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Bill: Reforming our Country Act - Healthcare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Party
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: April 4024
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, it's time for a new way. Rep. Jerome Hunter, Deputy Leader LP |
Proposals
Article 1
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 does not provide funding for abortions.
Article 2
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: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Article 4
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, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
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 | 19:29:34, May 04, 2016 CET | From | Great Rutania party | To | Debating the Reforming our Country Act - Healthcare |
| Message | Mr speaker, we will vote to accept these proposals, we need a bright alternative to socialism and communism. Thank you Ed Bagle representative |
| Date | 11:28:54, May 05, 2016 CET | From | Green Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Reforming our Country Act - Healthcare |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Surprisingly, the Greens would have supported Article 3 and Article 4. However, the articles regarding abortion are vile and ultraconservative so we must oppose this bill as a whole. - Cathleen Forrest (Representative for Delvar), Green Party Leader |
| Date | 15:14:13, May 05, 2016 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Reforming our Country Act - Healthcare |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, First of all, do you know what is vile? Killing babies. However the left says it's the freedom of women to decide about their own babies. That's also correct. So how do we tackle this? Easily. We support the woman's choice for abortion, but cut all spending for abortions so conservatives don't have to pay for abortions. Nothing ultra-conservative about it. It's actually a compromise our party has made between Conservative Libertarians (Pro-Life) and Progressive Libertarians (Pro-Choice). Rep. Jerome Hunter, Deputy Leader LP |
| Date | 15:46:40, May 05, 2016 CET | From | Green Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Reforming our Country Act - Healthcare |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Greens do not support the current law which places no time limit on when abortions may be carried out, we feel this is inhumane. However, abortion in general is not "killing babies". It is a difficult decision which ultimately has to be made by women who are often vulnerable. However, women should be empowered with the right to choose whether they wish to have abortions or whether they don't wish to exercise such right. By pleasing conservatives the Libertarian Party will ultimately make abortions unaffordable. Will the price of abortions be regulated? We expect not because they crazily believe in failed free market economics. This will simply ruin the lives of women from poor backgrounds who wont be able to afford to exercise their right. - Cathleen Forrest (Representative for Delvar), Green Party Leader |
| Date | 17:22:14, May 05, 2016 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Reforming our Country Act - Healthcare |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Abortion is "killing fetuses" that could grow out to be babies, to correct myself. Also women don't have to be the victims here, sometimes their pregnancy could have been prevented, it that case I absolutely do not feel pity for those women. There will be no price regulation, because with price regulations there can't be real competition. The Green Party may not believe in free market economics, we do. Rep. Jerome Hunter, Deputy Leader LP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 295 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 205 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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