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Bill: Protection of Life and the Dignity of Women Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vatan Hareketi 🐺
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: December 4739
Description[?]:
| Legislation to clarify the government's position with regard to the inherent dignity of life under God. This legislation will seek to protect young lives and affirm the dignity of Jakanian woman who have been the victims of "liberal" immoralities under the guise of empowerment, such as prostitution, pornography and other state policies which instil in our women a sense of inferiority and subjugation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Proposed: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.
Old value:: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for everyone.
Current: Pornography depicting consenting adults is legal for adults.
Proposed: All forms of pornography are illegal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Current: The production of pornography is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Pornography may not be produced in the nation.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal but not recognized under government employment regulation policy.
Current: Prostitution is illegal.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:09:21, April 11, 2020 CET | From |  Demokratik Ittifak 🐺 | To | Debating the Protection of Life and the Dignity of Women Act |
| Message | The government recognises the valid concerns that the opposition have with regard to the proliferation of pornography. On this basis, we will be bringing separate legislation to deal with this problem but we cannot support the other provisions brought forward in this legislation. Stefanos Chontoglou Minister of the Interior |
| Date | 01:16:13, April 11, 2020 CET | From | Vatan Hareketi 🐺 | To | Debating the Protection of Life and the Dignity of Women Act |
| Message | Honourable Minister Chontoglou, We are pleased to hear that the government will be supporting measures to restrict and criminalize pornography, a medium predicated on exploitation, the existence of which only serves to perpetuate violence against women in our society. We look forward to working with the government in this regard. With this being said, the Minister is still unclear on why the government prefers to preserve and protect sex trafficking. Further, we would appreciate answers from the government on their decision to provide adult sexual aids to our young people in all public toilets and pharmacies. Birlik is united in our Ahmadi values which reject the exploitation of women, whether in brothels or in pornographic films. We wish to build a society where young men and women aren't inundated with sexual messaging and products from the media and the government. A society where sex traffickers and brothel operators aren't in business with the encouragement of government, but rather, are dealt with as the criminals they are. While the government has expressed a willingness to evolve on issues of women's liberation, for which we are grateful, we would like to know what kind of society they are working toward. Is it a society informed by our culture and our Faith, or a soulless liberal state dependent on its conformity to international norms? Grateful for your good co-operation, Aziz Gunes General-Secretary Birlik (Open letter) |
| Date | 02:40:03, April 11, 2020 CET | From | Demokratik Ittifak 🐺 | To | Debating the Protection of Life and the Dignity of Women Act |
| Message | The government thanks General-Secretary Gunes for his response. Our decision to support the legalisation of prostitution should not be misunderstood to mean that we support the evils of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation and sexual slavery. All of these are things the government will continue to prosecute with the full force of the law. Our view, however, is that the criminalisation of prostitution would only further damage those vulnerable women who are being exploited. The subsidisation of contraception is a policy that is motivated primarily by a desire to protect the sexual health of the country as well as to empower women to take control of their sexual lives. In this sense, it helps prevent the spread of sexually-transmitted infections and we view this as a crucial part of improving the general state of the nation's health and wellbeing. Our government is committed to building a country whose character is informed by the fundamental values that unite all Ahmadis (as well as those of other faiths): community, compassion and justice. Our belief is that the legislation we are defending here reflects and promotes those values. So-called "international norms" do not concern us in issues of domestic politics and will certainly never take precedent over our principles. Stefanos Chontoglou Minister of the Interior |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 207 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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