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  • That we should allow parents to use CRISPR to genetically alter their children in utero.

    Infoslide

    CRISPR is a technology that enables targeted gene editing in humans. It can be used to add remove or alter genetic material at a particular location on the patient's genome. When fully developed the technology could allow for physical and biological traits to be changed and could even cure hereditary diseases.

    Senior Division - International Debating Championships 2021 · Open Final · 2021-10-15

  • That governments should mandate kidney donation to fulfill the demand for transplants by lottery from a pool of all healthy adults

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate people are typically born with two kidneys but see NO impact on their quality of life or lifespan if they find themselves having to live with only one kidney. Kidneys harvested from deceased donors function SIGNIFICANTLY worse than those harvested from live donors and remain viable in the body of the donor for half as long.

    The Australian and New Zealand Pro-Am Championships 2021 · 4 · 2021-10-15

  • This house believes that keeping the ingredients of Liquid Lust as a trade secret is a superior business strategy to patenting it

    Infoslide

    You are the founder of a large international pharmaceutical company. You have created a special aphrodisiac named 'Liquid Lust.' It turns people on in any context and guarantees orgasm when consumed before sexual activity.Anticipation of product launch has massively driven up your company's stock price. Competitors Johnson&Johnson and Pfizer are eager to develop something similar and are desperate to learn the formula.While you have harnessed company resources and the efforts of several departments to create Liquid Lust you are the only one who knows all the ingredients. The crucial active ingredient of Liquid Lust is human breastmilk.

    Edinburgh Online Open Motions 2021 · 3 · 2021-10-09

  • The Ludovico technique is a fictional aversion that conditions a patient to experience severe nausea when committing or even thinking about violence. this house would allow violent criminals to choose to undergo the Ludovico technique in exchange for a significantly reduced sentence.

    Asia Pacific WSDC 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-10-08

  • The Ludovico technique is a fictional aversion that conditions a patient to experience severe nausea when committing or even thinking about violence. this house would allow violent criminals to choose to undergo the Ludovico technique in exchange for a significantly reduced sentence.

    Asia Pacific WSDC 2021 · U16 Finals · 2021-10-08

  • This house, as the parent, would not give their consent

    Infoslide

    The world is in ruin and has long been corrupted. You are the single parent of a young child who would be the only cure for a virus threatening to infect mankind with a rabid disease. Your child must be killed in order for the cure to be extracted and save the human race. The procedure requires your consent.

    UADC 2021 · Open Octos · 2021-10-01

  • This house will allow terminally ill patients to access experimental treatments (eg drugs that have not completed clinical trials).

    Torneo de Debate Pro Cultura de Legalidad 2021 · 3 · 2021-09-30

  • Assuming vaccines for Covid-19 are widely accessible to everyone this house believes that hospitals should deprioritize Covid-19 patients who are willingly unvaccinated in emergency care.

    Gemini Cup 2021 · Open Final · 2021-09-25

  • Assuming feasibility, this house, as the doctor would anonymously leak the information

    Infoslide

    You are a pro choice doctor who performs abortions. A prominent pro life advocate has come to you in private to ask for an abortion for their unwanted pregnancy. They have asked for this information to be kept under wraps

    SMU Hammers 2021 · 2 · 2021-09-18

  • This house regrets the medicalisation* of mental health. *Medicalisation of mental health refers to the increasing trend of treating mental health phenomena with medicines and the perception of mental health phenomena as medical conditions.

    NALSAR IV 2021 · Novice Semis · 2021-09-18

  • This Parliament (presumably) would give legitimacy to buying and selling the remaining life of a person.

    CUSD OPEN : Fundraiser for A Child · Open Final · 2021-09-02

  • This house would take the pill

    Infoslide

    You are an individual that suffers from extreme emotions, which has significantly impacted your ability to live a normal life. In periods where you are happy, you are incredibly productive, but in periods where you are sad, you find it difficult to do normal activities, constraining your ability to be completely functional. You are offered a pill that takes away your ability to feel extreme emotion, including both sadness, but also other emotions such as love for your family. The effects of this pill are irreversible.

    BDC Fempowerment 2021 · Open Final · 2021-08-27

  • That sports associations where the sports have caused sportspeople to develop CTE should be forced to compensate the players regardless of whether they could have foreseen that player developing CTE.

    Infoslide

    Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive and fatal brain disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including concussions and repeated blows to the head. It is also associated with the development of dementia. Studies have shown that people who experience TBI in early to midlife are two to four times more at risk of developing dementia in late life. this risk appears to be much higher in people with several TBIs, although more research is needed to confirm this. CTE has been demonstrated to have occurred at high levels in sports such as rugby, wrestling, and American football that involve frequent head trauma

    Oceania Queer Open 2021 · 1 · 2021-08-21

  • During the pandemic, This house believes that media should not cover medical negligence related to COVID-19 by health workers.

    Infoslide

    Medical negligence occurs when a medical or healthcare professional unintentionally deviates from the care standards of their profession and causes injury to a patient. In COVID-19, this includes but not limited to falsely injecting empty vaccines and using empty oxygen tubes.

    ALSA e-Comp UI 2021 · Varsity Round 3 · 2021-08-20

  • This house believes that education development effort should focus on biochemical alterations than reform of system

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, biochemical alteration is an alteration done to a human being's chemical process (hormones, etc) to increase studying ability (focus, memory, etc.)

    ALSA e-Comp UI 2021 · Varsity Round 1 · 2021-08-20

  • As Mental Health Activists, This house regrets the medicalization of personality disorder.

    Infoslide

    Medicalisation is the process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment. A personality disorder is a way of thinking, feeling and behaving that deviates from the expectations of the culture. Personality disorders include Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), Antisocial Personality Disorder, etc.

    ALSA e-Comp UI 2021 · Varsity Round 5 · 2021-08-20

  • This house, as an HIV+ individual with an undetectable viral load, would not tell their prospective partners about their HIV status

    Infoslide

    Recent studies suggest that a person living with HIV who is able to achieve an undetectable viral load status cannot transmit the virus to others through sexual contact. An undetectable viral load status can be maintained by taking antiretroviral drugs regularly.

    Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 · Open Final · 2021-08-07