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Bill: Gender Equality Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Workers 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 2295
Description[?]:
| Lusitania calls itself a democratic nation, yet how democratic can it be when 51% of its population is afforded inferior rights and is grossly under-represented in parliament? The GWP calls for the other major parties to ratify this law and remove some of the outstanding legal barriers repressing Lusitanian women. - Firstly, the right of a woman to control the reproductive actions of her body is paramount. We men take it for granted that we are at least the masters of our physical bodies. Why not so for women? The right to reproductive choice is essential to allow women to choose the size of their families, as well as to allow them to make informed life choices and avoid imprisonment by their biological functions. - We believe that the government's laissez-faire policy towards advertising allows sexist and misogynistic attitudes of women to be reinforced in Lusitanian society. Women are not objects for the pleasure of men, or vacuous housewives!! Let standards be introduced to show a wide, realistic representation of women on TV and billboards that Lusitanian women can be happy with. - Finally, the banning of women from service in the military - even after they have volunteered to serve in the services, is a sexist joke! If women want to serve and defend their country, let them! We all know that women have both the fighting capacity and strength to equal, or even better men in the field. We hope that both the PP and the Social Liberals will suport this progressive legislation that recognises the equal status of Lusitanian women. Adrian Brown, Green Workers Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Women in the military.
Old value:: Women can only serve in non-battle positions.
Current: Women serve alongside men.
Proposed: Women serve alongside men.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:35:02, October 06, 2006 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Gender Equality Bill |
| Message | "The Social Liberal agrees to the right of choice, during the first trimester, but not the second. Otherwise this is a good bill. Two out of three ain't bad." - Guy Verhofstadt. |
| Date | 05:40:35, October 07, 2006 CET | From | Green Workers Party | To | Debating the Gender Equality Bill |
| Message | Due to the SLP's concerns, we will reintroduction an amended bill with your suggestion when it has a chance of passing through parliament. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 131 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 77 |
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