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Bill: Contraceptives Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Luthori Christian Women's Association
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 2416
Description[?]:
| We should lift the ban on contraceptives in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies and STDs. Women should be able to have some control over whether they get pregnant or not. Belinda Braithwaite (Leader of the LCWA). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: Contraceptives are banned for religious reasons.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:32:59, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Imperial Vodka and Pimm's Party | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | The Luthori Women's Christian Party is only Christian in name but narrow-minded feminists in nature. |
| Date | 16:52:42, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | The current ban on contraception has no basis in Scripture. |
| Date | 17:12:23, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Secular Party | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | Narrow minded feminists? Has the meaning of "narrow minded" changed in the last couple of years or something. Somehow, we thought intolerance of people based simply on how they look, believe, or are born and heavy restrictions were marks of narrow-mindedness? Maybe I'll see a couple of turtles flying and birds swimming while we're in this country, too? |
| Date | 22:44:52, June 19, 2007 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | Genesis 38:9-10 is all the basis for the ban needed. A vote for this disgrace of a bill is in clear violation of Christian teachings. |
| Date | 09:44:24, June 20, 2007 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | Onan was punished for failing in his obligation to carry on his brother's bloodline (see http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_law/when_to_marry_your_sister-in-law/dt25_05a.html) by a deliberate act: not for contraception or masturbation per se. |
| Date | 11:47:46, June 20, 2007 CET | From | Luthori Christian Women's Association | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | OOC: I just looked up Genesis 38 in my bible. I think the story is absolutely hilarious! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 68 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 32 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men." - John Stuart Mill |