Major General Nguyen Huu Cau continues to warn about the situation of fetal trafficking due to loopholes in the law.

On the morning of November 20, discussing the Investment Law Project (amended) at the meeting hall, Major General Nguyen Huu Cau (Nghe An delegation) mentioned that voters have reported many cases of buying and selling fetuses, using laughing gas, shisha (Arab tobacco) taking place in many places but the handling is still limited.

Voters and people recommend that the National Assembly needs to have solutions to eliminate the causes of violations, supplement legal regulations to strictly manage and strictly handle violations.

In practice, fetuses, laughing gas, and Shisha are not yet regulated by the law on investment as prohibited or conditional business sectors. The buying, selling, and manufacturing of these items pose a danger to society, but the authorities are still confused in handling them, mainly due to gaps in legal regulations, loopholes in State management, and the lack of sanctions.

Delegate Cau said that at the 6th session, he reported to the National Assembly about the situation of some human traffickers organizing for pregnant ethnic minority women from the 7th and 8th months to go abroad to give birth, then sell the children to the subjects in the host country. This is a very dangerous act for society, not only harming the fetus of the newborn but also leaving tragic consequences for the mother, causing panic and anger among the masses.

During the investigation, law enforcement agencies argued that the fetus is not a part of the mother's body, nor is the fetus a child. Therefore, Article 151 on the crime of trafficking in persons under 16 years old, Article 154 on the crime of trafficking and appropriation of human tissues or body parts under the 2015 Penal Code cannot be applied to prosecute criminal responsibility.

Identifying the above legal gap as the reason why the buying and selling of fetuses has become more complicated and tends to increase, the Nghe An delegation proposed to add to the Investment Law a prohibition on fetal trading activities.

Referring to the behavior of using laughing gas, Mr. Nguyen Huu Cau said, nitrous oxide₂The O in laughing gas is a dangerous chemical on the list of restricted production and trading in the industrial sector. Moreover, this substance is used in medicine as an anesthetic, sedative, and pain reliever. The dosage and method of use must be guided by highly qualified professionals, otherwise there will be unpredictable consequences.

Nowadays in nightclubs, restaurants, bars, inhaling laughing gas is a trend of entertainment, a pastime of a group of young people, teenagers, students. Inhaling laughing gas into the body can stimulate the nervous system, create hallucinations of pleasure, excitement, and a feeling of laughter. If overdosed, it will be dangerous for the user such as suffocation, paralysis of limbs, depression, and even risk of death.

"The harmful effects of using laughing gas are huge, but the production and use of laughing gas is too easy and if not prevented, it will cause unpredictable consequences," said Major General Nguyen Huu Cau.

The delegate also reflected on the trend of smoking Shisha, also known as Arabian tobacco, among a segment of young people today. According to research, smoking Shisha is easily addictive and has the risk of tuberculosis, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer or cardiovascular collapse and the risk of contracting other infectious diseases.

Therefore, in addition to the proposal to ban the business of fetuses, delegate Nguyen Huu Cau also proposed that the National Assembly ban investment in laughing gas and Shisha business in the amended Investment Law this time because this is "extremely urgent and necessary, both to protect human life and health, and to meet the requirements of fighting and preventing crime and violations in our country today".

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