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    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will repeat that if embryos are stored for future use, it introduces the aspect of business. What about research? People can start to manipulate genes because embryos can be manipulated. It will be as ridiculous as using embryos from different animals and mixing them to produce something. Those are possible scenarios. That is why this area has to be regulated. All those issues are necessary, including the health of the people involved. Therefore, it is necessary that we have a law that regulates assisted reproductive health. To that extent, I support this Bill. It creates a directorate that will undertake licensing of who will use the assisted reproductive health technology and oversee how the sperm banks will be managed and how long embryos can be kept. The Bill also indicates what kind of agreements people have to go into if they decide to go into surrogacy. Further, this will guide what happens in surrogacy when parenthood is involved, and the children want to know their real parents. What are the legal implications of that process? What are the legal implications in terms of inheritance? This is a health service, that has very many social implications that need proper regulation. That is why I support it. I ask other Members to support it so that we have an Act to guide what is happening illegally. We do not know the extent of the illegal activities that are going on because we do not have any laws. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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