Talking HIV and Human Rights

BONELA aggressively lobbied Members of Parliament to reject the bill for lack of consultation with Batswana and relevant stakeholders.More chiefly, BONELA raised concerns on the contents, particularly because they went against well established doctor-patient ethical and legal principles of patient's autonomy and confidentiality.

Furthermore the provisions are in their nature discriminatory and take away ones freedom of movement.Members of Parliament, across the political divide, argued against passing of the bill. MPs Raletobana, Kwelagobe and Gaborone, all from the ruling party stood out for me. They passionately argued against the bill. However, as politics would have it, it being a game of numbers as opposed to principle, the bill passed. I was not surprised.