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Bill: Contraceptives Act
Details
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: August 2038
Description[?]:
| In the spirit of increased sex education the government has a duty to provide free contraceptives and prevent unwanted preganancies. What good is teaching about contraceptives if they are not available? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current:
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invalid choice
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | Why should we give them away for free? Discounted, maybe, but a condom costs less than $1. Alot less. |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | hmmm.. let's think about this: we can give away cheap condoms, or we can do expensive abortions. not really much of a problem, is there? i vote yes |
| Date | not recorded | From | Social Calvinist Unionist Party | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | But why give away the condoms? They cost less than... a lot of things! We should make them more available(I.E. put condom dispensers at pharmacies and public toilets), but not give them away. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | Wouldn't free availability of contraceptives indirectly promote casual sex and adultery? |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | Unlikely, since people will have sex regardless. We're just trying to make sure people have safe sex. I don't know many people who see a condom dispenser and get turned on... |
| Date | not recorded | From | National Forwardist Party | To | Debating the Contraceptives Act |
| Message | what's wrong with casual sex? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 26 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 14 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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