National Consultations were undertaken at the end of 2021 in the different East African Community States and Public Hearings in the last week of June 2022 on the EAC SRH Bill,2021. In August 2016, the Parliament of
Uganda banned the teaching, training, conduct and dissemination of
comprehensive sexuality education materials to all schools in Uganda due to its
Harmful Elements.
Albeit, the East African Community Sexual and Reproductive Health (EAC SRH) Bill, by Hon. Kennedy Mukulia Ayason is to
be debated at the EALA, the said bill is an Introduction of
the banned Comprehensive Sexuality Education at regional Level.
Contrary to Article 22 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995, the Bill in clauses 2 (d), 6 (3)
(n), 16, 17 (1), 17 (2), 17 (3),
18 (1) seeks to legalize Abortion. Life Begins at Conception and ends with
natural death. The child, by reason of his physical and mental
immaturity needs appropriate legal protection before as well as after birth. Therefore, no legislation should promote any form of
termination of life but rather seek to ensure the sanctity of Life.
The Bill, in clauses 6 (3)
(b) , 6 (3) (h), 7 (1) , 7 (2) , 8, 9 (6) (a), 9(6)(d) Seeks to Legalize
Comprehensive Sexuality Education, which according to stopCSE.org, has Harmful Concepts such
as teaching children to masturbate,
acceptance
and exploration of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities,
high
risk sexual behaviors (including anal and oral sex),
sexual pleasure and promiscuity
as a right for children, promotes abortion as safe and without
consequences, encourages
children to experiment sexually with individuals of their own sex or the
opposite sex, promotes
condoms to children without informing them of their failure rates, promotes
disrespect for parents and religious and cultural values among others.
More so the Bill, in clauses 2 (a), 2 (b), 6 (1), 6 (2), 6 (3) (a), 6 (3) (i), 6 (3) (o), 9 (1), 9 (2), 9 (5) 10, 11 (1), 11 (2), 15 (1), 15 (2) (a), 27 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1), 28 (3), seeks to legalize Sexual and Reproductive Health, which according to (WHO, 2015) Sexual Health, Human Rights and the Law , has proved to be a trojan horse for Abortion, Homosexuality, Prostitution.
These concepts for Instance Homosexuality promoted
by Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Sexual and Reproductive Health are not
only contrary to our cultural and religious values but also to articles 31 (1) and
31 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995.
For the sake of our Children, we need to disregard and reject the contents of
this Bill in total and appeal to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) not
to let the bill be enacted in law.
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