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  • This house opposes the medicalization of naturally occurring biological processes in women (e.g., menstruation, menopause) in psychology

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    Medicalization is the process of treating previously non-medical issues as defined medical problems, such as a disease or disorder. Examples of this are Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), which is a mood disorder characterized by more extreme symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS); Menopause is also increasingly becoming medicalized and treated as a condition.

    Bicol Debate Union Rookies Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-02

  • This house supports the rise of patients self-advocating in medicine

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    Self-advocating encourages patients to make sure their issues are not dismissed by medical professionals. This includes doing your own research, asking for a second opinion, making sure doctors note down denying tests in your medical record, etc

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-07-26

  • This house supports the disability rights movement's use of the social model of disability in their advocacy

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    The social model of disability views disability as stemming from communities, services and spaces that are not accessible or inclusive. In the social model of disability, it is society that places limits on a person, not their disability. This is as opposed to medical models of disability which situate the harms of disability in the features of the illness itself.

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Open Pre-Quarterfinals · 2025-07-26

  • This house opposes the rise of cosmetic tourism in Asian countries e.g. South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand

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    Cosmetic tourism refers to the act of traveling to a country for significantly more affordable and accessible cosmetic procedures e.g. plastic surgery, Botox, liposuction, etc.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-26

  • This house would heavily subsidize organic food

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    Organic food refers to food produced through specific agricultural practices that avoid the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and prioritizes sustainable farming. It emphasizes natural substances and physical, mechanical, or biologically based farming methods.

    MID YEAR DEBATE INVITATIONALS 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-19

  • This house would remove the tax exempt status of BMBEs engaged in the trading of sin goods

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    Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE) are business organizations whose assets do not exceed Php 3 million pesos. At present, BMBEs are exempted from the payment of national taxes. For the purpose of this debate, sin goods are products which can be legally bought but whose consumption is discouraged by the state (e.g. cigarettes, alcohol).

    16th Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championship · Round 2 · 2025-07-18

  • This house opposes the trend towards increasing pathologization of mental health in Western liberal democracies

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    Pathologization is to view or to characterize as medically or psychologically abnormal. In the past two decades, the rates at which mental disorders are being labelled as well as diagnosed have been rapidly increasing. New conditions such as Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, and Prolonged Grief Disorder are being added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM. The percentage of American children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) tripled to 11.4% over the past 10 years, and 50% of adults aged 18-24 report symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to 30% of adults overall.

    Gadjah Mada Eloquentia Pre-NUDC 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-07-13

  • This house supports the rise in use of LLMs for psychological needs (e.g. venting, therapy, friendship etc...)

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    Large Language Models (LLMs) are advanced AI systems trained on vast amounts of text data to generate human-like language. Examples include ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude. "

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-07-12

  • This house supports the rise in use of LLMs for psychological needs (e.g. venting, therapy, friendship etc...)

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    Large Language Models (LLMs) are advanced AI systems trained on vast amounts of text data to generate human-like language. Examples include ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude. "

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-12

  • This house supports the use of AI in mental health services (examples include but are not limited to: seeking companionship from Chatbots, requesting personalized treatment recommendations etc.).

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    A study published by Harvard Business Review showed that the number one use for Large Language Models (LLM) or Generative Ai (ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Grok etc.) in 2025 is Therapy and Companionship.

    Curtin Interschool Debate Competition 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-07-07