Recognizing that persons living in member states deserve quality in health services,
Noting that GA#97, "Quality in Health Services," legislates upon health services in member states,
Believing GA#97 to have been written and passed with the best of intentions, however,
Alarmed that clause 2 effectively prohibits the privatization of healthcare in all member states despite the fact that some members may prefer to have privatized health systems, as it requires that a member state's healthcare system be primarily funded through the government,
Concerned that clause 1, which establishes that "health services shall constitute separate systems in each & every nation," prevents member states from independently establishing multinational cooperative health systems which may be desirable for some allied member states,
Befuddled by how anyone is to organize a health system according to the guideline of "community participation" provided in clause 1B when no explanation for the meaning of the phrase is provided,
Worried that clause 1C, which establishes that health systems must be organized according to a guideline of "cooperation between nations that are not at a declared state of war amongst themselves," fails to account for the myriad differences that must exist in the thousands of different health systems across the World Assembly including but not limited to distinctions such as differences in species, technology level, and local disease populations,
Concerned that clause 4A, which mandates that member states "Provide health personnel & supplies to health services at least once every budget cycle, aiming at the gradual reduction of internal health disparities," does not actually provide an exception to the mandate for nations wherein there exist no internal health disparities,
Dismayed that the absence of a definition for the uncommon, coined term "internal health disparities," may lead to confusion over the term's meaning or even misinterpretation of the term at worst, severely mitigating the intended impacts of the clause,
Baffled by clause 4B, which mandates that member states shall "Establish the standards of review, evaluation & control of allocation of health personnel & supplies," when no guidance for what these standards ought to require or encourage is provided,
Troubled that clause 6A, which mandates that nations "[help] the training of health personnel," effectively prohibits medical schools or equivalent institutes of learning from being wholly independent of unwanted government involvement,
Perplexed by the resolution's title, "Quality in Health Services," when nothing within the actual resolution seems as though it would lead to greater quality in health services,
Bamboozled that it is not even clear what this resolution accomplishes,
Believing that such quality would be better ensured by new legislation and hopeful that new legislation will be written and passed to address this as appropriate,
The World Assembly hereby
Repeals GA#97, "Quality in Health Services".
A figure cloaked in white with a face-obscuring hood stands before the General Assembly body, and although its face isn't visible, something about its posture is far too nervous. Some might recognize its garb as being that of one of the Hands of the Dominion present at the WAHQ, and others might recognize it as specifically being the one called "Sam" by some (though not in public to avoid the ire of the collectivist Dominion).
At the moment, the Hand/Sam is holding a computer tablet with the screen facing outward, and as Sam/the Hand fidgets in front of the international community, the screen blinks to life, ultimately revealing a most unusual sight: the Mouth of the Dominion appears to be sitting in bed, blanketed by a simple comforter, with a blue ice pack adorning its head. Amusingly enough, it is still cloaked and its face is still obscured by its hood.
"Ambassadors -" the Mouth starts to speak but is cut off by its own hacking cough. Eventually, it manages to quell its noise and it continues, "It is the request of the Dominion that you forgive its Mouth's unexpected illness. Unfortunately, this was the only time the Dominion was able to reserve a chamber for debate, so the deliberation had to go on, with or without the Mouth."
The Hand suddenly fumbles with the tablet, but the Mouth continues blithely. "Of course, being a Mouth of the Dominion, it is the duty of this Mouth to speak on the behalf of Liagolas, and it is the refusal of the Dominion to permit a Hand to speak for the Dominion rather than a Mouth. One's palm does not make utterance, after all.
"Thus necessitating the present arrangement," the Mouth says. "Although this Mouth is ill, the Dominion is strong and it shall answer all questions to the best of its ability."
There is a moment of silence. And then the Mouth bursts out coughing again.
"This is going to be a long debate..."
OOC: Second time's the charm.
