SENATE BILL: The It's Not Up To You Act (Law'd)

[Napoleon]

I will have an amendment soon

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am going to withdraw 56:46. I will offer another one if necessary removing the repeal of the ban and strengthening the medical standards.

I will wait and see what Nappy's looks like though.

[Napoleon]

Amendment to Section 1 of this act:
[qupte]Section 1 of the Late Term Abrtion Restriction Act is amended:

1. Abortion in the third trimester of a pregnancy, hereby defined as the 28th estimated week of gestation, shall not be performed in the Republic of Atlasia.

2. Restrictions on abortion shall not apply in the following circumstances: a. The pregnancy threatening the life of the mother. b. The pregnancy showing signs of severe birth defect c. the health of the mother, as determined by a primary care physician independent of the medical professional performing the abortion.

    For the purposes of this text, a severe birth defect is defined as being an abnormality, which produces a likely chance that the child will be afflicted with immense pain, have a severely limited functioning capacity, or be at significant risk of an early death.  [/quote]

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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Sponsor Feedback: Origination
Status: Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I am MUCH more comfortable with this being outlined.

[bore]

I'd rather have 2 or 3 doctors define this, as it is in Britain, because I suspect this bill will just lead to their being a designated abortion doctor in every town or city who would greenlight every operation.

[Napoleon]

I'd rather have 2 or 3 doctors define this, as it is in Britain, because I suspect this bill will just lead to their being a designated abortion doctor in every town or city who would greenlight every operation.

That's why I made a primary care physician responsible for signing off, so someone who provides the abortion doesn't have a conflict of interest..

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Seeing no objections the amendment has been adopted.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I am MUCH more comfortable with this being outlined.

Are you stating approval of the addition being made or calling for a defintion for the circumstances surronding the mother (like what Nix posted) to be included here?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I am MUCH more comfortable with this being outlined.

Are you stating approval of the addition being made or calling for a defintion for the circumstances surronding the mother (like what Nix posted) to be included here?

I'm supportive of the words as outlined in the amendment.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

In that case, are we finished here or are there loose ends to be tide up?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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2. FL 18-1 Reproductive Rights Act is hereby repealed.

3. Funding for Safe-Sex Education and Contraceptive Services

a. $30,000,000 shall be appropriated to each region each year for the purpose of expanding safe-sex education programs and access to contraceptive services.
b. Programs shall also include information regarding adoption.
c. The Department of Internal Affairs shall be charged with designing a criteria of what constitutes a qualifying sex education program in each region.
d. The Department of Internal Affairs will be in charge of distributing all the said monies to each region.
e. Any region that fails to construct or maintain a qualifying program or expansion of services, will have their money withheld until the standards are met.

4. $60 million per year shall be appropriated for the purpose of caring for viable children born during a failed abortion procedure.[/quote]

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Apparently the listing in the final Senate text was the format shown above and the sub clause was meant to be attached to clause b. However, on the wiki, it got posted as a paragraph format and thus created a disconnect between b and dependent it's sub clause, hence why the previous amendment inserted c ahead of b's sub clause. I have corrected it here, since it just corrects formatting type. If anyone has issue with it being corrected in this fashion, please speak now or forever hold your peace.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

This bill is now at final vote, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Sbane]

What is the final text?

[TNF]

Aye.

It's not perfect, and I would like to see the late term abortion ban lifted, but this does do well in plugging an obvious hole in our existing law concerning abortion by granting women who need abortions the most the right to have one in the late stages of pregnancy. I hope the Senate eventually comes around and does the right thing to lift the late term abortion ban altogether, but until that day comes, I am happy to support what has been outlined here.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

While I disagree with those who want to lift all late-term restrictions... this Bill addresses practical needs and it has my support.

Aye.

[Napoleon]

Aye

[Sbane]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

What is the final text?

Like three posts before yours?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Is the President even going to sign this now?

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Nay

As I said during discussions on the original bill, "health of the mother" is incredibly vague. Pregnancy by its very nature jeopardizes the "heath of the mother." If a pregnant woman wants a late-term abortion but her health is not really at serious risk, the "health of the mother" exception is broad enough that she could still probably have her child aborted. This change waters down the bill too much.

[Sbane]

What is the final text?

Like three posts before yours?

With the underlined text passed I assume? Anyways, I would vote Aye with or without it.

[TJ in Oregon]

Nay

[Gass3268]

It's unfortunate that this could not go farther, but this is better then the current version.

Aye