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Monday, January 11, 2010

Motions gathered from recent news stories

Going over my RSS feed, I note interesting items which would make good debate motions.

Some of these are age-old, some are new. All are recent. The motions I list are merely examples, as every news item could support several different motions

Motions:
THB Dolphins should be treated as non-human persons with equal rights
Item: Scientists say dolphins should be treated as non-human persons
http://www.physorg.com/news181981904.html

THB people who donate organs should get a higher priority for transplants
Item: Israeli organ donors to get transplant priority
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8416443.stm

THB adjoined twins can't be punished for a crime one commits
Item: Could a Conjoined Twin Get Away with Murder?
http://io9.com/5437407/could-a-conjoined-twin-get-away-with-murder

THB museums shouldn't be allowed to sell their art for monetary reasons
Item: The Art of the Deal
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02dobrzynski.html

THB community rating in health insurance is fair
Item: Is ‘Community Rating’ in Health Insurance Fair?
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/01/is-community-rating-in-health-insurance-fair/

THB that dating sites can ban members for not being pretty
Item: BeautifulPeople.com axes holiday weight gain members
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8439495.stm