The Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs of Parliament is set to hold a two-day meeting to deliberate on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025.
The meetings are scheduled for Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. each day, as lawmakers take another critical look at the proposed legislation.
The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly dubbed the anti-gay bill, seeks to prohibit LGBTQ+ activities and advocacy while promoting what its proponents describe as traditional family values.
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The bill has attracted strong opinions, with supporters arguing it preserves cultural and moral standards, while critics warn it could undermine fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Members of the Minority in Parliament have accused the government of dragging its feet on the bill, despite supporting its passage while in opposition.
According to the caucus, the NDC government and President John Mahama are now finding excuses to renege on their campaign vow to pass the bill when voted into power.
The bill was passed by the 8th Parliament under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, but President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo declined to assent to it after it became the subject of a suit filed at the Supreme Court.
Interested parties have called on Parliament to pass the bill into law and on President Mahama to assent to it, following comments by government officials suggesting it is not a priority.
The President has, however, already given assurances that he will assent to the bill once it is passed by Parliament.