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Bill: Abortion Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: November 2481
Description[?]:
| An act to restrict abortion to medical emergencies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:29:29, November 04, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | Whether foetuses are alive or not is a matter than is unsettled. Surely we should err on the side of protecting life? |
| Date | 14:35:32, November 04, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | So what about rape or incest? |
| Date | 17:14:39, November 04, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | We'll oppose |
| Date | 00:09:36, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | So a life created by rape is worth less than one created another way? |
| Date | 01:42:34, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | What if a woman wants to abort because of Rape or Incest? Are you going to tell them no? |
| Date | 02:39:08, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | If they are in no medical danger, then they should be refused. It is no fault of their own, indeed, and it is extremely unfortunate. But it couldn't be right to kill a child just because it was conceived in a terrible way. |
| Date | 05:11:54, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | We officially vote no. |
| Date | 19:50:38, November 05, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Abortion Amendment Act |
| Message | Defeated |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 228 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 271 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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