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Bill: Personal Rights Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: May 2733
Description[?]:
| An act to remove laws restricting personal rights. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Article 2
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 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is a capital offence.
Current: Adultery is illegal, but not prosecuted.
Proposed: There is no explicit government policy on adultery.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government position in respect to crossdressing policy.
Old value:: Crossdressing is prohibited by the state.
Current: Local governments determine the legality of crossdressing.
Proposed: Crossdressing is allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The legality of divorces (if marriages are recognised).
Old value:: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Current: Divorces are only legal with grounded cause (such as adultery, or violence).
Proposed: Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the initiation of divorces (if allowed).
Old value:: Only male partners may initiate a divorce.
Current: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Proposed: Either partner may initiate a divorce.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy toward marriage.
Old value:: The government only recognises civil marriages between a man and a woman.
Current: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Proposed: The government allows all consenting adults to obtain civil marriage contracts.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:40:49, March 28, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Personal Rights Act |
| Message | Finally we can move Tukarali back to being a free country. |
| Date | 03:49:01, March 28, 2009 CET | From | Marxist Universalist Democratic Party | To | Debating the Personal Rights Act |
| Message | ... and away from the mess that our current head of state has made it into being. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 271 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 229 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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