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Bill: Euthanasia Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Liberal 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: November 2512
Description[?]:
| 1. An act to allow euthanasia to be applied to persons with terminal illnesses that request it, conditional on having approval and assurance from qualified medical staff that the condition is terminal. 2. This act shall not be interpreted as allowing compulsory euthanasia in any fashion. 3. This act shall not be interpreted as allowing next of kin to authorise euthanasia where the patient is incoherent or otherwise unable to communicate, unless that patient has made a legal undertaking while mentally competent deferring such responsibility to the next of kin under such circumstances. 4. Doctors or other medical practitioners who find euthanasia morally unjustified shall not be forced or compelled to administer or be involved with any such procedure. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:04:46, January 06, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan Popular Front | To | Debating the Euthanasia Act |
| Message | Yes, we support this progressive move. This will still mean that such consent can be challenged in the courts, by the way. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 347 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 370 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: "Political institutions are a superstructure resting on an economic foundation." - Vladimir Lenin |