Yeah, I know that there is another thread, but it's not here and it has the wrong title. Anywho, the proposal.

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.

Kiv helped me with the poll, so blame him.

Well, it passed! Yay! :lol:

And by a huge margin at that. Congrats!

Well done Karmi :).

As promised (well, sort of), I'll sponsor a repeal of UNR #7 (“Sexual Privacy”) at some point in the future. That point will depend on:

• When I think the dust has cleared from this debate (so that people aren't confused about what we're repealing).
  
  
• When my wife gets out of the nursing home where she's convalescing after some serious MS-related health issues (in RL).
  
  
• When we can actually catch Ambassador Jackson sober (IC).

In the meantime, congrats to Karmi - and to Kivisto, who did an excellent job carrying the debate. I guess I'll have to lay off my “Antarctican Agenda” rhetoric ... for a while, anyway. ;)

Thanks CP, Yelda and Waterana.

@CP: I think the title you're looking for on #7 is Sexual Freedom. Other than that, I already have a new draft for the repeal (don't tell me you're surprised).


(OOC) I hope everything is okay for you, CP and that your wife's recovery goes well.

And now it's a multi-regional "Agenda". :P

Actually, when you consider that I've supported many proposals written by members of the Antarctic Oasis in the past, it could be considered to have been multi-regional for some time now.

Yay, Karmi!

:)

What I meant is that it now spans two different Antarctic regions: Oasis and Paradise. Though you are right that there are many who consistantly give support to us for our efforts. Support, by the way, which is always appreciated. :D

Thank you, Karmi. We had a very hopeful meeting with her lead doctor today, and it looks like we may finally have the choir (PT's, OT's, nursing, social workers, etc.) all singing the right tune (part of which is finding a way to do what needs to be done within insurance guidelines... don't get me started on “managed care”). Hallelujah.

(Although I have to admit that you do get “stories to tell” going through something like this. Like when the pathologically chipper OT showed up on New Year's Day chirping, “Hi!!! It's time for us to enjoy some occupational therapy!!!”...)