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    "content": "considered when dealing with this area. It is an area that is very established in many developed countries, but one which is important in our country. We have had a few cases of surrogate mothers who carry children on behalf of married couples who are unable to have children the normal way of sexual intercourse. Clause 20 provides that if a donor of any reproductive material is dead, there will be no removal of reproductive material for purposes of assisted reproductive technology, unless there is a written consent by that donor before death to that respect. Clause 22 provides that no person is qualified to undertake assisted reproductive technology unless certified so by a medical doctor. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 23 provides that a person shall not undertake assisted reproductive technology for any other purpose other than human procreation. It also provides that a person shall not undertake assisted reproductive technology for experimental purposes aimed at modifying the human race. This is because of, as I said, medical ethics that prohibit modification of the human race so that we do not end up with genetically modified human beings. The purpose of assisting parties to a marriage who cannot procreate the normal way because of one challenge or the other is purely for procreation. It is not experimentation, fun or further certain outcomes that may go against medical ethics like I have cited the issue of modifying human beings. No person should also take part in assisted reproductive technology purely for speculative purposes. I will also highlight a few other things because I do not want to talk a lot. This is an area where there are more qualified people than I am to discuss in detail. In any case, I am sure once this Bill is committed to the relevant Committee, they will help us improve on it. Let me highlight Clauses 30 and 31 before I ask my colleague to second. Clause 30 provides that a child who is born out of assisted reproductive technology shall have the same rights under the Constitution and any other written law as the rights of a child born through sexual intercourse. In other words, a child born through the help of science will have the same rights as the child who is born the normal way. Clause 31 has two parts. Part 1 ---"
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