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Bill: Adoption Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Potensian People's 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 4153
Description[?]:
"We must ensure that children up for adoption go to the best possible families." - Akhil Mukherjee, Internal Affairs Spokesperson |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is regulated by the government. Applicants can adopt after a routine check-up.
Current: Adoption is regulated by private, recognised organisations.
Proposed: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning who can proceed with adoption; in case adoption is legal.
Old value:: Everyone may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Only heterosexual couples may adopt children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 12:22:25, January 19, 2017 CET | From | Potensian People's Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
Message | OOC: Sorry, my party is wicked. |
Date | 16:03:33, January 19, 2017 CET | From | Metzism movement party of Pontesi | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
Message | Mr speaker, We can agree with art 1, so we can be sure that the children are welk treated. With art 2 we strongly dissaprove, gay couple deserve the same right to adopt children. It is outraguous to try to take that right of them. Vasu Dax, Candidate for internal affairs The Metzism movement party |
Date | 01:46:20, January 20, 2017 CET | From | Potensian National Congress | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, We support this proposal. Ideally, children should be raised by their natural parents, but where that is not possible, it is best for them to be raised by a man and a woman who provide a mother and a father figure. Vijay Tripathi Chairman of the Potensian National Congress |
Date | 01:48:52, January 20, 2017 CET | From | Potensian National Congress | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, This bill does not go far enough. It should include a clause to ban communists from adopting children. If we allow communists to adopt, they will infect the children with communism. Gajra Comar Backbench PNC legislator and former Minister of Internal Affairs |
Date | 12:53:09, January 20, 2017 CET | From | Potensian People's Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
Message | Mr. Speaker, The PPP would support an amendment to ban communists from adopting children. Communists pose a grave risk to this country's democracy and security and the indoctrination of children should be banned. - Akhil Mukherjee, Internal Affairs Spokesperson |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 233 | ||
no | Total Seats: 67 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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