[DRAFT] Bowel Disorders Act

[Bitely]

As a sufferer of IBS, I wholeheartedly support this bill. If I don't drink enough water, don't eat enough fiber, or gorge myself on Indian food I have gas and the shîts for hours.-Source

After seeing the above post, it has moved me to draw up another proposal on this issue. Some may try to claim that this is a joke and to those I say:"I feel sorry for you." so here it goes the revised, rewritten draft:

Bowel Disorders Act

NOTICING the prevalence of Bowel Disorders. herein referred to as "BD".

ACKNOWLEDGING that other ailments are of more serious concern to member states as well as the WHA.

REALIZING the wide range of BD's including but not limited to Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, and Colitis.

FURTHER realizing that BD can cause other medical problems such as anxiety or depression.

KNOWING that anxiety and depression can lead to suicide.

ENCOURAGING member states to aid those with BD.

APPALLED that many member states don't take Bowel Disorders seriously, and laugh at the thought of addressing such disorders.

HEREBY enacts,

i. All member states public buildings must have public restrooms with at least two toilets.

ii. All member states government employees must be allowed without penalty to use restrooms as needed.

iii. The creation of the BD Committee to research and develop treatments, medications, and devices to aid those with BD.

iv. The "BDC" shall create guidelines on how to manage BD and on what limitations BD sufferers have.

v. Doctors and employers must, within reason, abide by "BDC" guidelines when dealing with those who suffer from BD.

vi. All research the "BDC" conducts shall be in the public domain. Information from the "BDC" will be shared freely with all member states and the general public.

vii. No Funding for the "BDC" shall be withdrawn from the WA General Funds. All funding shall come from member states and the general public via voluntary contributions.

Fixed source

[The Federation of Kendor]

"We support this. This will increase the welfare and health of the populaces across the WA members. We also have success with dealing on IBM, so we will offer our help if this get passed."

- Anna Danner, WA Delegate of (MT) Kendor

[Albrenia]

A young man approaches the podium, brow furrowed as he flips through a set of papers he carries:

"Uhm...huh... Well..."

He clears his throat, before finally lifting his gaze to those gathered:

"The people of Albrenia have no objection to medical research, and are in favour of international efforts to deal with medical problems. We have no protest against this resolution, uh, in theory."

The young ambassador stands awkwardly for a time, then turns to leave, speaking to himself but forgetting his microphone is still on:

"Is this a joke? Do the WA do hazings...?"

[Goddess Relief Office]

HEREBY enacts,

i. All member states public buildings must have public restrooms with at least two toilets.

Just saying, the number of toilet cubicles in public buildings are often legislated via building codes. Some architectural handbooks also provide recommendations on the number needed per occupant, depending on the primary function of the building. A cinema, for example, will have different peak hour needs compared to an office.

The clause raises a lot of unanswered questions. Why two? Why not three or four? What's the proportion of normal toilets to handicapped ones? How do we define a public building? Is it a building that's accessible to the public? Must it be a government owned asset or can it be privately owned? Does a government owned building that is not opened to the public like a lighthouse qualify as a public building?

ii. All member states government employees must be allowed without penalty to use restrooms as needed.

Do employees not use employee restrooms? Recall the first clause only talks about public restrooms. Could employees use those?

I'll stop here.

~GRO~

[Bitely]

HEREBY enacts,

i. All member states public buildings must have public restrooms with at least two toilets.

Just saying, the number of toilet cubicles in public buildings are often legislated via building codes. Some architectural handbooks also provide recommendations on the number needed per occupant, depending on the primary function of the building. A cinema, for example, will have different peak hour needs compared to an office.

The clause raises a lot of unanswered questions. Why two? Why not three or four? What's the proportion of normal toilets to handicapped ones? How do we define a public building? Is it a building that's accessible to the public? Must it be a government owned asset or can it be privately owned? Does a government owned building that is not opened to the public like a lighthouse qualify as a public building?

ii. All member states government employees must be allowed without penalty to use restrooms as needed.

Do employees not use employee restrooms? Recall the first clause only talks about public restrooms. Could employees use those?

I'll stop here.

~GRO~

Good points. I could reword clause I. To say: "All member states facilities, both publicly owned and private, that are open to the public must have public restrooms with at least two toilets"
then clause ii. Could be changed to:"All member states government employees must be provided access to, and allowed without penalty to use restrooms as needed."
Sound any better?

[Araraukar]

OOC: Illegal for RL reference.

[Willania Imperium]

The Emperor stares at the paper.

"Well... it's not as bad as I thought. I mean, although it still takes on the topic the disastrous IBS, it is well stated and has some good ideas. I don't see anything wrong in theory, but I am willing to hear other people's opinion on it."

[Deropia]

"Oh lordy, another submission on gastric distress...alright

ii. All member states government employees must be allowed without penalty to use restrooms as needed.

"So, does this mean that non-government employees don't have to be allowed to use the restroom without penalty? It's not that I disagree with the intent of what this proposal aims to do...in some respects. I agree that punishment or discrimination based on a medical condition is wrong, however, I believe that this issue could be addressed with a far more effective piece of legislation. I think that clause i. would read better somewhere along the lines of 'All public restrooms must have a sufficient number of toilets to accommodate the anticipated needs of a structure of its capacity' since saying 'at least 2 toilets' means that a convention centre or stadium with a capacity of several thousand could, to the letter of the law, only have 2 toilets." Ambassador MacAlister sighs, pushing his glasses back to the bridge of his nose.

"But considering that most members of this assembly wouldn't consider the number of toilets in a restroom to be a matter of international concern I'm not seeing this gaining much traction."

[Fauxia]

Your source does not work. Against

[Bitely]

"Oh lordy, another submission on gastric distress...alright

ii. All member states government employees must be allowed without penalty to use restrooms as needed.

"So, does this mean that non-government employees don't have to be allowed to use the restroom without penalty? It's not that I disagree with the intent of what this proposal aims to do...in some respects. I agree that punishment or discrimination based on a medical condition is wrong, however, I believe that this issue could be addressed with a far more effective piece of legislation. I think that clause i. would read better somewhere along the lines of 'All public restrooms must have a sufficient number of toilets to accommodate the anticipated needs of a structure of its capacity' since saying 'at least 2 toilets' means that a convention centre or stadium with a capacity of several thousand could, to the letter of the law, only have 2 toilets." Ambassador MacAlister sighs, pushing his glasses back to the bridge of his nose.

"But considering that most members of this assembly wouldn't consider the number of toilets in a restroom to be a matter of international concern I'm not seeing this gaining much traction."

Thanks for the suggestions. How does this look?

i. All member states buildings, both in the private and public sectors that are open to the public must have public restrooms with a sufficient number of toilets to accommodate the anticipated needs of a structure of its capacity.

[Sciongrad]

OOC: This largely duplicates GAR#288. I still think this is a joke though.

[Nessuna-Arma]

"If you really want to be taken seriously, you wouldn't be so fixated on the bathroom bits. What about education? What about routine colonoscopies? Did you know that colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in humans but a lot of people eschew colonoscopies? A colonoscopy is not just a diagnostic procedure, it also allows doctors to remove polyps, which is where cancer cells can develop. You should find something else to write about, and leave schifezza like this to the experts in the field. No pun intended."

[The Greater Siriusian Domain]

Teran Saber: "A far less joke-y implementation of the same overall joke. I'm all for humor in the general assembly, but this goes too far. Opposed."