Tournament: Bronx | Round: 1 | Opponent: Hawken KJ | Judge: Doggett, Matthew
Aff Case
I affirm resolved: World Trade Members ought to reduce Intellectual Property Protections on medicines.
The value is morality, because the use of the word “ought” in the resolution implies moral obligation.
The value criterion is Distributive Justice. Prefer for two reasons:
1 The Difference Principle- prioritizing providing for the disadvantaged.
2 Allocation of equal material goods to all members of society.
The definition of ought proves to us the clear question in this resolution.
Webster 21-“ought,” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ought. September 23 2021.
Definition of ought (Entry 1 of 4) —used to express obligation ought to pay our debts, advisability ought to take care of yourself, natural expectation ought to be here by now , or logical consequence the result ought to be infinity
It is morally correct of us to equally distribute our goods and resources. But the use of patents entirely restricts us from fulfilling our moral duties.
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Framework
How we define our actions as moral or immoral.
Alkhatib, O.J. A 17 - Architectural Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University, Moral (Normative) Framework for the Judgment of Actions and Decisions in the Construction Industry and Engineering: Part II. Sci Eng Ethics 23, 1617–1641 ( December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9851-5
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The “moral framework is understood in general as a set of
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norms and values of these three elements.
It is wrong for us to withhold crucial resources from the poorer nations. This follows,
Lamont, Julian and Christi Favor, "Distributive Justice", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2017 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2017/entries/justice-distributive/. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-distributive/
John Rawls’ alternative distributive principle, |
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lifetimes than men in the market economy.
The Difference Principles relates to global medicines because it forces the idea of medicine accessibility to all, especially those of less developed nations.
Liu Y, Salwi S, Drolet BC
Multivalue ethical framework for fair global allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine
Journal of Medical Ethics 2020;46:499-501.
Vaccine distribution is currently determined by two primary considerations:
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needs so that limited access to care does not overwhelm healthcare infrastructure is important to maximally save lives.
Sekalala, S., Forman, L., Hodgson, T., Mulumba, M., Namyalo-Ganafa, H., and Meier, B. M. (2021). Decolonising human rights: how intellectual property laws result in unequal access to the COVID-19 vaccine. BMJ global health, 6(7), e006169. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006169
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277484/
The current global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is largely dictated
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exercising their right to freedom of movement on an equal basis.
LMICs are being prohibited access to buy or make vaccines due to the desperate need of a patent waiver. Therefore, this current issue directly relates to the resolution in question.
The immediate crisis of COVID-19 has triggered countries to beg for TRIPS waivers in order to get vaccines.
Cimino-Isaacs et all. 21(Cathleen D. Cimino-Isaacs- Analyst in International Trade and Finance. Research associate with the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Rachel F. Fefer- Analyst in International Trade and Finance. Director of Enterprise Partnerships at Gorgias. Ian. Fergusson- Specialist in International Trade and Finance at the Library of Congress, “The World Trade Organization,” February 9, 2021, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10002)
WTO members face challenges in responding to the global trade and economic slowdown from COVID19
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duplication of work, and promote relevant initiatives”.