Lunguzi assures Malawi Parliament will protect life against death culture
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health Juliana Lunguzi has assured the faith organisations and citizens who took part in the pro-life march on Tuesday and petitioned parliament against backing government bid to legalise abortion and
homosexuality.
Lunguzi, who is also Dedza East MP (Malawi Congress Party-MCP), received the petition on behalf of Parliament, and was flanked by Members of Parliament to meet the marchers at the parliament building in Lilongwe.
The marchers cheered MCP president and leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera led the group who included Peoples Party’s Uladi Mussa, DPP’s deputy Secretary General Cecelia Chazama and the UDF Chief Whip in Parliament Lillian Patel, among others to meet them.
“As chairperson of your Health Committee in Parliament, a Catholic Christian, as fellow Malawian myself, as a midwife, as a Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) expert myself, and most importantly as a woman, I couldn’t be in a more challenging position because of the emotive nature of the topic of the right to life which is one of the main purposes of this march,” said Lunguzi.
“But we would be failing in our duty if we closed our ears and turned our backs to such voices and challenging situations. We would like to believe that we are equal to the challenge, I know I am.
“ I believe that we are a nation capable of doing great things coming up with practical solutions to our most pressing problems, only if every citizen plays his or her rightful part,” Lunguzi added.
Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) of the Catholic Church secretary general Rev Fr Henry Saindi said they expecte Parliamentariansto back family life and reject any attempts to legalise homosexuality or abortion.
He said legalising the two “twin-evils” could have “unintended consequences”.
However, government spokesman Malison Ndau has categorically rejcted totally incorrect reports that there is an Abortion Bill ready for debate in the National Assembly.
“The truth of the matter of the matter is that the Law Commission has developed a Report and new recommendations to government to adopt a new law on abortion. Therefore any information that there is a ready Bill on the same is misleading.” Ndau said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times.
But the faith groups said the Termination of Pregninacy Bill is in the pipeline.
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GUYS THE BILL WIL NOT BE TABLED BUT TRICK PART JOYCE BANDA ANASAYINIRA KALE NDI AZUNGU CLITON. LETS JUST STAND WITH APM
I have lost respect for Juliana Lunguzi. She (like all the MPs) who were there are confused. They are opportunists who do not have any solutions to the country’s problems and I am starting to believe that Lunguzi is just a loud-mouth and attention-seeker. How on earth do you not understand that abortion is happening right now and the government is simply trying to provide SAFE abortion. Government is wasting so much money on complications resulting from unsafe abortion. How do you not understand that women and girls need to have the right to keep pregnancy or not. How do you not understand that our population is extremely high and that it is women and girls from rich backgrounds that are easily accessing abortion whilst the poor are dying needlessly. That’s why some of us think that the opposition particularly MCP does not have solutions to Malawi’s problems. They are a confused bunch of politicians and MPs. I am a Christian, Catholic and woman and I totally support the Abortion Bill. Let MPs vote for the bill so that abortion is legalised – let them openly voice out their support for poor women and girls when the bill comes to parliament. And let our MPs, civil society activists and health practitioners not fear churches which continue to parade bigotry and are mostly led by men (who never become pregnant) and most of its leaders are actually hypocrites.
So you mean just because abortion is happening right now then it should be legalized? What about murder? Is it not happening right now? Then why not legalizing it? Ndaga you are just an empty tin making noise. Leave Julian alone! Mapazi ako wamva!
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I have lost respect for Juliana Lunguzi. She (like all the MPs)who are there are confused and an opportunists who do not have any solutions to pour problems – she is just a loud mouth and attention seeker. How on earth do you not understand that abortion is happening right now and the government is simply trying to provide safe abortion. How do you not understand that women and girls need to have the right to keep pregnancy or not. How do you not understand that our population is extremely high and that it is women and girls from rich backgrounds that are accessing abortion whilst the poor are dying needlessly. That’s why some of us think that the opposition particularly MCP does not have solutions to Malawi’s problems. THey are a confused bunch of politics and MPs. I am a Christian and Catholic and woman and I Totally support the Abortion Bill.
Dear Malawians,
Desperation bleeds Defeat.
It is time we realise that there is the creator of the universe and therefore of Malawi. This creator is God.
God has His laws for the custodians, who are human beings to follow in order that His total and perfect Will is done. These laws are in two principles : DO, and DON’T
Serious note is, He is Holly and Righteous God. Any act that is against His will is uncompromisingly viewed by Him as a SIN against Him. The act could be by the state, by individual, by the Church and the world itself.
My observation is that we malawians have become so desperate because of poverty( by the way the whole continent of Africa) and we accept any one or any corporate organ who come with money to advance its agenda. Desperation.
Defeats.
Our foreparents, Adam and Eve, desperate for knowledge and to be like God broke the first law and sinned against God. They forfeited the fellowship with God.
Esau, desperate for a plate of food forfeited his birthright
The city of Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed for desperation to please the fresh.
History has it that many nations lost to the foreign forces, by the way including the nation of Israel for their acts against God.
Malawians let’s not abuse His love and continue to sin against Him. In desperation let’s turn to Him.
Honestly the Nation at this stage has no character and so are her citizens.
Good Lunguzi! Proud to have Catholic MPs like you in parliament who are never cowed to profess their faith! The moral theology of the Church should continue guiding you. When this government says there “is no ready bill” to be tabled in parliament – are they being sincere? I have a copy of the bill (I am sure many of you have seen it by now, it has been widely shared on Whatsapp), yet this cheating DPP administration wants to hoodwink us into believing their lies! In addition, why did they release their press release on the same day of the demos? Amafuna kuti anthu apse mitima? Bingu nayenso anapanga chimodzimodzi mu 2011 pa 20 July – anali ku State House kumakapanga Public Lecture pamene anthu akupanga demonstrate?/ Mxiii! Keep up the good work Lunguzi, all Catholic MPs in parliament, the opposition and all MPs of good will