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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I commend Hon. Millie Odhiambo. She has gone down in the annals of this House as being an astute debater and, more so, a very good legislator. This particular Bill reminds me of the several Children Bills that Hon. Millie Odhiambo has tabled in the House that have impacted the lives of many people in this part of the world, more specifically in this country. There is information in international conventions on children and reproductive health. Assisted reproductive health has many aspects. One is the issue of surrogacy. In surrogacy, the mother who carries the child is actually not the actual bearer of the genes of that particular child. It is because the owner of the genes or the reproductive egg has certain inabilities which are occasioned by issues of disease or congenital. Maybe they have defective ovaries and reproductive systems. Science and technology has enabled this particular problem to be overcome. However, laws governing this new technology are lacking. This Bill brought forward by Hon. Millie Odhiambo is trying to bring order in the new field. Assisted health technology, for example, the use of hearing devices or any other technology, is a new field. As Members of Parliament, we need to really sympathise with the people. As much as technology may assist a mother or father unable to sire children in the normal way, there are certain laws under which the person who bears the child is contracted. At times, when she bears the child, she will want to have a lot of attachment. At times, she can claim that child. This Bill addresses all those issues. The other issue addressed is the legislative aspect of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). How do doctors do this? The background under which this information is given is handled. I laud the Bill and ask the House to support because it is very important."
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