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Bill: Late-Term Abortion Ban
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Conservative Party
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: May 2250
Description[?]:
| A bill to end the barbaric practice of late-term abortions past the first trimester. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:56:19, July 05, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Late-Term Abortion Ban |
| Message | We have no view on abortion being right or wrong, and can understand both sides of this position. We prefer to leave the government out of this and allow the individuals involved to make what they feel is the best choice according to their own moral code. We would like to say however, that their is always room for more Malivians and should any family need finanical assistance due to a newborn, they can stop by their local Gerajan temple or turn to other worthwhile organizations. We also suggest that if this bill should pass, and even if it doesn't, we in the government should provide more assistance to families in need. This will help prevent abortions from being seen as a necessity for those families without the finacial support needed to raise a child. |
| Date | 05:43:18, July 05, 2006 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the Late-Term Abortion Ban |
| Message | While I understand the Protecterate Party's view, I must disagree when it comes to late term abortions. At 18 weeks, a fetus is able to survive with the help of an ICU unit, and in some instances, on it's own. The practice of late term abortion means inducing partial birth, stabbing a living human in the back of it's neck with a pair of scissors, and calling it abortion. I don't know about you, but if you're pregnant, 99.99999% of women know they are pregnant in the first 9 weeks, and can take care of it then. We, personally, don't agree with it, but it is the law of the land, and we must respect that. However, we cannot sit by and allow the murdering of children (by any definition of any scientist) in the name of birth control. Furthermore, on the topic of abortion as a whole, if I simply did not want my arm any more, does the law allow me to cut it off at free will? No. It's a medical procedure and should be treated as such. |
| Date | 18:15:56, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Late-Term Abortion Ban |
| Message | We cannot support this without at least an increase in aid to families. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 258 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
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