However, President Akufo-Addo has withheld assent to the bill due to two pending injunction applications filed by broadcast journalist Richard Dela Sky and gender activist Dr Amanda Odoi.

The lawsuits are challenging the constitutionality of the bill.

The Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference has now urged the President to dismiss the "excuses" and take immediate action.

This request was made in a communiqué issued by the Conference at the conclusion of its annual plenary assembly, which took place at Ofoase Kokoben, Obuasi Diocese, in the Ashanti Region, from 8 to 16 November 2024.