Instigator / Pro
56
1588
rating
23
debates
67.39%
won
Topic
#1716

Abortion should, in most cases, be illegal.

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
27
0
Better sources
18
14
Better legibility
9
7
Better conduct
2
8

After 9 votes and with 27 points ahead, the winner is...

Patmos
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
20,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
29
1523
rating
3
debates
66.67%
won
Description

I hold that abortion should always be illegal except for in those rare cases when an abortion is the only way to save a mother's life and the child cannot be saved.

Rules:
1. forfeit=autoloss
2. no new arguments shall be produced by either side in the final rounds.

What really bothers me is that most who are against abortion also want to reduce benefits for those less fortunate. So if someone wishes to have an abortion due to their current financial situation, but cannot because of law, are left depending on government support. Some will opt to put the child up for adoption, and if a home is not found they end up in foster care, which could be an absolute horror for the child. They could end up being raised by a bitter parent who did not want them. It seems to me that life matters more to some than the quality of life. If you are anti abortion, it should be your duty to help support those who need it. This is often not the case. Instead, they want to eliminate or greatly reduce social benefits.

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@Lunatic

Done.

3 rounds of debate is doable for me

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@Lunatic

Yeah, you're probably right. If I reduce the rounds would you be interested?

5 rounds seems a bit exhaustive, and potentially very repetitive.