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Bill: Regulation of Abortion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Indigoblå Liga
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: October 3445
Description[?]:
| Mothers can make this irreversible decision in the first trimester only. By the second trimester, the fetus is old enough to be born and to allow a child's death by the choice of another abridges the basic human right to life. |
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: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government provides funding for abortions.
Current: The government provides funding for abortions.
Proposed: The government only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:55:14, February 16, 2013 CET | From | De venstregrønne | To | Debating the Regulation of Abortion |
| Message | We will oppose this and feel that it represents an unacceptable infringement on the right of women to control their own bodies. |
| Date | 14:44:58, February 17, 2013 CET | From | Logisk Synspunkt | To | Debating the Regulation of Abortion |
| Message | After the first trimester, the fetus is obviously a child. Killing a baby should never be allowed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 91 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 52 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 107 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "We make war that we may live in peace." - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics |