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  • This house believes that laws regarding abortion should be decided in a women-only referendum

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    Referendums are elections where the adult population of a country vote on a particular policy decision. Examples include the Brexit Referendum in 2016 where the UK public voted to leave the European Union. For the purposes of this debate, the outcomes of referendums are legally binding, meaning politicians have to commit to the outcome of a referendum.

    Sarawak Schools Beginners Debating Championship 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-11-03

  • That, as the US army, we would relax entry requirements

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    The US Army has consistently failed to meet recruiting targets in recent years, recruiting 20% fewer service members than intended in 2023. The active- duty Army is the smallest it has been since 1940. Entry requirements to the Army are strict: you must pass stringent physical and mental health tests, pass an aptitude exam, have completed high school, and pass a thorough security and background check. The proportion of potential enlistees meeting requirements is at an all-time low.

    Senior IDC 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-25

  • This house supports Depressive Realism as a coping mechanism

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    Depressive Realism is the hypothesis that depressed individuals make more realistic inferences than non-depressed individuals, and consider non- depressed individuals' appraisals are positively biased.

    JPDU Autumn Tournament 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-19

  • This house believes that states should allocate the majority of settlement funds towards direct benefits for current and historic victims of the opioid epidemic (e.g. housing vouchers, paying medical expenses, naloxone distribution) rather than towards preventative structural change (e.g. funding medical research, producing anti-stigma marketing campaigns, building out healthcare infrastructure)

    Hart House Inter-Varsity 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-18

  • This house regrets the BIOSECURE act.

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    Under the BIOSECURE ACT, passed in 2024, the Biden Administration disallows American firms to form new ties and dissolve existing ties with Chinese healthcare companies (for eg- genomic sequencers, makers of sequencing machines and makers of large-molecule drugs). It extends the ban to any biotech firm with its headquarters in an adversary country, and mentions four Chinese companies by name. A survey in May 2024 conducted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) on 124 large healthcare companies found that 79% have at least one contract with or purchase one product from China-owned or China-based clinical data management organisations. For the purposes of this debate, this Act will be in effect immediately.

    Bhaavarth Pre-WUDC fundraiser 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-15

  • This House supports Dr Gregory House being suspended from practicing medicine

    Infoslide

    _House_ (TV Series) Dr Gregory House is the world's leading diagnostic physician. He currently suffers from an opioid addiction and is known for his erratic behaviour and unconventional methods. (_In-Universe_ rules apply)

    UQ Fictional IV 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-12

  • This House, as Walter White, regrets breaking bad

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    _Breaking Bad_ (TV Series) Breaking bad refers to an individual of previously good social standing taking a sudden and radical shift towards a life of crime. For example, Walter White, an American High School chemistry teacher, starting a crystal meth empire after recieving a stage IV cancer diagnosis. (_In-Universe_ rules apply)

    UQ Fictional IV 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-12

  • This house would allow medical decisions about children to be made by health professionals without consent from their legal guardian.

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    Under the current legal framework, consent from a legal guardian is required for medical decisions involving minors. Healthcare professionals need approval before administering treatment to a child.

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Round 2 · 2024-10-06

  • This house, as an intelligent rat in NYC, W choose to attempt to take over the city

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    You are an intelligent rat living in NYC with the ability to think, strategize, and rally other rats. The city is cracking down on rat extermination with a goal to eliminate the rat population

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Junior Finals · 2024-10-06

  • This house supports the widespread adoption of privately delivered public services

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    The private delivery of public services refers to governments paying for- profit companies to provide one or more government services. Examples include hiring consulting firms to guide vaccine rollouts, private contractors to build construction projects, and staffing agencies to hire nurses.

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Round 1 · 2024-10-06

  • This house opposes the institutional condemnation of traditional masculinity (e.g. APA officially publishing that tradtitional masculinity is harmful to health, UN declaring traditional masculinity as a leading cause of Gender-Based Violence, etc.)

    Krabi ABP 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-05

  • The council regrets the use of a "war and conflict" approach in the regulation of handling and prevention of prohibited substances.

    Infoslide

    The perspective, approach, and terminology of "war and conflict" against prohibited substances (often called the War on Drugs) is a policy for handling prohibited substances that emphasizes eradication and criminalization. This policy was initially initiated by President Richard Nixon in the United States in 1971, then quickly became a standard pattern applied in other countries, including Indonesia, globally. Another regulatory policy approach that is often proposed as an alternative is a non-punitive humanist approach that focuses on rehabilitation efforts, harm reduction, targeting the root of social problems, and maximizing benefits.

    KDMI Tingkat Nasional 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-02