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Bill: Medical Research Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Union
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: July 3506
Description[?]:
| Members of the Parliament, This is VITAL if we want a cure for diseases like cancer. We'd make longer the life of MILLIONS of people. Sarah Bender, DU Parlamentary Spokeswoman |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Legality of stem cell research
Old value:: Only stem cell research with adult stem cells is legal, stem cell research with embryonic or fetal stem cells is forbidden.
Current: All stem cell research is legal.
Proposed: All stem cell research is legal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:56:14, June 25, 2013 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Medical Research Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Recent scientific evidence and research suggests that ADULT Stem cell technology is MUCH more beneficial to curing diseases like cancer than the controversial practice of destroying human embryos (babies in an undeveloped stage---We were ALL there): cf. http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnfarrell/2013/06/08/have-scientists-finally-found-truly-pluripotent-adult-stem-cells/ --Dionne Mosely, Minister of Education & Culture |
| Date | 14:11:32, June 25, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Union | To | Debating the Medical Research Act |
| Message | Honourable Minister Mosely, That's a research about what kind of research is better? I think it has no sense at all. And, of course, embryonic research will be with the consent of the mother; after an abortion, for example. Sarah Bender, DU Parlamentary Spokeswoman |
| Date | 14:13:43, June 25, 2013 CET | From | Better Balance Party | To | Debating the Medical Research Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker. The Democratic Union introduced this Bill without expanding upon it with any discussion what so ever. Not knowing enough about this issue and the possible risk to young human life, we are going to err on the side of caution, and vote against expanding the research into embryonic or fetal stem cells John Donaldson, Leader, Better Balance Party |
| Date | 18:30:09, June 25, 2013 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Medical Research Act |
| Message | Mr. Neumann: How can your party be saving HUMAN LIVES when you support the *intentional* destruction of human embryos just to "use" them to cultivate their stem cells??? Technology has proven that ADULT stem cells are *better* in producing results to cure cancer etc. --Dionne Mosely, Minister of Education and Culture |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 358 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 197 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| 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: "Isn't it about time that the US government stop supporting dictatorships and avaricious oligarchies with our tax monies, munitions, and diplomacy?" - Ralph Nader |