[DRAFT/REPEAL] Repeal Reproductive Freedoms

[Dobrobyt]

ORIGINAL DRAFT

Fellow WA nations,

SHOCKED that the current bill dictates over a nation's choices and beliefs on abortion, without them being able to change the situation in most cases.

LOOKING that people and mothers maintain rights, but that it is respected that others have varying beliefs on the subject.

RECOGNIZING that certain nations do not support abortion due to religon or moral standards.

Yet, AWARE that other nations discard these beliefs and believe their own, which see abortion as helpful or harmless.

ACKNOWLEDGING that this repeal will work out to balance this resolution.

CONFIRMING that repealing this bill will still keep the rights of your countries' citizens if you so choose, but strike void the mandatory WA restrictions to allow abortions.

ACCEPTING that a nation should have its freedoms on especially such a mixed and controversial topic.

Hereby repeals GAR#286, "Reproductive Freedoms" .

Learning from my last attempt to repeal this bill, this repeal is written for a different purpose. This purpose being to maintain a nation's freedom. Especially on such a topic, the WA should not dictate our actions. If there will be a resolution to replace this, which anyone can contribute to, we will work for a bipartisan solution to end this debate once and for all. Feel free to make constructive contributions.

[Imperium Anglorum]

First, there are already the provisions in the resolution 'On Abortion', so I am unclear on whether or not your claims here are in fact, factual. You may also want to look into making sure that your proposal does not run afoul of the National Sovereignty repeal rule (absurd rule as it is).

[Araraukar]

OOC: I suggest steering clear of trying this repeal. It's been tried over and over and over again, and it's failing pretty much with higher and higher percentages...

[Deropia]

OOC: Which I think might have something to do with beating a dead horse. It's been voted on enough times at this point I think people are just sick of seeing it.

[Separatist Peoples]

OOC: Which I think might have something to do with beating a dead horse. It's been voted on enough times at this point I think people are just sick of seeing it.

Ooc: this author has already tried and failed once.

[Tinfect]

OOC:
Haven't you already tried this? Are you really that determined to waste everyone's time all over again?

[Dobrobyt]

OOC: I suggest steering clear of trying this repeal. It's been tried over and over and over again, and it's failing pretty much with higher and higher percentages...

I have faith in a repeal less focused on morality and beliefs, and more on freedoms of nations, as well as remembering our religious and conservative friends in the process.

[Dobrobyt]

OOC:
Haven't you already tried this? Are you really that determined to waste everyone's time all over again?

If you all are going to freak out over this being a repeal of the bill, then just leave. I'd prefer constructive criticism, not "you already did it!1111". I will keep fighting on.

[Tinfect]

If you all are going to freak out over this being a repeal of the bill, then just leave. I'd prefer constructive criticism, not "you already did it!1111". I will keep fighting on.

OOC:
If you want 'constructive criticism', here's some right now: Abandon this draft and do something else. It has been tried countless times in the past by yourself and by better authors than you. Continuing to attempt this is a waste of your time and ours that will serve only to jump-start another unproductive shitstorm of OOC bickering that will drown out any other activity in the GA for some time.

[Deropia]

If you all are going to freak out over this being a repeal of the bill, then just leave. I'd prefer constructive criticism, not "you already did it!1111". I will keep fighting on.

OOC: A quick look through the WA Archives shows 4 repeal attempts on Reproductive Freedoms, all of which I found to have more compelling arguments than this. At least other repeal authors have tried to find a flaw in the execution of the resolution as opposed to sticking to the 'my country should be free to do what it wants because of moral reasons.' argument. So as others have said, I'd drop this and find something else to legislate on, Reproductive Freedoms seems to be here to stay.

[Tzorsland]

As others have pointed out it will never get through because you can't argue on the basis of national sovereignty alone (because the majority of nations already voted their sovereignty away when they first voted for it).

"Reproductive Freedoms" is the pink unicorn of the General Assembly. A super majority of people think the resolution says something completely different than what it actually says and the rest don't care. NOTHING will convince the super majority that this is the greatest abortion bill of all time (when in fact it doesn't mention abortions whatsoever). If you really want to make an argument, go for the jugular and kill On Abortion. But I wouldn't recommend that either; On Abortion puts more pro-life restrictions on abortion than is the norm in most places around the world, believe it or not.

You don't seen "creative solutions" to go around Reproductive Freedoms, so why bother repealing it when you can drive oil tankers through the loopholes? Why not let it stand to show how utterly STUPID the players of NationStates are.

[The Islands of Versilia]

The Versilian ambassador simply takes a look at the title and then sets her copy of the draft alight, tossing the burning paper in the bin. "Versilia and her people do and always shall discard and oppose any repeal of Reproductive Freedoms. Abortion is a choice and must be available to all those who seek it. Put simply, completely and utterly opposed."
Then Versilian ambassador returns to her seat and slouches, visibly bored.

[Attempted Socialism]

"This repeal is even worse than the last attempt by the very same delegation. I predict it will lose by the same, if not higher, margins as the earlier repeal. Constructive criticism would be to abandon this folly, recognise that womens rights are here to stay, and update your morality to more modern standards."

[Sierra Lyricalia]

OOC: As several others pointed out, this is illegal as a NatSov-only repeal. You'll need to add some other arguments to get it submission-ready.

[Constitutional Technocracy of Minecraft]

And another one...

[The Greater Siriusian Domain]

Teran Saber: "Ugh... not this AGAIN!"

*Ambassador Saber epic double facepalms*

Teran Saber: "Must you waste this assembly's time like this? You've already made a previous attempt and you're not the only one to do so. Honestly, at this moment I would be supportive of a repeal blocker so that we never have to deal with this again."

[Separatist Peoples]

Teran Saber: "Ugh... not this AGAIN!"

*Ambassador Saber epic double facepalms*

Teran Saber: "Must you waste this assembly's time like this? You've already made a previous attempt and you're not the only one to do so. Honestly, at this moment I would be supportive of a repeal blocker so that we never have to deal with this again."

"If the author wishes to dash his reputation to little bits pursuing this, who are we to refuse?"

[Fauxia]

OoC: I hate GA #286, but I think this is a NatSov only repeal

[The Bible Baptist Republic]

Again?

[Fauxia]

Again?

You have no idea...

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[Greater Gilead]

(Ambassador Sheridan Baldwin stands.)
As always, we are in favor of repealing this resolution. And don't take the advise of some ambassadors around here and give up, keep fighting! People seem to think that a repeal makes abortion illegal, but it will not. We need to help them see this.
(Mr. Baldwin sits.)

[Separatist Peoples]

(Ambassador Sheridan Baldwin stands.)
As always, we are in favor of repealing this resolution. And don't take the advise of some ambassadors around here and give up, keep fighting! People seem to think that a repeal makes abortion illegal, but it will not. We need to help them see this.
(Mr. Baldwin sits.)

"Nobody thinks that. We're just unwilling to let other nations make abortions illegal in a manner as to deprive their women of their right to choose."

[Tzorsland]

"Nobody thinks that. We're just unwilling to let other nations make abortions illegal in a manner as to deprive their women of their right to choose."

"At least that is how the illusion goes and everyone loves that illusion. The first question is what is the woman choosing? What does Reproductive Freedoms do to promote that 'choice?' I don't see choices in Reproductive Freedoms whatsoever. It does state, 'Member Nations recognize the right of all individuals to have their pregnancies terminated through safe, openly accessible procedures' which is far from guaranteeing the right. Moreover it doesn't mention what procedures we are we talking about. It doesn't guarantee that all procedures are equally available and accessible and that includes 'abortions.' It doesn't take a creative solution to supply C-sections to women, if they were safe and openly accessible."

[Fauxia]

"Nobody thinks that. We're just unwilling to let other nations make abortions illegal in a manner as to deprive their women of their right to choose."

"At least that is how the illusion goes and everyone loves that illusion. The first question is what is the woman choosing? What does Reproductive Freedoms do to promote that 'choice?' I don't see choices in Reproductive Freedoms whatsoever. It does state, 'Member Nations recognize the right of all individuals to have their pregnancies terminated through safe, openly accessible procedures' which is far from guaranteeing the right. Moreover it doesn't mention what procedures we are we talking about. It doesn't guarantee that all procedures are equally available and accessible and that includes 'abortions.' It doesn't take a creative solution to supply C-sections to women, if they were safe and openly accessible."

"Nations making choices? This is the WA, respecting national sovereignty is a violation of the code of the WA!"

[States of Glory WA Office]

"At least that is how the illusion goes and everyone loves that illusion. The first question is what is the woman choosing? What does Reproductive Freedoms do to promote that 'choice?' I don't see choices in Reproductive Freedoms whatsoever. It does state, 'Member Nations recognize the right of all individuals to have their pregnancies terminated through safe, openly accessible procedures' which is far from guaranteeing the right. Moreover it doesn't mention what procedures we are we talking about. It doesn't guarantee that all procedures are equally available and accessible and that includes 'abortions.' It doesn't take a creative solution to supply C-sections to women, if they were safe and openly accessible."

"Nations making choices? This is the WA, respecting national sovereignty is a violation of the code of the WA!"

Fairburn: Individuals making choices? This is the WA, respecting bodily sovereignty is a violation of the code of the WA!