{"id":110705,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/110705/?format=json","text_counter":395,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Kosgei","speaker_title":"The Minister for Higher Education","speaker":{"id":13,"legal_name":"Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony","slug":"lucas-chepkitony"},"content":"The whole concept of abortion is a very emotive matter. I know that nobody is saying that they want to legalise abortion. As far as I know, in medical terms, when you talk of termination of pregnancy for whatever reasons, even medical ones, it is called “abortion”. So, let us study that carefully because I would have liked to ask my wonderful teacher friend what he would do if his daughter was going through a miscarriage and a doctor would not touch that child because he would be prosecuted just because, legally, in the Constitution, we have said that we cannot terminate a pregnancy which is even on its way out. I support Mr. Bifwoli but I want others to look at this matter quite seriously and make a legal provision for a situation that is proved to be medically necessary. Otherwise, the doctors will not touch the patients. Whoever will take a person who is on the verge of a proper miscarriage to the doctor is liable to be arrested and prosecuted."}