. This bill seeks to amend the Family Code to prohibit such marriages."
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