I．　Organ　Transplants
For　：　
1．　they　prolong　life
2．　they　are　supported　by　the　　medical　profession
3．　they　enhance　medical　science　
4．　they　are　a　challenge　to　surgeons
5．　critically　ill　people　want　transplants　in　order　to　live　
6．　costs　will　come　down　as　the　surgery　becomes　routine
7．　there　is　no　"time"　to　die
8．　death　is　defined　as　brain　death
9．　the　drugs　cyclosporine　and　FK-506　have　helped　eliminate　the　problem　of　rejection
Against　：
1．　they　are　too　expensive
2．　they　favor　the　　rich
3．　they　encourage　the　poor　in　Third　World　countries　to　sell　their　organs
4．　they　are　unnatural　as　seen　by　the　body'　s　rejection
5．　they　are　often　unsuccessful
6．　the　idea　is　sinister
7．　Nature　has　decided　when　we　should　die
8．　the　process　of　deciding　who　gets　the　next　available　organ　is　unfair　
9．　there　is　as　yet　no　agreement　on　what　constitutes　death　(brain　-dead　versus　heart-dead)

J．　Civil　Disobedience
For　：
1．　it　draws　attention　to　unjust　of　unconstitutional　laws
2．　it　is　a　matter　of　religious　or　moral　convictions
3．　it　is　the　only　way　to　fight　oppression　
4．　it　is　usually　nonviolent
5．　it　is　used　only　in　extreme　circumstances
6．　it　goes　back　to　the　time　of　Jesus　Christ
7．　it　is　common,　like　cheating　on　taxes　and　illegal　parking
8．　God'　s　laws　take　precedence　over　man'　s　laws
9．　protestors　are　ready　to　accept　punishment　for　their　beliefs
10．　many　famous　people　have　engaged　in　civil　disobedience　(e.g.,　Mahatma　Gandhi　and　Andrei　Sakharov)
11．　there　are　many　famous　examples　such　as　the　Boston　Tea　Party　and　conscientious　objectors　during　the　Vietnam　War
Against　：
1．　no　one　is　above　the　law
2．　it　can　quickly　destroy　law　and　order
3．　it　leads　to　anarchy
4．　it　leads　to　contempt　for　all　laws
5．　protestors　are　cowards　trying　to　escape　punishment
6．　protestors　often　resort　to　violence
7．　the　democratic　process　should　be　used　to　effect　change

K．　Abortion
For　：
1．　it　is　a　woman'　s　fundamental　right,　say　abortion-rights　advocates
2．　it　is　necessary　for　unwed　mothers
3．　it　is　necessary　for　rape　victims
4．　it　is　necessary　in　some　cases　to　save　a　mother'　s　life
5．　procreation　is　a　couple'　s　choice
6．　it　is　a　form　of　birth　control
7．　poor,　illiterate　women　want　it　
8．　most　women　support　it　
9．　it　is　necessary　to　prevent　overpopulation
10．　it　prevents　unwanted　babies　from　coming　into　the　world
11．　it　is　not　murder　because　a　fetus　is　not　yet　a　human　being
Against：
1．　it　is　murder　(infanticide),　say　anti-choice　groups
2．　life　begins　at　conception
3．　it　is　an　unnatural　practice
4．　it　is　immoral　because　only　God　can　take　a　life　
5．　a　fetus　is　a　human　being-unborn　but　viable
6．　the　rights　of　a　fetus　must　be　protected
7．　it　is　painful　for　the　fetus-a　barbaric　practice
8．　it　is　not　the　same　as　other　modern　birth-control　devices
9．　it　causes　many　women　to　have　guilt　feelings
10．unwanted　babies　can　be　put　up　for　adoption