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| Posted by: Legalese Mar 3 2006, 01:10 PM |
| Abortion Legality Convention A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency. Category: Moral Decency Strength: Mild Proposed by: Omigodtheykilledkenny2 Description: The United Nations, REAFFIRMING Article 5 of The Universal Bill of Rights, that no one may be subjected to cruel or inhuman treatment, RECOGNISING that both scientific and moral opinion remains, and is likely to remain, irreparably divided over the issue of at what stage human life begins, ACKNOWLEDGING that there are many societies within the NSUN that would consider a fetus, and especially a developed fetus in the third trimester, to possess human characteristics and be deserving of special protection, whilst others would not, REGRETTING that such divisions render global resolution over abortion unlikely, SEEKING to establish a fair compromise: 1. DECLARES that states have the right to declare abortion legal or illegal, and to pass legislation extending or restricting the right to an abortion; 2. RECOMMENDS that in cases of rape, incest, severe fetal abnormality or where the continuation of the pregnancy poses severe medical risk to the mother, states permit abortion procedures; 3. URGES states to prevent the Intact Dilation and Extraction (IDX or 'partial birth') procedure; 4. CALLS FOR increased international research in fetal development, so as to develop greater understanding of the ramifications of abortion; 5. REMINDS states that in the absence of completely reliable contraception, there may always remain a demand for abortion, and that legalisation and regulation is more likely to provide sanitary abortion possibilities. Authored by Gruenberg Votes For: 838 Votes Against: 435 [Delegate Votes] Voting Ends: Tue Mar 7 2006 |
| Posted by: Lamoni Mar 3 2006, 01:24 PM |
| I like the fact that this gives the individual nations a choice and isn't just the standard NSUN 'Rawr Crush' mentality that it seems to have in regard to national laws. YES |
| Posted by: Starblaydia Mar 3 2006, 01:25 PM | ||
Wow. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Let's make a resolution to allow states to pass or not pass laws regarding... everything. Brilliant. What a waste of time. |
| Posted by: Bettia Mar 6 2006, 05:57 AM | ||||
Hey, works for me. SUPPORT |
| Posted by: Legalese Mar 6 2006, 05:45 PM |
| I can't really decide if this is a good or a bad thing. Star is correct, that this seems quite useless, as evidenced by someone who created an "Orange Hats Legality Convention" to prove that point, but it also provides an effective roadblock, which would help end discussion of abortion on the international level, putting it back at a national (or lower) level, where it probably should be. Hence, I make no recommendation to the delegates on this vote, but will likely support it, if I have to break a tie. Voting will be closed in about 6 hours, and I will then cast the delegate vote on NS. |
| Posted by: Krytenia Mar 6 2006, 05:55 PM |
| A resolution to...maintain the status quo. BZZZT! WRONG ANSWER! |