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Bill: Parental Emancipation Act of 4120

Details

Submitted by[?]: Democratic Centrist 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: December 4121

Description[?]:

The DCP would like to quote the Parental Emancipation Act of 3730 (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=417540). We stand by this today, as we did then.



"A law like this, while it might sound appealing in theory, is not enforceable in reality and leads to severe breaches of basic civil rights.

- A test vetting new parents is inherently arbitrary. What constitutes 'acceptable' parenting skills cannot be objectively defined, meaning that such tests may be biased towards certain views on society, politics etc.

- Compulsory testing of parents requires massive surveillance of the population, clearly violating personal integrity, and costs resources that could be better spent on actually helping children in need.

- The law does not specify what happens to parents that fail the test. Whether you want it or not, procreation is not a privilege but a biological function. The only way the gov't could stop would-be parents is by some sort of forced contraception. Furthermore, what happens to already-pregnant couples if they fail?"

Proposals

Debate

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
   

Total Seats: 477

no
 

Total Seats: 75

abstain
 

Total Seats: 148


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