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Bill: Omnibus Reform and Limited Liability Yield Bill (O RLLY Bill)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ha'ganat Ha'aretz
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 2441
Description[?]:
| Sweeping healthcare policy reform. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is illegal but not considered murder.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government takes no stand on vaccinations.
Current: The government encourages vaccinations for children, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:52:10, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Ha'ganat Ha'aretz | To | Debating the Omnibus Reform and Limited Liability Yield Bill (O RLLY Bill) |
| Message | The aim of these measures is to make our Health Care policy more uniformand consistent. These measures bring our law more in line with the Torah, but not a sudden-shift that may arouse or upset the general public. These are halfway measures to a greater goal. |
| Date | 01:02:42, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Voice of Reason Party | To | Debating the Omnibus Reform and Limited Liability Yield Bill (O RLLY Bill) |
| Message | The Moderate Voice of Reason Party would support this bill in exchange for an added proposal to this bill: we want pharmaceutical drugs subsidized for citizens with low income. |
| Date | 04:09:06, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Ha'ganat Ha'aretz | To | Debating the Omnibus Reform and Limited Liability Yield Bill (O RLLY Bill) |
| Message | The H.H. is agreeable to such a revision, and the proposition has been added. |
| Date | 08:04:25, August 08, 2007 CET | From | Civil Liberty Persecution Complex Party | To | Debating the Omnibus Reform and Limited Liability Yield Bill (O RLLY Bill) |
| Message | The CLPC can not accept articles one or two under any circumstances. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 6 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 55 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 14 |
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