Banning of Conversion Therapy Act

Inquista

The discussion period has now come to an end. There are SIX amendments to be voted upon. These are the proposed amendments:

Amendment I - Proposed by Cllr. Evergreen
SECTION II - ENSURING PROTECTION
I. It is the duty of member states and their governments to protect people from conversion therapies and other practices based around conversion therapies. The member state and their government shall uphold this duty by ensuring that these practices are not performed.

Amendment II - Proposed by Cllr. Evergreen
SECTION III - IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
I. Member states shall close all services involving conversion therapy in the next ~~48 hours~~ 3 months after the passage of this Act. Member states shall ensure that no institutions may continue to practice conversion therapy.
~~III. Failure to implement any section of this Act shall be seen as a breach of human rights and may allow for legal action through the European Court of Justice.~~
IV. All member states of the European Union are required to adjust their national law(s) with this Act in ~~6 months~~ 3 months from its approval by the European Council.

Amendment III - Proposed by Cllr. Shakur
DEFINITIONS
I. Conversion therapy: Therapies ~~based on sexual orientation and gender identity,~~ used as a way to turn turn lesbian, gay, and/or bisexual people heterosexual.

Amendment IV - Proposed by Cllr. Shakur
SECTION III - IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
I. Member states shall close all services involving conversion therapy in the next ~~48 hours~~ 6 months after the passage of this Act. Member states shall ensure that no institutions may continue to practice conversion therapy.

Amendment V - Proposed by Cllr. Shakur
SECTION III - IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
~~III. Failure to implement any section of this Act shall be seen as a breach of human rights and may allow for legal action through the European Court of Justice.~~

Amendment VI - Proposed by Cllr. Evergreen
DEFINITIONS
I. Conversion therapy: ~~Therapies based on sexual orientation and gender identity, used as a way to turn LGBTQ+ people heterosexual and/or cisgender.~~ The practices of changing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity by fraud, pressure or force.

Please carefully read each amendment before voting. Amendments II and IV clash with one another, as well as Amendments III and VI, so please be careful to choose between those amendments.

Voting on amendments begins NOW and will last until 17:00 GMT June 5th, 2020.

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, V and VI. I vote AGAINST Amendments III and IV.

Edward Firoux
Council Speaker and Councillor for Inquista

Leagio

I Vote For Amendments I, VI, V, and IV. I Vote Against for Amendments III, and II.

Councilor Francis Plessis of Leagio

Icholasen

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, III, V and VI. I vote AGAINST Amendments III and IV.

Duchess Poppy Carlton-Romanov
Councillor for Icholasen

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, and VI. I vote AGAINST Amendments III, IV, and V.

Martin Bourgaize
Councillor for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane

Kingdom of Reitzmag

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, and VI
I vote AGAINST Amendments III, IV, and V

Friedrich van Allen
Councilor, Kingdom of Reitzmag

Spain

I vote FOR amendments I, II, V and VI.
I vote AGAINST amendments III and IV.

Donald D. Tusk
Councillor for Spain

Malborya

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, V and VI. I vote AGAINST Amendments III and IV.

Kent Evergreen
European Councillor of The Malboryan Republic

Duxburian Union

I vote for Amendments I, IIII, V, and VI.
I vote against Amendments II and III.

Wesley Greene
Councillor of the Duxburian Union

Nofoaga

I vote FOR Amendments I, IV, V and VI.
I vote AGAINST Amendments II and III.

Mrs. Azaya Dubecq,
EU Councilor for Nofoaga

Pres. J. Targaryen

I vote FOR Amendments I, II, V and VI.
I vote AGAINST Amendments III and IV.

Ms. Rice
Councilor, The Republic of Sunkist

Vayinaod

I vote FOR Amendments I, IV, V and VI and AGAINST Amendments II, and III.

Carita Falk
Cllr. for the Archrepublic of Vayinaod

Pravoslaviya

I vote FOR Amendments I, III, IV, and V.
I vote AGAINST Amendments II and VI.

Cllr Tupac Shakur

Inquista

Voting on amendments has closed.

With 12 votes for and 0 against, Amendment I has PASSED.
With 7 votes for and 5 votes against, Amendment II has PASSED.
With 1 vote for and 11 votes against, Amendment III has FAILED.
With 5 votes for and 7 votes against, Amendment IV has FAILED.
With 10 votes for and 2 votes against, Amendment V has PASSED.
With 11 votes for and 1 vote against, Amendment VI has PASSED.

The legislation has been modified to reflect the amendments which have been passed. Final voting begins NOW and will last until 07:30 GMT June 8th, 2020.

On behalf of the Most Blessed State of Inquista, I vote FOR this Act.

Leagio

On behalf of the Commonwealth of Leagio, I vote FOR this Act.

Councilor Francis Plessis of Leagio

Kingdom of Reitzmag

In behalf of the Kingdom of Reitzmag, I vote FOR this act.

Friedrich van Allen
Councilor, Kingdom of Reitzmag

Nofoaga

On behalf of the Republic Nofoaga, I vote FOR this act.

Mrs. Azaya Dubecq
EU Councilor for Nofoaga

Malborya

On behalf of The Malboryan Republic, I vote FOR this act.

Kent Evergreen
European Councillor of The Malboryan Republic

Icholasen

On behalf of Icholasen I vote FOR this act.

Duchess Poppy Carlton-Romanov

Councillor for Icholasen

Fremet

On behalf of the Kingdom of Fremet, I vote FOR this act.

Charles Michel
Councllor for the Kingdom of Fremet

Duxburian Union

On behalf of the Union of Duxburian Dominions, I ABSTAIN from voting.

Wesley Greene
Councillor of the Duxburian Union