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Bill: Health Care Devolution Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Patriotic 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: May 3262
Description[?]:
| All legislation regarding the funding and structure of health care shall be devolved to local government. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Current: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Proposed: Abortion policies are established by local governments
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Current: The government only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Proposed: The government leaves the funding for abortions up to the local governments.
Article 3
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: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Proposed: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:14:05, February 20, 2012 CET | From | Patriotic Party | To | Debating the Health Care Devolution Act |
| Message | This way local government can decide whether or not to fund abortions and our health care system will have been restructured in such a way so as to ensure they can do this. |
| Date | 14:29:39, February 20, 2012 CET | From | Partido Federal - Nacional | To | Debating the Health Care Devolution Act |
| Message | We cannot see ourselves voting for this bill in the current time, but we will leave the door open to future discussions on health care |
| Date | 14:29:40, February 20, 2012 CET | From | Partido Federal - Nacional | To | Debating the Health Care Devolution Act |
| Message | We cannot see ourselves voting for this bill in the current time, but we will leave the door open to future discussions on health care |
| Date | 05:32:20, February 21, 2012 CET | From | Social Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the Health Care Devolution Act |
| Message | Privatized health care leaves behind those in need and hands money to the rich. |
| Date | 15:45:38, February 21, 2012 CET | From | Partido Federal - Nacional | To | Debating the Health Care Devolution Act |
| Message | socialized health care takes money from everybody and we have a provision in our health care bill that provides for the poor and disadvantaged |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 656 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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