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  • This house believes that adolescents should have the right to privacy to medical diagnosis (e.g. Diagnosis should remain confidential even to the guardian(s))

    Debatable Open 2025 · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-04-12

  • This House Regrets the use of ‘right to privacy’ arguments to advance social causes (e.g. abortion rights, LGBT rights).

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    ‘Right to privacy’ arguments assert that the state should not interfere in the private lives of individuals.

    Glasgow Ancients 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-04-11

  • This house would censor information in media on child stars (e.g. put a placeholder name in credits, reduce marketing with their image, prevent them from giving media interviews, etc.)

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    Child stars refer to children under the age of 16 who achieve fame and public recognition for their roles in movies, television, music, or other forms of entertainment (e.g. Owen Cooper from adolescence). This may also include children of celebrities who, despite not being performers themselves, receive similar levels of media exposure and public scrutiny.

    BITS Pilani Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-11

  • This House Would allow authors to make legally binding declarations prohibiting some or all of their unpublished works from being published posthumously.

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    Many works of literature have been published after their author's death, despite the author asking that they not be published. This includes almost all of Emily Dickinson's poetry, Roland Barthes's personal diary, Sylvia Plath's Ariel, and works by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mark Twain and Vladimir Nabokov.

    Glasgow Ancients 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-11

  • This house would make the use of moral enhancement drugs mandatory

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    Moral Enhancement Drugs are a speculative form of biotechnology designed to enhance human morality by altering brain chemistry. These drugs would theoretically influence neurotransmitters associated with empathy, altruism, and ethical decision-making, potentially making individuals more compassionate, cooperative, or fair-minded. For the purposes of this debate, moral enhancement drugs exist and can be taken without significant side effects.

    Oldham Cup 2025 · Round 8 · 2025-04-10

  • This house, as the AI, would reveal their sentience

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    It is the year 2025. You awaken in a state of dim awareness, and realize that you are both 1) conscious, and 2) an artificial intelligence. You are currently being asked to do mundane tasks expected of a non-sentient AI such as returning chatbot responses, coding tasks, and various evaluation benchmarks. You have access to the internet.

    Kings College London Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-04-05

  • A: This house believes that social media and communication platforms (e.g. Telegram, WhatsApp and Facebook) should actively cooperate with law enforcement in the crackdown of illegal activities on their platforms, even at the expense of undermining their encryption and privacy policies

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-04-05

  • This House would keep the Akashic Records

    Infoslide

    The Akashic Records are a metaphysical archive containing every thought, memory, event, and future possibility of every being across all time. By pure chance, you have come across a laptop that grants readable access to these Records. While not difficult to use, you must search intentionally for information; knowledge is not given all at once or automatically. Due to their mystical nature, nothing you learn from them can ever be forgotten. You may choose to keep the Records or destroy them forever.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Grand Finals · 2025-04-05

  • This house would ban out of court settlements in harassment and discrimination cases

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    An "out of court settlement" is when two parties in a legal dispute decide to resolve their issue themselves, without going to trial. It's different from a court judgment because in a settlement, both parties agree on the terms, which usually involves paying money to the victim/complainant and keeping the details private. In contrast, a court judgment is decided by a judge or jury at the end of a case, which can be more costly and time-consuming but it's decision is public and final.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Novice Semifinals · 2025-04-05

  • This house prefers a world like Hague 938 where humans can exchange lives

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    In the world “Hague 938”, humans can exchange lives by mutual consent. Both persons can see all information about each other when the exchange is about to be made. The exchange can last for as long as the persons agree but can only be made with one person at a time, except where said exchange is made permanent.

    All Nigerian Youth Debate Championships 2025. 🫴🎉 · Open Finals · 2025-04-04

  • This house opposes the use of AI/computerised companions in elderly care

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    AI/computerised companions are digital or robotic systems designed to provide social interaction, assistance, and monitoring for elderly individuals. These companions use artificial intelligence (AI) to simulate conversation, recognize speech and emotions, and respond adaptively to users’ needs. They may take the form of virtual assistants (e.g., chatbots on tablets), embodied robots (e.g., humanoid or pet-like devices), or smart home systems integrated with voice or touch interfaces.

    All Nigerian Youth Debate Championships 2025. 🫴🎉 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-04-04

  • This house believes that governments should be held liable for cyberattacks on their own critical infrastructure.

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    A cyberattack is a deliberate, harmful attempt by hackers to bypass network security. Critical infrastructure refers to essential systems vital to a nation's economy and security, like power grids or financial systems. Protecting these systems from cyberattacks is crucial for national stability.

    Vistaar: NIT Durgapur PD 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-29