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Bill: Children safety
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Party
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: February 2472
Description[?]:
| The law currently in effect allows abusers to adopt children. We ask our esteemed colleagues to reconsider. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Current: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Proposed: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:58:30, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Children safety |
| Message | I disagree. A routine check-up would find out if the person(s) adopting has a history of child abuse, but it could also discover other things that would make people unsuitable for adopting. |
| Date | 17:15:47, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Children safety |
| Message | We support this. The law is quite clear: regulation is used to screen out ONLY those with a previous history of child abuse. Any adoption agency found to be using the background check to evaluate the candidate on other bases will be brought to court. I understand how some would be afraid of adopting with a background check in place due to being a religious minority, gay, a white-collar criminal, etc., but the law is in this case crystal clear. Senator Bogart Camazotz |
| Date | 17:45:14, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Parti de Garde Royales | To | Debating the Children safety |
| Message | I guess then we allow murders to adopt once this bill has passed (as long is it was not a child they killed). People without income, with no means of supporting a child, will also be able to adopt (child benefits is not enough to support a family). Drug-dealers are allowed. It is not just people convicted of child abuse who can be harmful to children |
| Date | 18:15:04, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Monarchism Démocratique et Fédéral | To | Debating the Children safety |
| Message | You misunderstand. Adoption agencies can still use discretion in evaluating potential parents; they just can't use the governmentally-mandated background check as a basis to screen for other things. This is a matter of the extent of regulation, not the extent of adoption rights in general. Senator Bogart Camazotz |
| Date | 18:40:16, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Lourenne Democratic Party | To | Debating the Children safety |
| Message | I agree with Senator Camazotz, while the mandate from the government is there, what adoption agency would willing let a murderer adopt a child. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 71 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 6 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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