Action for Health

Situation A: Louisa is a 16-year-old high school student. She has a boyfriend who is in the other section. Both of them are active in school activities. They are often seen dating.

1.       As a student, how will you react to this situation?

As a student I don’t encourage relationships during the high school stage, especially if you’re as young as 16 years old. For me, high school is the point of an adolescent’s life to find their identity and know what they truly stand for. High school is all about solidifying your individuality. But if you do have a boyfriend in high school, it may cause problems and you may end up thinking that having a boyfriend is your identity.

2.       What can you do as a classmate or friend of Louisa?

As a classmate, I would advice Louisa to be careful and to always know what her boundaries are. She should know how to limit and when to draw the line in their relationship especially if things are getting physical. And I would advise her also to be chaste and to put God at the center of their relationship.

3.       How will you justify you decision/action?

I can justify my action by clearly explaining why that warning is incredibly essential when having that kind of relationship especially with the opposite sex.

Situation B: Your friend has a boyfriend. Her boyfriend invited her to go out to see a movie. While in the movie house, they forgot the time because both of them were so engrossed with what they were viewing. When they go out of the movie house, it was already late at night so they decided not to go home because of fear of their parents.

1.       If you were the girl, would you do the same thing? Why?

No, I wouldn’t do the same thing. Because it was an idiotic way to solve the problem. Any parent would be angry if their child chose to run away and spend a night somewhere else without permission or their consent.
 

2.       What action would you take?

I would just apologize properly, explain the situation, and then face the consequences.

3.       What are the reasons for your actions?

It’s the mature and most logical thing to do. You cannot run away from a problem much less from your parents. You have to face the consequences and accept hat you made the mistake.

Situation C: The following are some beliefs which are elated to childbirth.

·         Children are treasure of parents.

·         The food for one person can feed two persons.

·         It is good luck to have three children of the same sex followed by another child of the opposite sex.

1.       How do you react to the above beliefs?

Some of the beliefs I approve of (first and second one) and some I do not (the last one.)

2.       Do you accept them? Why? Why not?

I don’t accept the last belief stated above. This is because you cannot declare good luck or bad luck when it comes to having kids. No matter what gender they fall on or what order the genders go to, they are and always will be a form of miracle that came from God. And that is fact that’s more important than luck.

Situation D:

1.       If the couple had the desired number of children, do you approve of ligation (tying or cutting the fallopian tube) or salpingectomy (removal of the Fallopian tube) as means of birth control? If ys, why? If no, why not?

If they both talked it out and reached the decision themselves, I approve of it. It’s the couple’s choice and it is an act of being responsible adults for the growth of their family.

2.       Do you approve of vasectomy (tying or cutting the vas deferens) in males? Why? Why not?

Yes.  If it’s according to their will and they are willing to do it, I have no objections against it.

 Situation E:

What is your opinion about family size? Is it a matter of choice or chance?

My opinion on family size varies on how much a family can support an amount of children. It’s a matter of choice and family planning.