GA to Set Global Euthanasia Standards
General Assembly began today’s session with a spirited speech from the chair and promptly launched into a debate to set the first topic. The four topics on the table were space debris, setting a global euthanasia standard, women’s access to birth control in the Middle East, and the adverse health effects of nanotechnology. The committee hopes to pass comprehensive resolutions on at least two topics before the end of the conference.
The rolling speakers list began with the delegation of Nigeria emphasizing the importance of discussing female access to contraception in the Middle East. The delegation of Iran agreed and asked the committee to consider religious sanctity and the Middle East’s tenuous relations with western nations. The delegation of Afghanistan added that an increase in availability of contraception in the Middle East, which includes Afghanistan, would negatively affect the development of nations in the Middle East.
The delegations of North Korea and the Ivory Coast advocated space debris as the first topic of discourse. During her thirty second speaking time, the delegation of the Ivory Coast strongly stated that “Space debris will harm the Earth if not sustained or reduced.”
Only one of the ten delegations to speak, the delegation of Israel, hoped to set the topic to the adverse health effects of nanotechnology. However, four delegates strongly urged the committee to focus their efforts on resolving the euthanasia debacle. The delegation of China mentioned the trend of “suicide tourism” or traveling to a country where euthanasia is legal for the sole purpose of committing euthanasia.
After the ten speakers, the chairs were motioned to set the topic to euthanasia. In accordance to parliamentary procedure, two speakers spoke for the topic and two against. the delegations of Israel and Sweden spoke against agreeing that female access to contraceptives in the Middle East was a much more pressing matter because of the “possible religious impediments” said Israel. “In the field of human rights,” Sweden reflected, “things go before [euthanasia], like the oppression of women” in the context of contraceptives. The delegations of Peru and the Czech republic spoke for the topic. Peru decided the most important aspect of the topic was creating a global standard, whether the committee decided euthanasia was legal or not, in order to prevent future trends like suicide tourism. The delegation of the Czech Republic declared that the topic was straightforward and if the committee worked efficiently, the standard would be quickly resolved. The delegation did not, however, share the Czech Republic’s stance on euthanasia.
Voting to set a topic requires a simple majority and passed at twenty-two to eighteen. The committee is optimistic as they launch into debate to set global euthanasia standards.
The rolling speakers list began with the delegation of Nigeria emphasizing the importance of discussing female access to contraception in the Middle East. The delegation of Iran agreed and asked the committee to consider religious sanctity and the Middle East’s tenuous relations with western nations. The delegation of Afghanistan added that an increase in availability of contraception in the Middle East, which includes Afghanistan, would negatively affect the development of nations in the Middle East.
The delegations of North Korea and the Ivory Coast advocated space debris as the first topic of discourse. During her thirty second speaking time, the delegation of the Ivory Coast strongly stated that “Space debris will harm the Earth if not sustained or reduced.”
Only one of the ten delegations to speak, the delegation of Israel, hoped to set the topic to the adverse health effects of nanotechnology. However, four delegates strongly urged the committee to focus their efforts on resolving the euthanasia debacle. The delegation of China mentioned the trend of “suicide tourism” or traveling to a country where euthanasia is legal for the sole purpose of committing euthanasia.
After the ten speakers, the chairs were motioned to set the topic to euthanasia. In accordance to parliamentary procedure, two speakers spoke for the topic and two against. the delegations of Israel and Sweden spoke against agreeing that female access to contraceptives in the Middle East was a much more pressing matter because of the “possible religious impediments” said Israel. “In the field of human rights,” Sweden reflected, “things go before [euthanasia], like the oppression of women” in the context of contraceptives. The delegations of Peru and the Czech republic spoke for the topic. Peru decided the most important aspect of the topic was creating a global standard, whether the committee decided euthanasia was legal or not, in order to prevent future trends like suicide tourism. The delegation of the Czech Republic declared that the topic was straightforward and if the committee worked efficiently, the standard would be quickly resolved. The delegation did not, however, share the Czech Republic’s stance on euthanasia.
Voting to set a topic requires a simple majority and passed at twenty-two to eighteen. The committee is optimistic as they launch into debate to set global euthanasia standards.