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Bill: Intersex People's Bill of Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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: December 2527
Description[?]:
| Let 'intersex person' refer to a 'human being whom a medical doctor has identified as having ambiguous genitalia at birth'. Whereas, intersex persons are persons equal to females and males and deserving of the same rights, and Whereas, many intersex persons are at birth assigned the gender female when they feel more comfortable identifying as male or assigned the gender male when they feel more comfortable identifying as female, Therefore be it resolved that no intersex person will suffer surgical alteration in order to be assigned the appearance of a female or a male except with the recommendation of at least one (1) medical doctor who deems the surgery necessary for physical well-being or with informed consent after the intersex person's attainment of adulthood, Be it further resolved that all laws that allow adoption only if it's by a couple consisting of a female and a male will hereby be repealed, and Be it further resolved that all laws that allow marriage only if it's between a female and a male will hereby be repealed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Current: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Proposed: The government does not involve itself in marriage or civil unions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:10:43, February 05, 2008 CET | From |  Independent Party | To | Debating the Intersex People's Bill of Rights |
| Message | We think this bill will help support freedom in Solentia. We give our whole support to this bill. Jack Carver (IP leader) |
| Date | 00:30:15, February 05, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Intersex People's Bill of Rights |
| Message | OOC: With the failure of the Solentian Progress Act I've added a proposal to make adoption legal for everyone; this had already been more or less implied by the description text. Feedback would be appreciated. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 154 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 73 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 198 |
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