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Bill: Healthcare For All Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Austonean Social Democrats
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 4291
Description[?]:
| a bill to ensure good quality health care that people can access. this proposal promotes the overall health of the country that inturn will lower overall cost of care due to the policies that reduced risk factors for multiple diseases and that promote preventative care. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government does not provide funding for abortions.
Current: The government does not provide funding for abortions.
Proposed: The government provides funding for abortions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of advertising of substances classified as addictive and harmful (if general advertising by companies is permitted and sale of the addictive/harmful products is allowed).
Old value:: Advertising is legal and unregulated.
Current: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Proposed: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Current: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Proposed: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Current: Any GM ingredients must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: There are no food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely private.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Current: The government recommends health and safety legislation, but they are not actively enforced on industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government takes no stand on vaccinations.
Current: The government encourages vaccinations for children, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:50:46, October 19, 2017 CET | From |  Liberal Democratic Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Healthcare For All Act |
| Message | This bill leaves too much of healthcare to the government. In our opinion, healthcare should be subsidized and left to the private sector. |
| Date | 09:41:21, October 19, 2017 CET | From | Solentian Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Healthcare For All Act |
| Message | I agree somewhat with you but the private sector can sometimes do things what the people hate |
| Date | 20:24:53, October 19, 2017 CET | From | Austonean Social Democrats | To | Debating the Healthcare For All Act |
| Message | I understand your point. My view is that the private sector is profit oriented and I dont believe patients should be profited on. Some things should be profit making but education and healthcare shouldnt. |
| Date | 23:27:24, October 19, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Healthcare For All Act |
| Message | I see your point. I'd propose allowing small, heavily regulated private clinics to do their work alongside the public healthcare system as a compromise, or allowing private sector clinics to coexist with public ones. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 750 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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