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Bill: Hippocratic Affirmation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Democratic 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: August 2585
Description[?]:
| Removing the doctor from the euthanasia process prevents the profession being tainted with the machinery of death. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to euthanasia.
Old value:: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Current: Euthanasia is allowed with consent from the patient and the treating doctor.
Proposed: Euthanasia is only allowed with consent from the patient and a court order.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:36:52, May 29, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Hippocratic Affirmation Act |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 18:08:16, May 29, 2008 CET | From | New Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Hippocratic Affirmation Act |
| Message | no |
| Date | 21:11:09, May 31, 2008 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Hippocratic Affirmation Act |
| Message | no |
| Date | 00:29:20, June 01, 2008 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Hippocratic Affirmation Act |
| Message | The problem under the present legislation is that it forces a doctor to authorise the inflicting of harm upon a patient in their care. That conflicts with their hippocratic duties. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 286 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 457 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 7 |
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