Majority leader of Ghana's Parliament Mahama Ayariga confirmed that protective amendments had been included in the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, which criminalizes the promotion of "non-conventional sexual relations" and was passed on May 29, Modern Ghana reported on May 30. The amendments exempt certain activities from the prohibition, including those applying to legal work, academic and scientific writing, journalism and public health programs, sparking criticism by the opposition New Patriotic Party, or NPP, over what it deemed to be a "watered-down" version of the bill.