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as long as someone is capable of doing his job it should be his choice when to retire and not the decision of some bureaucrat.
We should end mandatory retirement
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as long as the child is not forced and wants to act then they should be allowed
We should ban the use of child actors
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as long as the child really wants to do it and is being properly supervised, they should be allowed to act.
We should ban the use of child actors
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as long as the children follow a standardised curriculum, homeschooling can be a rewarding experience for some people.
Homeschooling should be banned
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as long as the surgery has a specific aim, a realistic chance of success and parental consent there is no valid reason for a ban
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as long as there is no forced marriages going on and these people absolutely love each other, and the others that person is married to doesn't effect them, why can't we make it legal?
We should legalize polygamy
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as long as there is proper protection for child actors there is no reason that they should not be able to perform on screen
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as long as they are properly informed, someone should be allowed to sell organs for compensation if they so choose.
We should legalize organ trade
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as long as they have parental permission, children should be allowed to improve their physical appearance
We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors
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As long as they use an accredited plastic surgeon, people should be able to do whatever they want with their bodies.
We should ban cosmetic surgery
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as long as those entering these relationships are consenting legal age adults, we should legalize polygamy. this life style hurts no one and doesn't hurt society. people should be free to love who they choose.
We should legalize polygamy
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As long as we do not overfish, there are no negative consequences to whaling and no reason to ban it.
We should ban whaling
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as long as we have entrenched racist or sexuality based prejudice and violence we continue to need safe places.
We should abolish safe spaces
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as long as whales are not in danger of extinction people should be allowed to use the whales for their oil, blubber, etc. for health supplements, etc.
We should ban whaling
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as long as whales aren't close to extinction, people should be allowed to make their living this way if they wish.
We should ban whaling
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as many people's views don't fall in line with the two large parties, we can't say the current system is truly representative.
We should adopt a multi-party system
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as mothers are being pushed out of their homes and back to work rather than being allowed to remain in the carers roles we should not subsidize stay-at-home dads as they are pushing the mothers out.
We should subsidize stay-at-home dads
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as our national debt continues to climb i think it's important that we adopt an austerity regime. we need to cut back spending on everything and fix this massive debt.
We should adopt an austerity regime
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as our population grows we have to have somewhere to live and urbanization is going to naturally happen as we need more space for people.
We should fight urbanization
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As people age they automatically become less cognitively and physically responsive. Mandatory retirement makes sure that professions are filled with people who are at their peak of cognitive and physical performance.
We should end mandatory retirement
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as people are living longer mandatory retirement is forcing those who can still positively contribute to the workforce to be sidelined
We should end mandatory retirement
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As people are randomly born into the world and largely do not choose the community they are born into, they should not be obligated to serve the collective as they did not consent to its existence.
We should oppose collectivism
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As people continue to have children later and later, mandatory retirement prevents people from being able to provide for their family and dependents.
We should end mandatory retirement
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as people get older, their reaction and thought processes get slower, their eyesight and hearing worsen. a mandatory retirement age lessens the indignity of being fired due to no longer performing their duties
We should end mandatory retirement
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as people live longer and have variable health the concept that all need to retire at a set age is archaic and so we should end mandatory retirement.
We should end mandatory retirement
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as quality of life improves and the average lifespan increases, mandatory retirement looks more and more out of step with the modern human life experience.
We should end mandatory retirement
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as society and values change, marriage is no longer as popular as it once was and divorce rates continue to climb.
We should abandon marriage
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as song as other nations have nuclear weapons we must not surrender our own
We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons
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as the global population continues to grow, urbanization is required to ensure that there are enough houses and employment opportunities for society to function.
We should fight urbanization
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As the only actor that can legitimately wield the use of force, the state has an reparative obligation to victims and their families to seek retribution against criminals, and this includes the use of capital punishment.
We should abolish capital punishment
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as there are many genders out there today, not using gender-neutral language excludes far more people than in the past.
We should adopt gender-neutral language
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as they are a threat to free speech.
We should abolish safe spaces
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as they provide a ghetto like existence for minorities, segregating society. they prevent society from growing and developing tolerance and respect for each individual , encouraging prejudices.
We should abolish safe spaces
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as we are all part of our society and that we have to support our country and elected government and if the government wen to debt or deficit, we are obligate to help it and to support it.
We should adopt an austerity regime
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as we have overcome the isis threat we should close guantanmo bay detention camp.
We should close Guantanamo Bay detention camp
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asisted suicide can be abused by those who want to benefit from taking advantage of a sick or ill relative and thus should not be allowed.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assault rifles, machine guns, and the like were not around when the bill of rights was written. arms of today are only weapons to use against other people.
We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms
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assisted sucide is basically murder
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide allows for a person to die with dignity rather than go through a painful and dehumanizing process.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide allows for a person who is sick and fully understanding what is done to end their pain when no quality of life can be assured
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide allows one to end terminal pain and suffering and should be allowed to continue.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide allows people who have terrible health conditions to die with dignity. if assisted suicide is a crime they may have to endure many more years living in agony.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide allows terminally ill people to die with dignity and should not be criminalized
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide allows terminally ill persons to choose when to die and do it with dignity. it lets people decide not to live in a state of pain and misery and choose to pass on with human intervention.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide and the right to live with dignity is a human right and should be made legal everywhere. It is a human right to choose not to suffer with a terminal illness.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide blurs too many lines with murder - even if the patient "consents"
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide can sometimes be the only way to end the unbearable suffering of some people with incurable debilitating illnesses such as motor neurone disease
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide could also be called murder as it is enabling another to die so should be a criminal offence.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide could be misused by people who want their weaker partner to die. people could be encouraged to take their own life before they really want to.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide could be taken advantage of by people who wish to profit from the legacy of terminally ill people who are unable to stop these people
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide gives people control over their life in terrible circumstances. it allows them dignity in death rather than living in terrible conditions for many years.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide goes directly against the oath taken by doctors to do no harm. suicide is harm. there is no oversight when giving the patients the drugs. they are prescribed and the patient faces death alone.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide greatly reduces pain and suffering and gives people dignity in dying and should there for be made legal.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide helps suffering patients end their misery in a nonviolent way.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide helps terminally ill people end their suffering
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide helps the people in constant pain because of a terminal illness
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide helps those who are in pain due to a devastating disease end their own lives on their own terms.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide involves murdering someone which is illegal and should be treated as such.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a blessing not a crime. a person who wants to be assisted in this is in great pain or has no ability to be cured, let someone give the suffering the chance to end it.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a compassionate act meant to end suffering in terminal illness cases - the law needs to protect people in these instances, within a properly regulated framework and strict safeguards.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a compassionate way to help people choosing to end their life in a nonviolent way.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a crime and people involved should be sent to prison
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide is a criminal offence as it centers on the intentional death of a human being.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide is a criminal offense and is a form of assisted murder
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a form of murder and should be a criminal offense
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a form of murder and should be treated as a crime
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a form of murder and should never be allowed.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide is a form of pre meditated murder and should be proscuted.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a great help for people who suffer from deadly diseases and are on their deathbed
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a human right and would spare the terminally i'll pain.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a humane and caring way to allow a person to help another person whose life is too difficult to be lived properly in any manner, so it should not be criminalized.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a humane way to end a life as we do with animals in pain and should not be a criminal offence.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a lot better than letting a person suffer until end of life.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a personal choice on how a person wants to live his or her life and therefore should be legal by the constitution
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is a personal decision and the government should not get involved in people's personal decisions
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is advantageous for those who suffer and no hope to live
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is again the natural rule of life and it should be a criminal offence
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is against the oath all doctors take.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is an act of compassion carried out by those caring for terminally ill individuals in extreme pain - helping with somebody's final wishes simply a form of service.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is an act where you help and support another to take the life you want to stop existing
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is another form of homicide
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is another type of murder.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is at best unlawful killing, at worst murder. it must be kept as a criminal offence to protect the right to life.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is at the discretion of the individual who is suffering from terminal illness and should have the right to end their life when they determine fit.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is equivalent to murder and should be treated as such.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is equivocable to murder and one's life ending is determned by god and should be a criminal offence.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is essentially murder and should be punished as so
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is heartless and inhumane
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is immoral and a crime
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is just another form of murder. murder is illegal so assisted suicide must be illegal as well.
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assisted suicide is just another word for murder.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is just helping a person kill a person which seems like i should be a criminal offence.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is just like accessory to murder
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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Assisted suicide is just murder by another name and it should be punished accordingly.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is killing by another name - it is far too open to abuse by those with a vested interest, since it is often impossible to accurately interpret the intentions of the individual being 'assisted'.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is killing someone even if it is at their request
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is murder and murder is a criminal offense.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is murder and should be banned.
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is murder and should be punished as so
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisted suicide is murder and therefore illegal
Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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