Clinton said lawmakers appeared prepared to absorb any potential economic fallout
Legal practitioner Amanda Clinton has praised Ghana’s Parliament for passing the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, stating that the decision sends a message to the world that the country’s cultural, religious, and family values will not be traded for international financing.
Speaking on Joy News on Friday, May 29, 2026, the Head of Chambers at Clinton Consultancy said lawmakers appeared prepared to absorb any potential economic fallout from international partners in order to reflect what they believe is the will of the majority of Ghanaians.
“Our parliamentarians have essentially sent a message to the international community, and locally, that Ghanaian culture, religion, and family values come first. Despite this money, it comes before that money,” she said.
Clinton referenced warnings previously raised by Ghana’s Finance Ministry about the potential consequences of the legislation becoming law.
“Ghana’s Finance Ministry warned that if it becomes law, Ghana could risk losing about $3.8 billion in World Bank financing over five to six years, and it could also affect IMF programming,” she noted.
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Despite those figures, she said Parliament’s overwhelming support for the bill shows that lawmakers weighed the options and chose values over financing.
On constitutional concerns raised by critics, that the bill infringes on freedoms of expression, association, and privacy, and is discriminatory, Clinton acknowledged the debate but maintained that Parliament is acting in line with the views of the majority.
“Although critics argue that it affects freedom of expression, freedom of association, privacy, and is discriminatory, the parliamentarians are basically saying they are speaking for the majority in Ghana,” she said.
The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, also known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, now awaits presidential assent.
“I think that’s just the next step, for the President to assent to it, and then it essentially becomes law,” Clinton added.
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