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    "id": 249059,
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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT the words \"adoptive brother\" and \"adoptive sister\" be deleted altogether from this Clause 22 (1) and that Clause 22 (2)(e) be deleted. This is because the way we understand it, incest is sex among close blood relatives. We have very many case where a warm-hearted person finds a young girl, who is doing very well in secondary school and has no parent to educate her. He then brings her under his care, and educates her. Then 10 years later, one of his sons marries this girl. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if we allow this law to be passed, a situation can obtain where if you were the guardian of the girl, your boy will end up in prison because he has had carnal knowledge of his adopted sister. I am further reminded that even the Bible allowed Jacob to marry Leah, when he settled in her home as an adopted son. So, I ask hon. Members that we delete these words altogether to remove the threat to young men who will not be aware of the details of this law."
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