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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okenyuri",
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    "content": "You can imagine an environment where women who have given birth successfully are celebrating, while those who have had miscarriages have to go home sad because they have nothing to go home with. It is very ironical. I can equate that scenario to having a wedding and a funeral in the same compound. Are we celebrating or mourning? I can only imagine the trauma that the women who lose their pregnancies go through in sharing the same facility with those who are celebrating their bundles of joy. There is need to isolate these kind of mothers and rehabilitate them back to the society, so that they can restart parenting. There is need to separate the mothers who are mourning the loss of their children from mothers who are celebrating their bundles of joy. For those reasons, I urge the Hon. Members in this House to support this Motion because sexual reproductive health and rights of women are very important. They solely lie on the Floor of this House. Allow me to quote the words of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, the Executive Director of the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) from a conference that she addressed in Cairo in 2014. She stated - “Hon. Members, you have the key to life and death. Whatever decisions you make here are key to life and death of our voters.” That is how serious this matter is. I support this Motion and urge Members of goodwill to support the implementation of the suggestions that have been made even if it means funding. We need to establish the proposed facilities in the different counties. That means that we will have to dig deep into our pockets to support the different county governments in the establishment of these facilities. Thank you."
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