Debate: Is Home Birth Ever a Safe Choice?
Should more women be encouraged to have kids at home?

Claim: Women should be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Both of my home births had no problems or risks.
Warrant 0: most every case is the same
Warrant 1: not every case is the same
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Women should be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: My home birth experience is indescribable, it was the best decision I ever made.
Warrant 0: one experience doesn't amount to the experiences of everyone
Warrant 1: one experience can be an example to the experiences of everyone
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Women should be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Midwives are better at prenatal care than doctors.
Warrant 0: they can treat emergency situations like c-sections or bleeding out
Warrant 1: they cannot treat emergency situations like c-sections or bleeding out
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Women should be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Hospital births have high mortality rates.
Warrant 0: home birth death rates don't exceed the high rates of hospitals
Warrant 1: home birth death rates far exceed the high rates of even hospitals
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Women should be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Home birth is safe for healthy women.
Warrant 0: all women are healthy and there are not many health risks that can go masked throughout pregnancy
Warrant 1: not all women are healthy and there are many health risks that can go masked throughout pregnancy
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Women should not be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Complications with one delivery at home could have resulted in death but was easily mitigated in ICU.
Warrant 0: every delivery is the same, many people haven't safely delivered kids at home
Warrant 1: one delivery is not every delivery, many people have safely delivered kids at home
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Women should be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Homebirths with proper supervision are safer than hospital births.
Warrant 0: it's easy to find appropriate supervision
Warrant 1: it's difficult to find appropriate supervision
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Women should not be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: There is no grounds for avoiding the hospital for a major medical event in order to avoid infection.
Warrant 0: homes can be cleaned and sterilized and a midwife is properly trained to handle labor and delivery
Warrant 1: homes can't be cleaned and sterilized and a midwife aren't properly trained to handle labor and delivery
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Women should not be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Mothers and babies have a better chance of surviving emergencies in a hospital.
Warrant 0: medical help is often too far away
Warrant 1: medical help is never too far away
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Women should be encouraged to have kids at home
Reason: Midwives are better at prenatal care than doctors.
Warrant 0: prenatal care is partially delivering a child
Warrant 1: prenatal care is not delivering a child
Correct warrant: 0