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Bill: Women rights bill reduced
Details
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: March 2454
Description[?]:
| We feel that this should pass, because it really is necessary. However, we've reduced our demands to include only the first trimester for abortions. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:39:58, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Ikradonian Faith Party | To | Debating the Women rights bill reduced |
| Message | All life is sacred. We should not tamper with the way nature intended things to happen. |
| Date | 16:51:16, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Bicky Forever - MSCC | To | Debating the Women rights bill reduced |
| Message | We oppose and support our current legislation on this topic. |
| Date | 21:46:20, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Yellow Party | To | Debating the Women rights bill reduced |
| Message | This party does not support or encourage abortion, but believes women have the right to choose. This is not an issue of government, but I am forced to vote yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 133 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 213 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 253 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." - Charles de Gaulle |