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Malawian authorities say six people died and four were A bill meant to restrict the use of surrogacy to individuals
injured from last week’s flash floods in the central part of the country. with infertility or health challenges that prevent them from reproducing
Over 14,000 people have been displaced, with most naturally was on Tuesday tabled in Uganda's parliament.
of them now staying in camps, the country’s Department of Disaster Management The bill also seeks to set the minimum age for surrogates to 18.
Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday. Medical practitioners who defy these provisions can be imprisoned for up
It said many of the places that were affected by the floods to five years if the bill passes.
are still inaccessible due to the extensive damage caused to roads and other infrastructure. Medical practitioners can also be jailed for life if they use
This has their own gametes or embryos or those not selected by their
hampered the delivery of aid, it said, with humanitarian workers mostly relying clients.
on boats to reach affected areas. Donors must also be free of genetic diseases.
The agency has appealed for more help from individuals, companies and aid organisations to support government's efforts to provide relief. The Human-Assisted
It comes just a year after hundreds of Malawians were killed Reproductive Technology Bill was tabled by Ugandan MP Sarah Opendi and proposes
after Tropical Storm Freddy ripped through southern more regulations for other aspects of human-assisted reproduction.
Africa. The bill also seeks to license
fertility centres and regulate the donation and storage of sperm,
oocytes and embryos.
The bill also seeks to
introduce protections for children born through assisted reproduction.
Uganda will be global
benchmark in legislating assisted reproduction if the bill is passed, Ms
Opendi was quoted as saying by the private Daily Monitor newspaper.
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