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Bill: Health Reform Act of 2555
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Falangist 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: March 2556
Description[?]:
| A bill to improve Health Care in Saridan by removing unnecessary government interference. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Proposed: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
Scope of food ingredient labeling (if present).
Old value:: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Current: All ingredients and corresponding nutritional information must be listed.
Proposed: Only the major ingredients and those with specific labelling requirements must be listed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: There are no food standards provisions.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Proposed: The government takes no stand on vaccinations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:21:10, April 02, 2008 CET | From |  Socialist Worker's Party | To | Debating the Health Reform Act of 2555 |
| Message | An absolutely loathsome bill. Please send it to vote so I can hastily slap it with my "No" vote. |
| Date | 00:04:43, April 03, 2008 CET | From | Voter Apathy Party | To | Debating the Health Reform Act of 2555 |
| Message | This has my yes vote. |
| Date | 02:13:51, April 03, 2008 CET | From | Academics Party | To | Debating the Health Reform Act of 2555 |
| Message | We totally agree with the Socialist Worker's Party. This suggestion prompts deconstruction of the excellent system we have worked so hard to achieve. Press vote! |
| Date | 12:47:48, April 03, 2008 CET | From | Capitalistic Liberal Front | To | Debating the Health Reform Act of 2555 |
| Message | Agree with Socialist Worker's Party. |
| Date | 13:48:33, April 03, 2008 CET | From | United Freedom Party | To | Debating the Health Reform Act of 2555 |
| Message | We cannot condone all of these concepts in one package. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 55 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 245 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." - Gandhi |