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"content": "(1) Approves the Senate amendments to Clauses 2, 7(3), 12(1), 15 (a), (f) and (i), 20 in the marginal notes, 27, 28, 46 (4), 49 (2)(a). (2) The Committee also recommends that the National Assembly rejects Senate amendments to Clauses 5(4), 15(c), 16(2)(a), 17(i) and (j), 18, 19(4)(a), 24(a), 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 73, 89, 91 and the First Schedule. We also reject Senate amendments, with further amendments, to Clauses 5(3), 20, 46(1)(f). In brief, when you go to Clause 2 of the Bill, in this case the Senate proposed a definition of “abortion”. The Committee agrees with the proposal from the Senate to delete the term “abortion” as the same has not been used in the Bill. Our analysis of the Bill shows that there is no use of the term “abortion” in the successive provisions of the Bill. Therefore, there is no need to have the term defined. In clause 2(d), the Senate added the definition of “death” which the Committee agrees with. The term has been used in Clauses 81(1), (2) and (3) and 84(1)(d). Therefore, the Bill shows that there is use of the term “death” in those clauses. This means permanent loss of capacity for consciousness and the loss of brainstem functions. We agreed with that definition. In Clause 5 which we agreed on is the standard of health where the Committee agrees with the proposal from the Senate in order to anchor free maternity care in the law to insert sub- clause (3). In this sub-clause the national and county governments shall ensure the provision of free and compulsory vaccination of children under five years of age and maternity care. In brief, those are some of the areas where the Committee agrees with the Senate. But we have many other areas where we do not agree with the Senate. We think that once a mediation committee is formed, it will be able to address those areas where we do not agree. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move."
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