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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ngetich",
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        "legal_name": "Cecilia Chelangat Ngetich",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. From the outset, I support the Bill with strong recommendations to the Member to do further consultations with the religious groups and also the Departmental Committee on Health. I support this Bill because all human beings have the right to procreate. There could be issues on the method of procreation. I am a practising Catholic and I am very much aware that the Catholic Church does not subscribe to any form of artificial assistance for reproduction neither does it subscribe to the artificial family planning methods. However, having looked at this Bill, it seeks to form an authority that is going to regulate the in-vitro fertilization. Regulation is putting in place laws that will ensure that it is not going to clash with other laws. It is going to respect the Constitution and the right of others. So, I am not worried, for example, by issues that were brought in by the Departmental Committee on Health that probably this is going to be misused maybe in cloning or even allowing homosexuals to practise it. Clause 26(f)(iii) talks about prohibitions. Section 26(f) prohibits human cloning. I strongly recommend that during the Third Reading, we must comb it through and ensure that we do not leave any loopholes to allow any unethical practices to take place. I am also happy about the Bill in the sense that it talks about societal issues. Earlier on, I was trying to bring in a point that while I know that this Bill has been introduced by a lady Member of Parliament, it does not necessarily concern women alone. In fact, the pain of childlessness is felt more by the woman. Usually, you have a barren woman and the man will simply take off, marry and life continues. The woman is left frustrated, dejected and depressed. So, we need to find a solution to that."
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