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Government of Taijitu => The Ecclesia => World Assembly Proposals => Topic started by: Myroria on April 21, 2015, 12:34:34 PM
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Repeal 'The Right to a Lawful Divorce'
Category: Repeal
Resolution: GA #39 (http://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_past_resolutions/start=38)
Proposed by: Railana
Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #39: The Right to a Lawful Divorce (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Argument: Recognizing that GAR #39, "The Right to a Lawful Divorce", permits a party to a marriage to terminate the marriage for any reason whatsoever,
Strongly affirming the right to divorce for cause, such as infidelity, domestic violence, or abandonment,
Nonetheless emphasizing that it has been conclusively established that most marriages result in children and that divorce often causes significant harm to the welfare of such children,
Acknowledging that World Assembly member states therefore have a legitimate interest in reducing divorce rates and in regulating divorce in order to achieve this aim,
Observing that it may be appropriate, for instance, for member states to require marriage counselling or six months' separation prior to granting a divorce in certain circumstances, and that such requirements should not be considered a significant infringement on the individual rights of the parties to the marriage,
Concerned that such policies are not permitted under the target resolution, which requires that divorce be made available "without let or hindrance",
Supportive of a resolution establishing a right to divorce in somewhat more limited circumstances,
The General Assembly,
Repeals GAR #39, "The Right to a Lawful Divorce".
Cast your own vote on this resolution here (http://www.nationstates.net/page=ga)!
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I am against this resolution. Anyone should be able to get freely divorced whenever they want.
What if your nation doesn't have free healthcare but mandates marriage counselling? That sort of law would make it hard for poor people - especially poor women - to leave their marriage. The WA should prevent situations like that.
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I am against this resolution. Anyone should be able to get freely divorced whenever they want.
What if your nation doesn't have free healthcare but mandates marriage counselling? That sort of law would make it hard for poor people - especially poor women - to leave their marriage. The WA should prevent situations like that.
I agree with the personal freedom part, and I also think that any government run or mandated marriage counseling, etc would be ineffective to say the least.
While the proposal correctly points out the damage to children (and thus, society), changing the terms of divorce is not the answer. So I would be against.
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I am against this resolution. Anyone should be able to get freely divorced whenever they want.
What if your nation doesn't have free healthcare but mandates marriage counselling? That sort of law would make it hard for poor people - especially poor women - to leave their marriage. The WA should prevent situations like that.
Oh sht, I didn't read this properly. Changing my vote
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I voted No (both for Myroria and myself), but unfortunately most of the World and even Taijitu voted Yes. :/