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Bill: Equality of Health Service
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Liberal 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: August 2098
Description[?]:
| It is time that we affirmed that noone gets better healthcare just because of their income. We must close all private clinics for the reasons I will present: 1. There are no regulations on who they can employ. 2. It excasserbates a rich-poor divide where poverty can leave you unhealthy 3. Government owned facilities can provide equal health to all people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:35:12, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Equality of Health Service |
| Message | No. We must give people the choice of whether they want private or public healthcare. Freedom of choice. |
| Date | 17:29:56, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Equality of Health Service |
| Message | But it's only a choice for the very rich. By saying this, you are saying that people can have freedom of choice only if they have the money to qualify. |
| Date | 00:36:20, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Republic of Aloria Party | To | Debating the Equality of Health Service |
| Message | Both health cares are free your proposing that we ban private health care. Everyone is going to have different thoughts about health care because of different cultures. Some people believe in accupuncture and accupressure and other things that aren't as traditional as modern medicine. |
| Date | 05:35:44, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Equality of Health Service |
| Message | "Current: There is a free public health care system and a SMALL NUMBER of private CLINICS, which are HEAVILY REGULATED to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care." |
| Date | 12:53:15, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Alorian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Equality of Health Service |
| Message | I would say current as a private system is in place to ensure that everyone has access to good health facilities. A small private system is good as it gives people the choice to have operation that would not normally be covered by our NHS, like face lifts etc, these operations some people feel they must have, but you wouldnt want to spend others tax's on it! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 225 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 175 |
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