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Bill: Parental Qualification (Abolition) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM)
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: October 2907
Description[?]:
| This Act will abolish the test required for would-be parents. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning parental qualifications.
Old value:: The government requires a test for would-be parents, if parents circumvent the test they are allowed to keep the children, but are watched for incompentence.
Current: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Proposed: The government does not hold qualifications for new parents.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:03:09, March 12, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Parental Qualification (Abolition) Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, one of the most natural things in biology, anthropology and life in general, is the production of offspring. It is something very personal and very natural. It is therefore wrong, Mr Speaker, for the government to regulate the matter. Mr Speaker, the current law tilts the balance far too much in favour of the state. Indeed, it goes further than that. It has brought about the nationalisation of sexual intercourse and procreation. Mr Speaker, this position is intolerable. We should not be making adults pass a test before they can procreate. We do not require such a test for them to purchase a house, buy stocks and shares, open a business or even vote. So why then should we require tests in order to procreate? Mr Speaker, the CLP is not opposed to all regulation of the upbringing of children. We believe that there is a role for social services to monitor the upbringing of children to a certain extent. However, that is a completely different matter to banning parents from procreating and having children in the first place. Mr Speaker, as a civilised, tolerant and liberal nation, this law should be changed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 158 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 112 |
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