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  • This house would all pharmaceutical companies to advertise prescription medication

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    Prescription medicines are drugs that require authorisation from a licensed healthcare professional, such as a doctor, dentist, or nurse practitioner, before they can be dispensed. They are used to treat, manage, or prevent specific medical conditions and are regulated due to their strength, potential side effects, or risk of misuse. Unlike over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, they are not legally available for purchase without a valid prescription.

    SACEE League Championships 2025 - Junior Division · Round 6 · 2025-06-14

  • That we should adopt a progressive user-pays system for all government services that increase the average user's lifetime earning potential (e.g. early intervention disability supports, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Youth Allowance)

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    A progressive user-pays system provides government loans to individuals to access services. Repayments are made later through the tax system and are income-contingent; higher earners repay at higher rates, while low earners may pay at lower rates or pay nothing (e.g. Australia's HECS-HELP scheme)

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-06-01

  • That we support a rise in microinsurance

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    Microinsurance refers to low-cost insurance products tailored for low-income individuals, especially in developing countries. These products typically cover narrowly defined risks such as crop loss, illness, disability, or funeral expenses. Premiums are low, and payouts are capped.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-01

  • This house would allow commercial surrogacy

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    Commercial surrogacy is a type of surrogacy arrangement where the surrogate mother is compensated for her services beyond reimbursement for medical expenses. Commercial Surrogacy is currently banned due to conflicting with religious scriptures and other ethical concerns.

    Northern Luzon Intervarsity 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-05-31

  • This house would reduce the number of matches in a calendar year in European Football

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    European football is popular all across the globe with a lot of viewership. Each country has their own football leagues where players from all across the world come to play. In recent times, the number of matches in each country and in continental tournaments (Champions' league, Europa League, Conference league, friendly cup tournaments etc.) have increased. There has been mixed reactions from the players, management and the audience about this as there are talks about pros and cons of such a packed annual schedule.

    Vistaar NITD-PD 24 · Round 1 · 2025-05-29

  • This house, as trans rights advocates in the academe, prefer to emphasize the similarities between trans and cis people (e.g., shared bodily functions, emotional experiences, and general healthcare needs) over emphasizing biological or neurological differences (e.g., distinct brain structures, effects of hormone therapy, or unique experiences of dysphoria) in their academic and advocacy work

    Xavier Cup 12 · Semifinals · 2025-05-25

  • This house, as trans rights advocates in the academe, prefer to emphasize the similarities between trans and cis people (e.g., shared bodily functions, emotional experiences, and general healthcare needs) over emphasizing biological or neurological differences (e.g., distinct brain structures, effects of hormone therapy, or unique experiences of dysphoria) in their academic and advocacy work

    Xavier Cup 12 · High School Finals · 2025-05-25

  • This house regrets the general philosophy of viewing most organisms traditionally classified as parasites as pathogens rather than endosymbionts.

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    On one hand, pathogens are organisms that cause harm or disease to their hosts. On the other hand, endosymbionts live inside a host and typically provide mutual benefits or coexist without causing significant harm most of the time. Organisms traditionally classified as parasites include hookworms, tapeworms, and amoeba species.

    Xavier Cup 12 · Round 2 · 2025-05-25

  • This house believes that states should invest in dendritic cell vaccine research over expanding traditional cancer chemotherapies (i.e. use of classic cytotoxic agents that indiscriminately target all rapidly dividing cells).

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    Dendritic cell vaccines are a personalized cancer treatment that uses the patient’s own dendritic cells, which help the immune system recognize threats. These cells are taken from the blood and trained in the lab with pieces of the patient’s tumor called tumorassociated antigens (TAAs). When put back into the body, they activate special immune cells called T cells to find and destroy cancer cells. In the Philippines this is offered in a limited capacity by the Lung Center of the Philippines and The Medical City among others. A meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials with 347 brain cancer patients found that dendritic cell vaccines alone improved overall survival compared to placebo (31% reduction in risk, 95% Confidence Interval, p = 0.03).

    Xavier Cup 12 · Round 2 · 2025-05-25