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Bill: Sexual Responsibility Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Endralon
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: July 2039
Description[?]:
| It is our strong belief that it is always better to prevent a problem from occurring in the first place than to attempt to fix it later on. Unwanted pregnancy is no exception. Therefore, we propose that the government should encourage the use of contraception while discouraging abortions. |
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 first trimester.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | I'd like to see some comments on this... how about you, DSP? |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialists of Endralon | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | We will never accept any restriction on the rights of a woman to control her own body and we believe this right is essential in any society where equality between both sexes is protected. While we would support subsidised or free contraception which should help to reduce the number of abortions we will only vote for this as a seperate bill as there will still be circumstances where a woman might want to terminate her pregnancy beyond the limit which article one is attempting to enforce. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | We don't see how abortion has anything to do with equality between the sexes, nor do we see the logic behind the idea that a human being (male or female) should have the option to surgically remove a body part for no good medical reason. What if someone said he/she wanted to have a perfectly healthy kidney removed? Would you support that, too? |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | Kidneys don't tend to screw up your life. If one does, you get it removed. By your logic, we'd outlaw piercings. And vasectomies. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | Since you can give up a baby for adoption, it doesn't have to screw up more than 9 months of your life. And piercings don't involve the removal of whole organs. Neither do vasectomies. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Democratic Socialists of Endralon | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | Abortion is very much to do with women's equality since men are already free from the burden of pregnancy and abortion allows women equal rights to avoid a pregnancy they are unhappy with. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | No, CONTRACEPTION allows women to avoid a pregnancy they are unhappy with. With widely available contraception and sexual education in schools, there is no excuse for abortions that are not medically necessary. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Sexual Responsibility Act |
| Message | Besides, it's not like I'm asking to ban abortion or anything... I know there might also be good non-medical reasons to perform an abortion (for example if the pregnancy was the result of rape), which is why I support first trimester abortions. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 147 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 115 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: RP laws follow the same passing rules as in-game variable laws. Laws that are not of a constitutional nature require a simple majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. Laws that are of a constitutional nature require a 2/3 majority "Yes" vote from active parties currently holding seats. RP laws may be abolished a simple majority vote this applies to ANY RP law. |
| Random quote: "Politics have no relation to morals." - Niccolo Machiavelli |