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Bill: Contraception Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Freedom Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: January 2087
Description[?]:
| Granted, socialists might actually claim that it favors the rich over the poor, but how expensive ARE contraceptives with the amount of naturally expected competition in the market? Besides, it means a fair amount less burden of cost on the government, and it opens up new markets for the private sector. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:51:30, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Freedom Party | To | Debating the Contraception Act |
| Message | So, what do ya'll think? |
| Date | 22:16:45, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Kommunistische Arbeitspartei | To | Debating the Contraception Act |
| Message | This has nothing to do with wealth, it's simply common sense. Supplying contraceptives to people reduces unwanted pregnancy massively, and it helps prevent STD outbreaks a great deal. |
| Date | 08:00:17, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Freedom Party | To | Debating the Contraception Act |
| Message | Indeed, I would agree. However do note that the contraceptives would essentially be supplied, and thus there would be no problem for citizens to obtain what is needed. The only difference is that the onus of supply is placed on the more than capable private sector, and that the government has millions, perhaps billions to spend on other areas where the private sector cannot cover for. |
| Date | 11:29:24, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Kaiserliche Bundpartei | To | Debating the Contraception Act |
| Message | However, this would make contraceptives cost money. Those who need contraceptives the most are the poor families who cannot afford to raise children, and making these unavailible to them because they can already hardly afford to pay for food is a poor choice, at least in my opinion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 49 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 178 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 18 |
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