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Bill: Adoption Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Centre Party of Gaduridos
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: September 2076
Description[?]:
| Adoption should be open to all people, regardless of race, religion, or orientation, who are in a position to be good parents. However, we must extensively test potential adoptive parents to be sure we are putting kids into a safe and loving home. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is not regulated.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
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:: Only heterosexual couples and singles may adopt children.
Current: Everyone may adopt children.
Proposed: Everyone may adopt children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:26:19, July 04, 2005 CET | From | Social Democrat Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | yes |
| Date | 20:41:43, July 04, 2005 CET | From | National Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | No, while we support article 2, we do not support atricle 1, so we may abstain. |
| Date | 15:11:28, July 05, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | Do you want child molesters to adopt children? |
| Date | 15:13:32, July 05, 2005 CET | From | National Democratic Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | BTW, that means yes to this bill. And to clarify...I mean, the regulation of adoption is needed so that abusive people don't adopt children...I did not mean to infer that the LAP would want child molesters to adopt children. |
| Date | 18:06:23, July 05, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Adoption Act |
| Message | here here |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 206 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 35 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 114 |
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