UN: Accessible Family Planning

[Govindia]

Accessible Family Planning

A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
 

Category: Social Justice
   

Strength: Mild
   

Proposed by: Lady Deathstrike

Description: Concerned that staggering population growth could pose serious economic problems, especially in developing nations;

Convinced that sensible family-planning policies are essential for controlling national birthrates, preventing unmanageable population increases, and ensuring the health and well-being of young families;

Acknowledging that low-income families may lack access to effective birth-control products or information on family planning services, and that lack of such products, information or services may result in greater poverty levels as low-income families continue to produce children they cannot afford;

Observing that member nations may restrict or outlaw access to certain birth-control methods that may help families prevent unwanted pregnancies;

Defining, for the purpose of this resolution, "family planning" as pertaining to a product or service for regulating the number and spacing of children in a family.

This Assembly hereby declares its commitment to supporting family-planning programs in member nations by enacting the following:

The United Nations;

1. Affirms the right of individuals to access information regarding family-planning services and birth-control methods, and to leave their home nations freely without unreasonable hindrance to obtain family-planning services that are outlawed domestically;

2. Strongly urges member states to lend support to domestic agencies and programs providing information and services for family planning;

3. Encourages nations to permit aid disbursements to be used for the development of such services;

4. Strongly encourages member states to establish programs helping low-income families obtain legal family-planning services that are beyond their financial means;

5. Requests that nations provide incentives to domestic companies, agencies and programs to supply discounts and financial assistance for low-income families seeking family-planning services.

Votes For: 4,810

Votes Against: 2,015

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Wed Aug 15 2007

Jolt Forum Debate Thread on Resolution

Total Votes:

For: -

Against: -

[Govindia]

This resolution: crap. The way it's written I'd have to give funds to help another country's family planning while I will need to do so for my country. I don't want other nations placing a burden on mine. This resolution is short and needs to be rewritten very much.

AGAINST!

[Delfos]

true, but this is about compassion. You don't want to spend your money, fine.

This might came to idea from Lula's family program in Brasil, very good one that helps families in most need and gives scholarship funds for families to get their children in school. It's all about compassion, do you feel anything from others or you just care about yourself and the advantaged classes?

[Osamafune]

I'm with Gov, I vote against.

[Sovereign Dixie]

I have voted against in accordance with the majority.

[Delfos]

majority?

[Sovereign Dixie]

Yes, such as it was, With Gov and Osafune voting against, and you being in favour.

[Allama]

PUR and I had both voted 'For' in the poll as of yesterday morning, for the record.