LEGAL RIGHTS/ LAWS OVERVIEW OF KAITAINE
Abortion: Illegal except when Mothers health in danger or approved by the Sisterhood.
Adultery: No Legal stance
Affirmative action: No.
Age of consent: 16 years.
Age of majority: 18 years.
Artificial insemination: Legal with approval of the Sisterhood
Assisted suicide: Legal, traditionally those who felt they were of no use to society anymore would simply walk off into the desert.
Basic liberties: Freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and the right to own private property.
Bestiality: Illegal.
Birth control: Legal
Childcare: TBD
Concealed carry: TBD
Death penalty: TBD
Divorce: Only with consent of the Sisterhood
Drinking age: 18
Driving age: 17
Education: Compulsary until 18 for males and females.
Equal pay for equal work: Yes
Felony disenfranchisement: Yes.
Flag desecration: TBD
Gambling age: 18
Gun purchase age: TBD
Human cloning: TBD
In vitro fertilization: Legal
Marriageable age: All marriages need approval of the Sisterhood.
Military conscription: No.
Minimum wage: TBD
Parental leave: TBD
Polygamy: Illegal, however the Sisterhood use a system similar to Concubines to expand Holy Families gene pools
Pornography: Legal at age 18
Prostitution: TBD
Race: Racial discrimination is prohibited in all areas of life.
Same-sex marriage: Not recognised as the faith believe marriage is about continuing bloodlines, however no stance on homosexuality exists.
School leaving age: 18 years.
Sex reassignment surgery: TBD
Sexually transmitted diseases: TBD
Smoking age: 16.
State religion: Bene Gesserit, no restrictions in place on other faiths.
Stem cell research: Permitted
Taxation: Sliding scale income tax.
Torture: Illegal
Trial by jury: TBD
Universal healthcare: Free at point of use for all but non-essential medical treatments (E.g cosmetic surgery is not given for free)
Voting age: 18
Women's rights: Full equality
Working age: 14 years of age (part time/ family business) 18 years of age (full time)
Working week: The standard work week is 40 hours.