[GA - passed] Ban on Sexual Abuse of Animals

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Ban on Sexual Abuse of Animals
Category: Moral Decency | Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Ice States | Onsite Topic​

Recognising the inherent inability of an animal to meaningfully communicate consent to sexual acts with sapients, making sexual acts with animals amount to sexual assault and thus animal abuse; and

Further noting the demonstrable negative effects of such abuse on animals, which often sustain significant, long-term injuries as a result of sexual abuse;

The World Assembly enacts as follows, subject to relevant past World Assembly legislation still in force.
  1. Every member nation must prohibit the act of a person having sexual intercourse with an animal. Every member nation must also prohibit the act of a person causing any form of physical harm to an animal for the sexual gratification of that, or any other, person.

  2. The term "animal", in Section 1, includes any species with the ability to control its movement and excludes any sapient species as defined by World Assembly or other applicable law. No part of this resolution should be interpreted as inherently addressing sexual acts with dead animals or parts thereof. A member nation may delegate the duty of enforcing Section 1 to its respective administrative or political subdivisions, so long as that Section is enforced throughout the entirety of that member nation's jurisdiction.
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Overview
This resolution, as the title suggests, bans the "act of a person having sexual intercourse with an animal". It also bans "the act of... causing... physical harm to an animal for the sexual gratification of that" person. The definition of "animal" excludes dead animals, which had been the cause of some rather colourful debates that we would not discuss here.

Recommendation
The General Assembly has a somewhat keen interest on the rights of animals (as well as humans), especially on how they are hunted, eaten, or engage in sexual behavior in some combination thereof. This resolution effectively bans bestiality which we believe is a despicable practice and concur with the need for a ban.

For the above reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends a vote For the at-vote GA resolution, Ban On Sexual Abuse Of Animals.
 
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I'm not too certain about the pattern of definitions here; I'd probably forgive the lack of one for "sexual intercourse" if only the definition of "animal" weren't so bizarre...

And my own guess for the motivation: perhaps because of the taboo and fairly uncontroversial nature of the topic, there is some hope of it passing quickly without much challenge?
 
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For context this proposal is largely inspired by a previous draft, Don't Have Sex with a Corpse, which banned necrophilia including with dead (but not live) animals; it was since redrafted to ban only necrophilia with dead humans. That was in turn a redraft of Don't Eat Your Own Species and No Sex with a Corpse, which addressed an ongoing debate about cannibalism (see, in particular, GA #691 Cannibalism Act).
 
The definition of “animal” is not scientifically accurate but it is nonetheless useful within the context of this piece of legislation. Seeing as the acts prohibited by this proposal are obviously and uncontroversially immoral, I vote in favour of it.
 
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I don't know why and how somebody does that but that's very cruel
 
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For, but um, the GA sure likes weird topics lately.
 
The General Assembly resolution Ban on Sexual Abuse of Animals was passed 11,599 votes to 918, and implemented in all WA member nations.
 
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