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"speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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"content": "Article 26 of the Constitution has really addressed the issue of abortion. Probably, all we needed to do was to define who a health care professional is and I believe that has also been defined in other statutes. All that we needed to have done was to strengthen penalties for people who violate that article. If we say that life begins at conception and someone undertakes abortion, that someone has killed something that is alive. Therefore, when it comes to the issue of penalties which other speakers have also touched on, Clause 21 of the Bill is too docile. Talking of a fine of Kshs200,000 or a jail term of not more than three years is too docile. If we say that life begins at conception, then someone kills a life without any proper reason, should we subject them to just a fine of Kshs200,000 or should they be treated as murderers? Should it be the same sentence as manslaughter or murder? That is something we need to look at. Probably, this section on abortion will be the straw that will break the camel’s back. We need to be very careful about it so that it is not the “other law” that legalises abortion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the second point I want to talk about is on same sex marriage. Our Constitution, Article 45, talks about the family. It says that the family is the basic foundation of a society. It says that marriage shall be between two partners of the opposite sex. 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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