Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698070357417.pdf (Guyana)
SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA FIRST SESSION (1992-1994) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO.
20 WHEREAS the present consultation transparent issue of the medical termination in seeking of pregnancy; Government is conmitted tea process of o p e n a n d to formulate legislation for the sensitive AND WHEREAS in pursuit of that process the Government facilitated an extensive public debate since May of 1993: AND WHEREAS a Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill 1993 was presented to the National Assembly on 3rd December, 1993; AND WHEREAS there have continued to be calls for further consultation and specifically for multi-party consultation: National AND WHEREAS Standing Assembly requires Order No.
49(1) of the Standing Ordersof the that before any Bill be referred to a Conmittee, it has to be considered and read a second time: AND WHEREAS in response to the calls for further considered by a Special Select Committee of the consultation, it is proposed to have the Bill National Assembly before its second reading: RESOLVED, (i)that Standing the placing Order No.
49(1) be suspended Termination in order to facilitate Bill 1993 of Pregnancy of the Medical before a Special Select Committee without stantive debate at this time: recourse to a sub­ (ii)that in the exercise of its functions empowered to invite and receive public or from organizations: and to co-opt into its service any the Select Committee be memoranda from members of the persons who are deemed to have special skills to the relevant conduct of its business: (iii)that the Select Committee, received, the submissions to the Bill as it sees fit; amendments having examined propose such recommendations and/or the Bill and considered AND FURTHER RESOLVED that after the submission of the report of the Special Select Conmittee, the National Assembly should proceed with the second and the remaining stages of the Bill in accordance with the Standing reading Orders.
Passed by the National Assembly on 20th January, 1994.

� F.A.

NARAIN C l e r k o f t h e N a t i o n a l A s s e m b l y