Private legal practitioner and a member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr. Kwame Jantuah, has asked members of the medical profession to explain to the general public the dangers of anal sex.
He says when the public becomes aware of the effect of anal sex on the body, they will resist homosexuality with all their strength.
Speaking in an interview on Friday, March 31, in relation to the Proper Human Sexual Rights & Ghanaian Family Values Bill, also known as the Ant-Gay Bill, Mr. Jantuah said “I don’t know why the medical profession is quiet, we should have them here and let them explain to us what anal sex does to human beings, the kind of damage it does to that part of the body.”
Meanwhile, the Ant-Gay Bill has been laid in Parliament.
Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Rockson Nelson Defeamekpor said that the committee’s report on the Proper Human Sexual Rights & Ghanaian Family Values Bill, also known as the Ant-Gay Bill, was laid in Parliament and as such, he seeks the help of all Ghanaians in prayer for the nation.
This will pave way for the Consideration of the Bill, he averred.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, earlier told the Constitutional committee, not to be intimidated by anyone regarding the Anti-Gay Bill.
He asked the committee to report back to him if they are encountering any challenges.
He added “Please let the report flow, we need to legislate. Our friends just passed their law in Uganda, we may not go the way they have gone, our Constitution is very clear as to the direction we should move and so we should be guided by that because if we pass any law against the Constitution, it is unconstitutional.”
Proposed under a Private Members’ Bill, the anti-gay bill is expected to criminalize some of the activities of homosexuals in Ghana.
US Vice President Harris stressed how strongly she feels, about the importance of supporting and fighting for the cause of human rights including rights of LGBTQs.
“For the American press who are here, you know that a great deal of work in my career has been to address human rights issues, equality issues across the globe including as well as the LGBTQ community and I feel very strongly about the importance of supporting freedom and supporting and fighting for quality among all people.”
US Vice President Harris
MP Assures Speaker Of No Intimidation
Earlier, another ranking Member on Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, assured Alban Bagbin that the committee would not be intimidated by anyone from doing its work in relation to the Anti-Gay Bill.
Mr Ahiafo said he is a lawyer and is full of indomitable spirits, therefore, he cannot be intimidated by anyone.
He averred in an interview that the committee is ready to take the second reading of the Bill, if it is programmed by the Business Committee.
He said “I can speak for myself, I am a man with an indomitable spirit and I don’t think I can be intimidated in any manner whatsoever by anybody. I am a lawyer, I will look at the law, look at the constitution and look at what needs to be done.
“That is exactly what I am going to do without any fear or favor and so let me assure the Speaker that the committee is made up mostly of lawyers and they cannot be intimidated. What the committee is supposed to do, the Committee has done it, and our report is ready.”
Bernard Ahiafor
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