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Youth parliament > Press gallery > No Chlamydia is not a flower by Danielle Duffield
No Chlamydia is not a flower by Danielle Duffield
On the afternoon of Monday the 9th of July, the Youth Parliament MPs were provided the chance to freely voice their opinions, concerns and beliefs in the debate chamber. And surprisingly, no one managed to get kicked out!
 By Danielle Duffield
While a wide range of issues were discussed, it was perhaps the
controversial issues of terrorism and teen pregnancy which stirred the
greatest responses from the audience. “And then Phil Goff just
slithers of to Palestine to fondle terrorists”, proclaims Edward
Brownlee, 17, MP for Jonathon Coleman. “Shame on you government,
shame on you!” While such comments stirred many points of information,
his speech was leniently classified by the Speaker of the house
Margaret Wilson as “robust debate.”
Amy Pollard, MP for David Cunliffe, was also able to generate strong
reactions from the audience with her speech on teen pregnancy.
“No Chlamydia is not a flower,” she stated bringing a touch of humour
to the somewhat tedious debate. Pollard believed that all of New
Zealand’s youth deserve free sexual health care, and felt that that
this is the issue we should all be promoting within our community. “No
glove - no love!” she asserted forcefully.
Other issues discussed included Maori scholarships, nuclear power and
youth gangs. With the delivery of such speeches, many political
viewpoints were able to emerge, ranging from the staunch leftists to
the passionate “Young Nats.” Nevertheless the youth MPs were able to
put all differences aside in the end and agree on one thing – that the
sushi, pastries and juice provided afterwards were all realllyyy
good.
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