Instigator / Pro

1500

rating

debates

100.0%

won

Topic

#4263

Abortion should be illegal

Status

Finished

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

Winner & statistics

Better arguments

Better sources

Better legibility

Better conduct

After 1 vote and with 2 points ahead, the winner is...

Nagistan186

Parameters

Publication date: 03.11.2023 03:41PM
Last updated date: 04.05.2023 01:00AM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 5
Time for argument: Three days
Max argument characters: 10,000
Voting period: One week
Point system: Multiple criterions
Voting system: Open

Contender / Con

Intelligence_06

1731

rating

167

debates

73.05%

won

Description

I wanted to lose a debate so I chose this. (I'm going to lose)

Round 1

Nagistan186

03.11.2023 05:21PM

Pro

Hello, I'd like to thank Intelligence_06 for engaging in this debate with me.

The key foundation for the prohibition of abortion stems from 4 key points, these are:

Abortion violates the very most fundamental right of a human being, the right to life.
A fetus is not simply a clump of cells, but a unique individual with its own DNA.
It is different to drug use in the sense that you aren't harming just yourself, you are harming another life exclusive from yours, hence making it not a victimless crime.
Pregnancy doesn't doom you to parenthood, there are alternatives you can seek out. These include adoption centres, foster care etc.

To me, abortion seems like a way of trying to cop out of being a parent, or going through the struggle of pregnancy. And it wasn't until recently I was aware how alarmingly high the abortion rate is. Approximately 73 million abortions occur yearly according to the World Health Organisation, this is more than 6 out of 10 unwanted pregnancies. This bakes into the western world a culture that will prioritise simple convenience over a voiceless human life.

Intelligence_06

03.14.2023 05:21PM

Con

Forfeited

Round 2

Nagistan186

03.15.2023 02:33PM

Pro

I think Intelligence_06 forfeiting this round pretty much says what needs to be said.

Intelligence_06

03.18.2023 02:33PM

Con

Forfeited

Round 3

Nagistan186

03.19.2023 03:16PM

Pro

And again, he's lost this and is trying to drag it out with forfeits.

Intelligence_06

03.22.2023 03:16PM

Con

Forfeited

Round 4

Nagistan186

03.25.2023 03:16PM

Pro

Forfeited

Intelligence_06

03.25.2023 03:27PM

Con

Due to Pro's excellent execution, I have lost this debate. I accept it.

Round 5

Nagistan186

03.28.2023 03:27PM

Pro

Forfeited

Intelligence_06

03.29.2023 01:00AM

Con

#10

extend?

Melcharaz

03.22.2023 07:32PM

well, he has forfeited 3/5th of the debate, so its a win for pro no matter what now.

Intelligence_06

03.21.2023 08:22AM

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@AustinL0926

I am not even trying. He challenged me this so he could "lose a debate". Obviously it can't be that easy.

AustinL0926

03.19.2023 05:37PM

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@Intelligence_06

Honestly, you could still win this considering how easy it is to refute the resolution.

b9_ntt

03.14.2023 08:38PM

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@Nagistan186

A fertilized egg or an embryo is a potential human being, not an actual human being.
If I eat a fertilized chicken egg, you don't say that I ate a chicken, do you?

Nagistan186

03.13.2023 06:15PM

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@Intelligence_06

I don't really care, I just want to debate people. I have no interest in affecting your record.

Intelligence_06

03.11.2023 03:40PM

Guess what? This is “Type: Standard”. In theory, I could forfeit it all and lose nothing.

Insert mandatory remark on how lame this change is.

Mharman

03.29.2023 01:21PM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

Only pro made and argument, and con conceded. For conduct, both sides forfeited many rounds, but con was polite while pro was not.