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Bill: Alternate Adoption Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2355
Description[?]:
| Whereas, We understand the desire to assure that adopted children go to good homes, and Whereas, We understand the reasoning behind the well-intentioned proposal that requires that children be adopted by couples only, and Whereas, We will even concede that two parent homes are likely to be better than single parent homes, but Whereas, We believe that not all single parent homes should be automatically rules out, and Whereas, We are willing instead to more strictly regulate adoption, even giving couples an advantage in adopting children rather than single parents, We hereby propose to withdraw the absolute law that only couples may be adopt children, but to replace it with stricter government scrutiny of those who wish to adopt, with the presumption made that couples are generally to be preferred to single parents. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only couples may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:13:57, February 05, 2007 CET | From | AM Feminazi Movement | To | Debating the Alternate Adoption Reform Bill |
| Message | We would support Article 1, however we cannot condone anyone other than (heterosexual) couples adopting children. As this moves us vastly away from our stated position we shall vote against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 108 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 37 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 54 |
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