Instigator / Pro
3
1551
rating
9
debates
66.67%
won
Topic
#1791

Abortion should be legal

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
3
0

After 3 votes and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

SkepticalOne
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Two weeks
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
0
1485
rating
1
debates
0.0%
won
Description

Dartballs and I will take on the abortion debate. Neither of us will be arguing an absolute position and understand there must be room for nuance. My opponent allows abortion when the mother's life is threatened by pregnancy. I accept Roe V Wade has laid out reasonable limits on abortion. I anticipate our main point of contention will be, not in the fringe, but, where abortion is most common. Ie. Most abortions occur at or before 13 weeks of pregnancy. I will argue this should be legal, and Darth will argue against it. Each debater will have their own burden to meet.
There will be no new arguments in the final round - only rebuttal and closing.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full Forfeit

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full-forfeiture against Con with half or more rounds forfeited.

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

tl;rd: "abortion does not deny a fetus’ right to life – it merely deprives it of the non-consensual use of another’s body"

Credit to con for being eloquent (as much as I would advise copying formatting from pro). However, half forfeiture in a winner selection debate warrants an automatic loss due to conduct.

This can extend to arguments as well, as con chose to drop the Misconceptions, Defenses, and Violinist.