P．　Compulsory　Military　Service
For　：
1．　it　aims　to　strengthen　national　defense
2．　it　teaches　young　men　discipline
3．　it　builds　character　and　physical　fitness
4．　it　teaches　valuable　skills
5．　it　nurtures　a　spirit　of　comradeship　an　equality
6．　it　offers　opportunities　for　overseas　travel
7．　it　exists　in　many　countries　(e.g.,　Switzerland,　Singapore)
8．　it　reduces　unemployment
9．　it　instills　a　sense　of　patriotism
Against：
1．　it　is　unnecessary　in　view　of　today'　s　professional　armies
2．　it　is　a　step　away　from　peace
3．　some　countries　have　abolished　it　(e.　g.,　the　U.S.,　Japan)
4．　today'　s　armies　do　not　need　unskilled　manpower
5．　it　interrupts　young　men'　s　studies　and　careers
6．　it　is　a　useless　experience　
7．　it　is　a　source　of　slave　labor
8．　it　results　in　bullying　and　conformity
9．　it　does　not　build　character
10．it　can　cause　mental　disorders
11．military　skills　are　useless　in　private　industry

Q．　Voluntary　Euthanasia
For　：
1．　it　is　a　basic　right-the　right　to　die
2．　the　Greek　origin　of　the　word　euthanasia　means　"good　death　"
3．　it　allows　one　to　die　with　dignity
4．　it　allows　one　to　choose　the　time　and　place　of　death
5．　it　is　logical　and　humane
6．　it　can　be　regulated　with　safeguards　(e.g.,　the　person　must　be　rationally　lucid)
7．　it　is　painless
8．　it　is　the　solution　to　a　terminal　illness　with　suffering
9．　the　dying　want　it　
10．some　doctors　will　assist　the　patient　to　end　his　life
11．it　recognizes　death　as　a　natural,　biological　process
12．doctor-assisted　suicide　is　legal　in　Holland,　under　certain　guidelines
Against　：
1．　it　is　murder　or　suicide
2．　it　is　illegal　in　most　countries
3．　most　doctors　oppose　it　
4．　it　is　a　first　step　to　killing　the　old　and　infirm　
5．　it　is　irreversible　in　the　event　of　a　new　cure
6．　only　God　can　end　a　life　
7．　most　religions　oppose　it　
8．　suicide　is　always　irrational
9．　the　dying　are　too　sick　to　know　what　they　want
10．the　dying　should　look　to　hospices　that　dispense　painkillers
11．it　can　be　abused　by　greedy　persons　seeking　an　inheritance