Zambia: Doctors disapprove draft Constitution

<p><span>THE Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) is opposed to the draft constitution being made the country's supreme law in its current form.</span></p><p><span></span><br><span>ZMA says the clause in the Bill of Rights that defines life as starting at conception must be removed from the draft constitution as there is no consensus on the subject.</span><br><span>Article 28 of the Draft Constitution reads: "… 28. </span></p><p><span>(1) A person has the right to life.</span></p><p><span></span><br><span>(2) The life of a person begins at conception.</span></p><p><span></span><br><span>(3) A person shall not be deprived of life intentionally, except for a capital offence the sentence of which is death, subject to limitations, defences and extent prescribed.</span></p>
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