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Bill: Fair Family Planning Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics 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: October 2462
Description[?]:
| Let's remove government interference with regards to family planning by eliminating a governmnet subsidy for contraception and awknowledging a woman's right to have an abortion during all trimesters. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
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 | 00:50:25, September 27, 2007 CET | From | Lodamun Greens Party | To | Debating the Fair Family Planning Act |
| Message | We would support this bill if Article 2 was removed. While we accept that a woman reserves the right to have an abortion if she so chooses, we think that using abortion as contraception is both costly and inhumane. Prevention is a much better solution, we also worry that by removing the subsidies currently in place we may see in increase in irresponsible behaviour concerning intercourse. |
| Date | 02:14:04, September 28, 2007 CET | From | Independent Republican Party | To | Debating the Fair Family Planning Act |
| Message | We strongly disagree with both of these articles. At the end of the third trimester, the unborn fetus has all of the characteristics of a fully functioning human. Killing an unborn fetus at this stage would be extremely immoral. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 258 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 305 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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