{"id":3420,"date":"2024-02-27T10:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3420"},"modified":"2024-02-27T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:18:04","slug":"aspects-of-lgbtq-bill-will-fail-constitutional-test-majority-leader-afenyo-markin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3420","title":{"rendered":"Aspects Of LGBTQ+ Bill Will Fail Constitutional Test \u2013 Majority Leader Afenyo-Markin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has said that portions of the LGBTQ+ bill in its current form will fail a constitutional test.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Mr Afenyo-Markin exercised restraints in pointing out specific clauses, he held the view that some aspects of the bill infringe on human rights, indicating that \u201cthe law [bill] in its present form has questionable constitutional issues\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview on Accra-based Citi TV, the newly-appointed majority leader stressed that members of parliament should be free to tackle the lapses within the law without emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe law as I see it and from how I see it, the law cannot stand any serious test in any constitutional court\u201d, said the Effutu lawmaker, adding, \u201cThe law will have a serious challenge at the Supreme Court\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-0945f69296917b22d7e3b8dc9f67e65b ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oAdIjWcoW3k?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Afenyo-Markin continued by saying that should the new law face a constitutionality test, \u201cit will fail; not the entire law but aspects of it will fail\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted some colleague MPs have genuine concerns with the bill yet shy away from openly criticising it for fear of being misconstrued as advocates for same-sex marriages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe way the whole thing was introduced, it created some fear among legislators, that if I don\u2019t support it, it means I am supporting a man to marry a man and supporting a woman to marry a woman, so I won\u2019t touch it. But, If we pay attention to the details, we can come up with a law that will be acceptable to all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On February 15, the leader of the majority caucus of parliament, Afenyo-Markin, filed a motion to block the third and final reading of the bill to be passed into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He contended that although he is not against the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values bill, he is opposed to the provision that would lead to the imprisonment of individuals accused of engaging in or promoting LGBTQ activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe essence of this motion is to afford this House the opportunity to thoroughly consider amendments that are proposed in the bill with the view of substituting community service for incarceration,\u201d Afenyo-Markin explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the NPP MP for Effutu withdrew his proposed amendments to the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, on Wednesday, February 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-75593fef3187c8d0d23e2af77244473d ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1VWOtgX-bTQ?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This followed votes in the House against two of his proposals, which appealed for the replacement of imprisonment with community service for individuals found to have engaged in LGBTQ+ activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has said that portions of the LGBTQ+ bill in its current form will fail a constitutional test. 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