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PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Grosseschnauzer - 01-05-2007

Quote: Sexual Privacy Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Strong

Proposed by: Karmicaria

Description: The United Nations,

RECOGNIZING the inherently private nature of sexual intimacy, and

DESIRING to guarantee an individual's right to such privacy,

1. DEFINES sexual activities, for the purpose of this resolution, as behavior, in the form of consensual physical intimacy, that may be directed to reproduction, spiritual transcendence, or sexual gratification. Excluded from this definition are acts that result in the death or serious injury of a participant.

2. FURTHER DEFINES, for the purposes of this resolution, an adult as an individual who has reached the legal age of consent, as defined by the law of the nation in which the activity takes place.

3. BANS the criminalization of any form of sexual activity provided that, a) it is performed in privacy, and b) all participants are consenting adults.

4. FORBIDS governments, their agents and agencies from interfering with, conducting surveillance on, or investigating the private, consensual sexual activities of adults, subject to the exemptions below.

5. EXEMPTS from clause 4:

a. Obtaining evidence for determination of paternity,

b. Collecting information for epidemiological investigations,

c. Criminal or civil investigative activity where probable cause has been established requiring such information, and

d. Actions in situations where there is probable cause that death or serious bodily harm will result without immediate intervention.

Voting Ends: Tue Jan 9 2007[/quote]

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Mikitivity - 01-05-2007

At this time my government will be abstaining from the vote, however, we are moderately in favour of this resolution and not firm in our neutral position.

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Gnejs - 01-05-2007

Quote: 5. EXEMPTS from clause 4:

a. Obtaining evidence for determination of paternity,

b. Collecting information for epidemiological investigations,

c. Criminal or civil investigative activity where probable cause has been established requiring such information, and

d. Actions in situations where there is probable cause that death or serious bodily harm will result without immediate intervention. [/quote]

What does this really mean?

We stand undecided until we have heard more IDU voices on the matter.

Linda Anaris
UN-Office
GPRG

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Quintessence of Dust - 01-05-2007

The way we would interpret such stipulations is as follows:

a. Collecting a semen sample from someone so that it could be DNA tested to determine paternity.

b. Conducting surveys to discover possible transmissions of STDs.

c. Could be either of the above. Basically, if someone's sexual actions have hurt another person - for example, giving them a child to raise alone or a disease - it might be necessary to collect some DNA evidence or determine when certain sexual acts occurred (because that would count as investigating).

d. One example might be criminalising someone with AIDS engaging in sex with partners who aren't aware of their condition.

We don't think any of these allow for undue interference or open up the possibility of serious abuse by so-inclined governments.

Quintessence of Dust votes FOR this legislation.

Luc Montsettier
Chair, Quintessential Red Cross

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Federation of Disjunction - 01-05-2007

At a brief read it strikes me as good. I wonder about the actual need for the resolution but I'm in favor of what it is trying to do.

If there isn't an uber UN tactician that can tell me why I shouldn't vote for, that's exactly what I'll do.

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Antrium - 01-06-2007

FOR. I think it's well-written and I personally can't see anything wrong with it.

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Gnejs - 01-07-2007

After consideration the GPRG has decided to vote in favor of this resolution.

Linda Anaris
UN-Office
GPRG

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Embolalia - 01-07-2007

Same Here: For

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Stolidia - 01-07-2007

I just wanted to say that I'm really pleased to see the support for this resolution by the UN member nations of the region. The resolution is well thought out, well written, and strikes an appropriate and necessary balance between the proper expectation of privacy during the most intimate and personal of human activities and those exceptional instances in which the welfare of the individuals involved or the public at large demands that government be able to impinge upon that privacy.

Of course, since Stolidia isn't a member of the UN, whether this passes or not doesn't mean a hill of beans to us. But we do tend to conform our national law to UN resolutions (unless they're really stupid). It's nice to see a really good one looking like it's going to be passed.

:jump:

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Grosseschnauzer - 01-09-2007

Quote: How should the delegate cast the region's vote?
FOR  [ 5 ]  [83.33%]
AGAINST  [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
ABSTAIN  [ 1 ]  [16.67%]
Total Votes: 6[/quote]

In accordance with the regional mandate, the region's vote will be cast FOR the proposal.

PASSED: Sexual Privacy Act - Grosseschnauzer - 01-09-2007

Quote: The resolution Sexual Privacy Act was passed 9,771 votes to 2,323, and implemented in all UN member nations.[/quote]