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  • Instead of leaving the decision up to the producing company, this house would legally require that Self-Driving Cars produced by companies always choose to maximise the number of lives saved, even if it leads to the death of the passengers

    Infoslide

    The 'trolley problem' in self driving cars arises when a car is unavoidably going to crash and lead to some loss of life. In these cases, the system may be able to choose different actions (e.g: choosing which direction to crash into) that lead to diffrent groups of individuals losing their lives. For example, an AI might steer the car off the road in an attempt to save the passengers, killing pedestrians in the process.

    East Coast Asians · Novice Final · 2020-08-15

  • This house would allow clinical trials which intentionally infect healthy consenting individuals with COVID-19 in the effort to develop a vaccine

    Icho 2020 · Open Quarters · 2020-08-05

  • This house opposes the use of 'desperation science' during the coronavirus pandemic

    Infoslide

    "Desperation science' is a scientific methodology that involves speeding up the process of research by loosening regulations on that research. In biomedical research, this includes processes such as allowing early approvals for use of various drugs before safety and efficacy (especially in the long-term) has been thoroughly proven, and doctors prescribing medication based on results of early stage trials. Data on drugs is often collected in postmarketing surveillance trials after the drug has gone to market/started being widely prescribed.

    Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open · 5 · 2020-07-25

  • That we oppose the medicalisation of learning disabilities.

    Infoslide

    Medicalisation is the process of classifying human behaviours and conditions as a medical issue that requires a medical approach.

 Learning difficulties are conditions that impact on an individual's ability to gain knowledge and skills at the same rate as his or her peers. Examples are dyslexia (impediment on a person’s ability to read and comprehend a text) and ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).

    Monash Australs 2020 · 1 · 2020-07-11

  • That we regret the norm that doctors should defer to their patients' wishes, even where doing so is not in those patients' best interests.

    Infoslide

    Medicare-for-all is a policy proposal in the United States advocating a single-payer system, where the government steps in (rather than insurance companies) as the intermediary between patients and providers in health-care transactions.

    Monash Australs 2020 · 1 · 2020-07-11

  • Assuming feasibility this house would allow prospective adoptive parents to manipulate the orphans' memory before adoption

    Nagoya Debate Open 2020 · 2 · 2020-06-06

  • This house would implement TCDS on all criminals convicted of violent crimes

    Infoslide

    Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of neuro intervention that acts directly on the brain to reduce the violent impulses of individuals who engage in violent crimes. The process involves applying an electrical current to the brain for 15 minutes each day, 3 days in a row. It has been highly effective in test trials but because it is such a recent development, researchers are uncertain if there are any unknown side effects that may occur.

    Sumatra Online Debate Open 2020 · Open Quarters · 2020-06-06

  • This house supports Zobrist's means of population control

    Infoslide

    “Bertrand Zobrist” a fictitious character in Dan Brown's novel 'Inferno", was a transhumanism scientist who created a virus that he thought could save the world from the imminent apocalypse. He tried to explain to the director of WHO, why he must create a biohazard that can hopefully solve the problem and save the world. WHO then realized that he was becoming a bioterrorist and that he must be stopped. The Apocalyptic Problem was Population Growth. His weapon — a plague that would cause 1/3 of the human population to become infertile — was created, this was in lieu of curbing further rapid population growth. In the Book by Dan Brown, the Virus is released and does what it was intended to do whereas, in the movie adapted from the novel, the virus is contained and Zobrist's attempts are foiled. this dichotomy led to a huge uproar among fans, and many were puzzled.

    GGDSD PDC 2020 · Open Final · 2020-06-05

  • This house would prohibit challenge trials.

    Infoslide

    A challenge trial is when individuals are paid to subject themselves to a disease for which they are not vaccinated for the purposes of study of that disease.

    Junior National Debate Championship 2020 · Open Semis · 2020-05-31

  • That we would abolish the Goldwater Rule

    Infoslide

    The Goldwater rule states that it is unethical for psychiatrists to give a professional opinion about public figures whom they have not examined in person, and from whom they have not obtained consent to discuss their mental health in public statements

    Whippersnappa Pre-Australs · Open Semis · 2020-05-30

  • This house supports the conspiracy of silence by doctors.

    Infoslide

    The conspiracy of silence (CS) consists of the behavior of medical professionals to alter the information given to the patient in order to hide the seriousness of the situation. this implies that the patient is not fully aware of what is happening or the real expectations of survival.

    Torneo Internacional de Debate Digital Argumentum 2020 · 1 · 2020-05-20

  • This house believes that we should support the Iranian kidney sale scheme

    Infoslide

    In Iran there is the so-called 'kidney sale system' which follows the following operating rules:1. The prices of these organs are set by the Ministry of Public Health.2. The only buyer is the State3. Organs are awarded to recipients in a non-financial order (their life expectancy, the time they have been on the waiting list...)

    Torneo Internacional de Debate Digital Argumentum 2020 · Novice Final · 2020-05-20