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  • Motion: This house would use that machine.

    Infoslide

    "Definition: Cryonics is the process of freezing the human body at extremely low temperatures with a possibility of resurrecting it later. Context: A company X Ltd. has successfully developed a cryonics machine which can preserve humans and make them alive later, whenever they want. "

    NIT Durgapur PD 23 · Grand Final · 2023-02-27

  • This house supports the rise of AI in therapy and mental healthcare provision.

    Infoslide

    The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the emergence of AI-based mental health services, such as support chatbots and virtual therapists. For example, Woebot, an AI-based chatbot, provides evidence-based therapy for depression and anxiety, and Wysa advertising itself as "an AI chatbot which makes you feel heard."

    Western Winter HST 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-02-24

  • THBT the introduction of "healthy eating" in early Canadian education (elementary and middle schools) curricula has done more harm than good

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    http://foodforhealth.techno-science.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/health-and-nutrition-eating-canadian-way-2007-food-guide.jpg

    Hart House High Schools 2023 · No Round · 2023-02-18

  • THR the decline of religion's role in emotional healing, in replacement with professional psychological help (i.e. therapy)

    Hart House High Schools 2023 · No Round · 2023-02-18

  • This house would deny organ transplants for patients living an unhealthy lifestyle

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    N/A

    Paris World Schools Championship 2023 · Novice Final · 2023-02-17

  • This parliament will prioritize social factors (such as socio-economic reasons) over personal factors (such as personal history) when addressing the causes and effects of mental health issues.

    5th GSCDC Nationals 2023 IV · Semifinals · 2023-02-15

  • This House supports "deglobalization" over "reglobalization" as a response to the ongoing crisis in international political economy

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    There have been two different currents as a reaction to the recent affairs that negatively influenced the international political economy, such as the COVID-19 crisis or the disruption of gas supply change caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. "Deglobalization" advocates for a less connected world with more substantial authority given to nation-states, segmentation of the global value chain, and enhancing countries' ability to self-produce essential goods and services such as health care, energy, etc. "Reglobalization," on the other hand, advocates for reinforcing a neoliberal economic order through further integration of countries into global trade relations with tighter regulation and authorizing international organizations and global conglomerates as main actors for initiatives pertaining to climate change, health crisis, etc.

    KIDA BP National Championships 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-01-27

  • This house supports legislation designed to protect the rights of a fetus e.g., punishing mothers who consume alcohol while pregnant

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    N/A

    ZIHSDC2023 · Semifinals · 2023-01-15

  • "It is permissible for organ donors to limit their donation based on demographic characteristics (for instance, age, religion, origin, gender, sexual orientation, etc.)."

    Juniors IV 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-01-01

  • That pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals have a moral obligation to assist countires with the death penalty in carrying out it humanely

    Infoslide

    In states with the death penalty, medical professionals almost always avoid involvement in executions, adhering to their professional ethical guidelines to "do no harm". Many pharmaceutical companies also restrict the sale and importation of drugs used in lethal injections, one of the most common forms of execution, leading to a scarcity of suitable drugs and the reliance on drugs that can cause more suffering to the prisoner (e.g. using sedatives that don't render the prisoner fully unconscious during execution).

    Senior IDC 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-01-01

  • That we support the use of human challenge trials

    Infoslide

    A human challenge trial is a ttype of clinical trial for a vaccine or other drug involving the intentional exposure of the test subject to the conddition tested

    Advanced Premier 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-01-01

  • This house would fully legalize the usage of performance enhancement drugs in all sports

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    Performance enhancement drugs are substances (such as an anabolic steroid, human growth hormone, or erythropoietin) that are used illicitly to improve athletic performance.

    AJC 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-01-01