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The document lists over 30 controversial topics covering issues related to education, parenting, health, animal welfare, crime and punishment, free speech, and other social and political issues. Some of the questions posed include whether sex education should be taught in schools or left to parents, if school uniforms should be required, and if acts of hate should be criminalized.

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Practice

The document lists over 30 controversial topics covering issues related to education, parenting, health, animal welfare, crime and punishment, free speech, and other social and political issues. Some of the questions posed include whether sex education should be taught in schools or left to parents, if school uniforms should be required, and if acts of hate should be criminalized.

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 Should children be given sex education in schools, or should this be the responsibility of

the parents?
 Should schools require their students to wear a school uniform?
 Are beauty contests harmful?
 Should Physical Education in schools be compulsory?
 Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their
children?
 Should young people be subjected to curfews as a way to reduce crime?
 Should doctors be allowed to prescribe contraception for girls under the age of 16?
 Is physical force a justifiable method of punishing children?
 Should governments censor material on the World Wide Web?
 Should the government censor lyrics of songs that are violent or expletive, for example
“gangsta” rap?
 Does television have a negative influence on society?
 Should flag burning as a form of protest be prohibited?
 Should ‘factory farming’ be banned?
 Is it morally acceptable to experiment on non-human animals to develop products and
medicines that benefit human beings?
 Should we be trying to prevent species becoming extinct? If so, why?
 Should the present international ban on trading elephant ivory be lifted?
 Should the international ban on the hunting of whales be lifted?
 Should we ban the keeping of animals in zoos?
 Should we ban the keeping of animals in circuses?
 Should acts of hate be criminalized?
 What acts should be considered hate crimes?
 Should schools be allowed to teach creationism alongside evolution as part of their
science curriculum?
 Should examinations be replaced with other forms of assessment?
 Should school students face mandatory drug-tests?
 Should continue office for public officials be dependent on (successfully) taking a drug
test?
 Should HIV positive workers have to tell their employers of their status?
 Should sex offenders be named and shamed?
 Can the assassination of a dictator be justified?
 Should assisted suicide be legalized?
 Should we legalize the sale of human organs?
 Should the numbers of women in the legislature be raised artificially?
 Should mothers stay at home to raise their children?
 Should prostitution be legalized?
 Should cell phone use in cars be banned?
 Should gambling be legalized and regulated?
 Should the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport be legalized?
 Is sport really good for us?

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