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Bill: Vaccinations (Opt-out) Act, 3914
Details
Submitted by[?]: Folkepartiet (People's 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 3915
Description[?]:
| AN ACT to allow citizens to register an opt-out to the mandatory vaccination program for ideological or religious reasons. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:53:39, September 29, 2015 CET | From |  Folkepartiet (People's Party) | To | Debating the Vaccinations (Opt-out) Act, 3914 |
| Message | Herr President, Folkepartiet proudly supports the freedom of religion and the freedom of conscience. It may not be many, but some of our fellow citizens find vaccinations objectionable on religious grounds, especially in orthodox Ameliorate communities. I personally have no problem with vaccinations and as a GP, I have always tried to convince these people not to reject them. But if they really have a problem, it begs the question whether it is right to force them to silence their conscience and religious beliefs and force them to take an action on their families which they do not agree with. These deep-seated beliefs must be protected so that dialogue can ensue - that way, mandatory vaccinations will cause a lot less social unrest and, in the end, will be accepted by everyone regardless of creed, in full accord with their conscience. Herman Hyvärinen (FP - Flindar) FP Health Spokesperson |
| Date | 20:19:06, September 29, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Vaccinations (Opt-out) Act, 3914 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, in theory we would support this, but we must consider this matter in the light of the knowledge provided by medical science. If herd immunity is weakened as a result of more and more people opting out of vaccination, then this might, in severe cases, cause great danger for the health of vulnerable people such as the elderly or newborn children. Therefore, we believe that the status quo, unfortunately, is the most responsible solution from a public health point of view. Cecilia Hoyland (FV) Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Date | 20:37:38, September 29, 2015 CET | From | Folkepartiet | To | Debating the Vaccinations (Opt-out) Act, 3914 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Sosialistisk Folkepartiet would argue that we as a state have a duty to the protection of all our citizens, and indeed the children of our nation are as much citizens of the state as they are children of their parents. It is an act tantamount to child abuse to not vaccinate a child. The state ensures protection of children from abuse, and SF will not vote in favour of rolling back those protections. Never mind other issues of herd protection - though, as noted by the Minister from FV, this is also a very important factor. Simple human rights mean that freedom from illness for the children trump the freedom of religion of the parents. After all, not one single child has ever chosen to become religious, but I can assure the member from FP they would never choose to become ill. Eivind Eksedal SF Health Spokesperson |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 7 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 124 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 8 |
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