Nairobi, 11 November, 2021 / 8:38 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have called on legislators at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to withdraw the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Bill 2017 from the floor of the house noting that the proposed legislation is an attempt to give rise to unclear rights on sexual issues.
In a Tuesday, November 9 letter addressed to EALA Speaker, Hon. Martin Ngoga, the Bishops say the proposed law is a re-introduction of the controversial Reproductive Health Bill that was rejected by Kenyans for attempting to legalize abortion.
If signed into law, the Bill will take effect in the East African Community (EAC) member nations: Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda.
“Guided by Article 26 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, we maintain that the Bill as presented is an attempt to engender an amorphous field of rights referred to as ‘reproductive rights’ contrary to the Right to Life as protected and guaranteed by our Constitution,” KCCB members say.
Considering that life is sacred, starting at conception and ending with natural death, the Catholic Bishops in Kenya say, “no legislation should support or promote any form of termination of life, but rather seek to ensure the sanctity of life.”
