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    "id": 491704,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. That upholds and protects the family unit. As I had said, everybody, both men and women, have certain challenges. However, it is the women who mostly bear most of the challenges. This is because even if the man has a problem, there is no way to prove but if it is the woman, it will be proved because there is no baby growing in her belly and she will not be breastfeeding any child. These problems do occur and this is where it can be appreciated. During public forums, I got interventions where some people were asking, for example, about the egg donor. If you want to have a baby within the family unit, the cousins and so on, can you do so if there is a child of 16 years? Can the child donate an egg? This law says, “No.” You can only donate anything if you are an adult of sound mind. The law also further looks into if the donor dies after donating, who becomes the owner and how are they supposed to be disbursed? Some of course may say: “If I die before it is fertilized, destroy.” Some say, “It is my wish, please proceed and make sure my wife gets the baby”. It is a way of continuing with the family unit. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill is a one-stop shop for all reproductive healthcare services. This is to avoid segmented legislation, for example, one to deal with egg, sperm and embryo donation, the other one, gestational surrogacy alone and the other ovulation induction. We have decided after getting feedback from the medical professionals, to put everything together so that in future if anyone is looking for any information concerning healthcare, then you know which law to look at. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is something new and I am not an expert. However, we have gone through a lot of public participation and I know we are still getting feedback. I know once the Bill is passed, it will still go to the National Assembly as the law requires. They will debate it and then bring it back with or without amendments. What is important is to protect the reproductive healthcare and welfare of Kenyans and other people living in Kenya. For people living in Kenya, this Bill also caters for access to reproductive healthcare services for persons living with disability. During the public participation, we have had interventions from various people and we have learnt that persons living with The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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