“The Commonwealth of Urasimu wa Kati has dealt with odd and frivolous legal issues during a current respiratory epidemic which has brought the issues with this resolution to our attention.”
General Assembly Resolution #389 “Rights Of The Quarantined” (Category: Health; Area of Effect; Healthcare) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Recognizing the importance of this topic, the good intentions of the resolution in question, and the good work thus far of EPARC,
Nevertheless believing that Section 4 of the resolution in particular mistakenly applies a one-size-fits-all approach to epidemic response policy,
Understanding that a quarantine as defined in Article 2c may not always be a necessary or desirable part of epidemic response policy,
Acknowledging that, for example, an epidemic may result from a sexually transmitted disease, or from a pathogen primarily spread through foodstuffs or the water supply, and that a quarantine as defined in the resolution is likely unnecessary in these cases,
Further acknowledging that in some cases, interventions like mask mandates, voluntary isolation, banning large gatherings, better hygiene practices, and/or educational campaigns may be sufficient to tame an epidemic,
Emphasizing that the Section 4 mandates for nations to "create at least one quarantine per epidemic in the nation," "move all infected persons into the appropriate quarantine," and "provide every treatment to all infected persons that are in a quarantine" are not suggestive of a definition of "quarantine" which includes isolation in one's home,
Noting that Section 5 mandates that some of these potentially unnecessary quarantines will be funded by the World Assembly nations collectively through EPARC,
Realizing that EPARC has the power to mitigate some of the unintended consequences of this resolution by not defining, for example, sexually transmitted diseases as "serious diseases," but believing this convoluted approach may result in disrespect towards victims of such diseases, as well as general confusion,
Concerned that this resolution may discourage innovation in epidemic policy response, waste the funds of World Assembly nations on unnecessary quarantines, and/or delegitimize the challenges faced by the victims of epidemics not spread via general proximity to other humans,
The General Assembly hereby repeals GA#389 "Rights Of The Quarantined".