SB 117-47: The End to Medical Termination Act of 2023 - VETOED - SUSTAINED - JUDICALLY OVERTURNED

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The End to Medical Termination Act of 2023

Section A. This bill will be cited as The End to Medical Termination Act of 2023

Section B. Penalties:
1. Euthanasia in any form is not permitted within Atlasia.

2. Assisting in the death of another individual shall receive the charge of 'assisting or facilitating the death of another'.

3. Any caregiver, nurse, or doctor charged with 'assisting or facilitating the death of another will be prosecuted for murder in the first degree if it can be proven that their actions were directly responsible for the death of an individual. If convicted, they will also be stripped of their respective licenses. After they have served their time, they may reapply to their respective licensing bodies for the restoration of their licenses.

4. Any individual who does not qualify in the above categories charged with 'assisting or facilitating the death of another' shall be prosecuted for manslaughter if it can be proven that their actions were directly responsible for the death of an individual.

5. Any individual charged and convicted with the crime of 'assisting or facilitating the death of another', who's actions cannot be proven to be directly responsible for the death of an individual shall receive a jail term of no less than 5 years.  

6. If the euthanasia victim possesses a physical or mental disability, an additional charge of 10 years will be added to the sentences above.

Section C. Implementation
This bill will pass effective immediately.

Mostly written and originally sponsored in the Southern government by BenKenobi

Sponsor: Christian Man
Occupying: Slot 11

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Asking UC to table

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Asking for a second on a motion to table then

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A vote is open on tabling.

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Tabling Fails 3-7-0-8 (cannot achieve 2/3 majority). Debate Resumes.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Asking to suspend the rules for a motion to table.

I just motioned to table under the regular order and it failed. The body clearly wishes to debate and/or pass this bill. To motion to table under a suspension immediately afterward (which actually is a higher threshold at 2/3 of all sitting vs standard tabling which is merely 2/3 of those present and voting) is quite frankly disrespectful of the open process we have in this chamber.

The motion is ruled frivolous and thus out of order.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

motion for a final vote

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A final vote is beginning.

Abstain

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Passes 9-5-2-2

The End to Medical Termination Act of 2023

Section A. This bill will be cited as The End to Medical Termination Act of 2023

Section B. Penalties:
1. Euthanasia in any form is not permitted within Atlasia.

2. Assisting in the death of another individual shall receive the charge of 'assisting or facilitating the death of another'.

3. Any caregiver, nurse, or doctor charged with 'assisting or facilitating the death of another will be prosecuted for murder in the first degree if it can be proven that their actions were directly responsible for the death of an individual. If convicted, they will also be stripped of their respective licenses. After they have served their time, they may reapply to their respective licensing bodies for the restoration of their licenses.

4. Any individual who does not qualify in the above categories charged with 'assisting or facilitating the death of another' shall be prosecuted for manslaughter if it can be proven that their actions were directly responsible for the death of an individual.

5. Any individual charged and convicted with the crime of 'assisting or facilitating the death of another', who's actions cannot be proven to be directly responsible for the death of an individual shall receive a jail term of no less than 5 years.  

6. If the euthanasia victim possesses a physical or mental disability, an additional charge of 10 years will be added to the sentences above.

Section C. Implementation
This bill will pass effective immediately.

Mostly written and originally sponsored in the Southern government by BenKenobi

Wall of Shame Vote 39:

AFE, Lord Richard up to 1

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A vote is open on Overriding the Veto.

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Veto is SUSTAINED 11-4-1-2 (2/3 majority NOT achieved)

Until and unless a court orders otherwise, the PPT ruling on the validity of the veto itself is that it is valid as it was posted in the same hour and minute as the deadline. This was not true for the case of a ballot cast by TimTurner several years ago that some cite as precedent.

The bill has failed.