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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.K. Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "At the same time, we will also be required to go back to hon. Mutava’s Committee because talking about the authority is a money matter. That is not the big issue. The big issue is the ethical issues that we need to take care of. We need to provide the women of this country with a Bill which is more comprehensive, usable and acceptable even to the Ministry itself. It is not talking about the Ministry only; rather it is also about the professionals. It would be vital to adequately cater for life that comes into existence in these conditions pursuant to Article 26 of the Constitution. We are creating life. However, we need to make sure that it is properly considered in this Bill. We are not talking about the potential of it being misused here. We have not talked about laying the grounds for abortion. All these matters need to be raised. I felt that it is important for me as the Chairperson of this Committee to say that the Parliamentary Committee on Health is not opposed to the Bill. What we are opposed to is the form of the Bill. Since the Health Bill will be here in two weeks, we will be repealing what we are discussing here today because it is catered for in a much better way in the Health Bill. There is also the question of whether we can stop a Bill in anticipation of another. I know that is the 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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