An emotional senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto revealed that he had a child who died due to complications which he believes arose from his having taken birth control pills.
Admitting that his stand against the Reproductive Health Bill has personal basis, Sotto revealed that a doctor friend suggested that his wife actress-singer Helen Gamboa-Sotto take contraceptives so she could continue with her showbiz career.
Nevertheless Helen got pregnant while taking pills and a baby boy was born with a weak heart that died five months later.
Based from that experience, Sotto said his personal mission now is to warn people about the dangers of contraceptives.
Sotto also cited in his speech that his fellow senator, actor Lito Lapid has a blue baby son who died when he was nine. RH bill principal sponsor Pia Cayetano also lost a kid due to congenital problems.
Cayetano chose to postpone her response to the speech. However according to senate journalists, sources, disagreed with most of the points Sotto raised.
