WSDC 1998 – Jerusalem, Israel
Motions from the World Schools Debating Championships, held in Jerusalem, Israel in 1998.
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R1: THW turn its swords into ploughshares.
R2: THW ban surrogate motherhood.
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R4: THBT the cost of space exploration is justified.
R5: THBT economic sanctions against individual countries are immoral.
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GF: THW continue to prosecute World War II criminals.
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THBT important decisions about children’s health should be made by medical professionals and not by their parents
THW require university students to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation
THW offer dictators immunity in return for leaving power
THBT doctors should report evidence of marital abuse to the police
THBT we should legalise performance-enhancing drugs in sport
THW ban the use of models who are below a healthy weight
THBT the first priority of criminal justice should be rehabilitation, not retribution
TH supports quotas for women in national parliaments