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  • During epidemics and pandemics, this house would significantly reduce testing requirements for new vaccinations and medication.

    Auckland Schools' Debating Impromptu Cup 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-08-05

  • This house believes that the embryo belongs to the woman who carried the embryo and her partner, as opposed to the people who provided the genetic material

    Infoslide

    In a genetic test that was performed on a pregnant woman who underwent embryo transfer, it was discovered that she is carrying an embryo that is genetically unrelated to her and her partner. The identity of the people who provided the genetic material was located.

    Princeton IV 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-08-05

  • Assuming the switch will never be discovered, This house would tell the poor couple their baby died and hand the surviving baby over to the wealthy couple.

    Infoslide

    You are a doctor in a neonatal emergency unit of a hospital. One night, two critical cases come to you - a wealthy couple's newborn baby and an extremaly poor couple's newborn baby are both diagnosed with pneumonia. Despite hours of frantic efforts from your part to keep them alive, tragedy strikes by the time it is dawn and the wealthy couple's baby dies.

    Rahat Fundraiser Parliamentary Debate 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-08-04

  • This house supports the creation of standardised Gillick competence assessment criteria.

    Infoslide

    Gillick competence is a framework in medical practice, wherein a child can access a medical procedure without the consent/knowledge of their parents, provided they are judged to have a meaningful capacity to consent. Some of the factors considered include: a child's level of maturity; understanding of the risks and long term impacts; ability to explain their rationale and reasoning. Gillick competence is assessed on a case by case basis by the physician responsible for the treatment.

    Rahat Fundraiser Parliamentary Debate 2023 · Novice Finals · 2023-08-04

  • This house supports the creation of standardised Gillick competence assessment criteria.

    Infoslide

    Gillick competence is a framework in medical practice, wherein a child can access a medical procedure without the consent/knowledge of their parents, provided they are judged to have a meaningful capacity to consent. Some of the factors considered include: a child's level of maturity; understanding of the risks and long term impacts; ability to explain their rationale and reasoning. Gillick competence is assessed on a case by case basis by the physician responsible for the treatment.

    Rahat Fundraiser Parliamentary Debate 2023 · Open Semifinals · 2023-08-04

  • This parliament is regretful for glorifying Joe Rogan's disease.

    11th BUETDC Nationals 2023 (Bangla) · Pre Semi · 2023-07-14

  • This house, as the scientist, would publish the finding to the world

    Infoslide

    You are an independent scientist that have researched on Hydrozoan Turritopsis Dohrnii - a jellyfish that undergoes transdifferentiation that allows it to reverse its age. You used yourself to experiment transferring transdifferentiation and you succeed. With the success, you are the only scientist that can transfer this skill to human being.

    Pangasinan Science Debate Open 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-07-06

  • This house supports heritable human genome editing

    Infoslide

    Heritable human genome editing (HGE) allows scinetists to make changes in human DNA, the material that carries information about how humans will look and functionm that can be passed to future generations.

    Asia Pacific Junior Debate Championships 2023 · U11 Finals · 2023-07-01

  • This house supports heritable human genome editing

    Infoslide

    Heritable human genome editing (HGE) allows scinetists to make changes in human DNA, the material that carries information about how humans will look and functionm that can be passed to future generations.

    Asia Pacific Junior Debate Championships 2023 · U12 Finals · 2023-07-01

  • That we oppose the focus on pharmacotherapy-based care in mental health treatment. [Pharmacotherapy]

    Infoslide

    Pharmacotherapy is the treatment of health conditions by using pharmaceutical products (drugs) as medication.

    Krabi Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-07-01

  • That we would go to medical school

    Infoslide

    You are a highly intelligent person in your 20s who wants to do good in the world. You just completed your undergrad degree with top marks. While in school you were also very involved in local politics. You are considering two distinct career paths - one is to go to medical school, and the other is to pursue a career in politics.

    UNSW Pre-Australs 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-06-25

  • This house believes that Governments should make it legal for doctors to let people know about those who have HIV/AIDS

    UNSA KAMPALA-WAKISO SUBREGIONS 2023 · SemiFinal · 2023-06-24

  • This house opposes the use of substantial resources to rescue people who intentionally put themselves in dangerous situations

    Canada Cup 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-06-24

  • That, assuming equivalent foetal development, we prefer a world in which pregnancy lasted only 1 month.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, abortion is highly accessible and people know within a day if they are pregnant.

    UNSW Pre-Easters 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-06-23

  • This house would not allow pharmaceutical companies to financially settle private lawsuits

    Uhuru Worlds Debating Championships 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-06-23

  • This house regrets the use of Conscientious objection in medical practice

    Infoslide

    For the sake of this debate, conscientious objection refers to the legal right of a doctor to not provide or participate in a clinical procedure or treatment because it conflicts with their personal religious beliefs or values. This right is usually invoked during procedures of euthanasia or those concerning reproductive health, inclusive but not limited to contraception, assisted reproduction, infant circumcision, and abortion.

    UT MARA Pre-UADC 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-06-09

  • This house, as a person that has hanahaki and is in love with their best friend, would choose to get the surgery

    Infoslide

    Hanahaki is a parasitic and progressive disease that grows flowers in your lungs. Depending how severe the hanahaki is, the flowers can grow to a rate where it fills the lungs, preventing one to breath and eat out the brain, thereby causing death. This disease is developed due to intense romantic feelings that are unrequited. There's only two ways to cure the disease: (1) to have your feelings returned by the one you love, or (2) to undergo a surgery that removes the parasite but also removes any capacity to love, regardless if romantic, filial, or platonic.

    UT MARA Pre-UADC 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-06-09