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Topics for Debates

BE58334 SEMINAR IN ENGLISH APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND
MEDICAL BUSINESS
AJ. JIRAWOOT SARARIT

Topics on Healthcare Issues

1. Is there a link between poverty and poor health?
2. Is the cost of healthcare in the United States justified?
3. What drives the cost of healthcare in Thailand?
4. Should there be an opt-in or opt-out donor system?
5. Should the state provide free health care to homeless people?
6. Should people be encouraged to turn to homeopathy first?

Topics on Healthcare Issues

7. Should unconventional forms of medicine be part of national healthcare?
8. Should uninsured people be provided with any medical care?
9. Should there be criminal responsibility for medical errors?
10. Should doctors be allowed to promote particular medical products?
11. Should US hospitals provide a free translator to non-English speaking
patients?

Topics on Policies that can Affect
Healthcare Practices

12. Should euthanasia be illegal?
13. Should abortion be legal?
14. Should surrogate pregnancy be used on demand or only for health
reasons?
15. Is womb transplantation a good alternative to surrogate pregnancy?
16. Should people with mental health issues be treated in or outside of
the community?
17. Should children vaccination be mandatory?

Topics on Policies that can Affect
Healthcare Practices

18. Should people be refused organ transplantation for leading an unhealthy
lifestyle?
19. Should the organ transplantation committee consider the patient’s
personal details (marital status, children, accomplishments, personal qualities)
when choosing what person will receive an organ?
20. Should doctors be required to report the cases of organ trafficking?
(when a person has a needed organ, even though he did not get it being on
the national list)
21. Should a doctor be able to provide medical care to a minor despite their
parent’s wishes?

Topics on Policies and Practices that Affect
the Health of the Nation

22. Should marijuana/drugs be legalized?

23. What are the effects of TV shows concerned with diets and losing
weight? (Do they motivate and inspire others or promote body
image ideal and the related issues?)

24. Do TV shows portraying cosmetic surgery make people more
inclined to refer to it? If yes, should they be banned?

25. Should TV commercials for alcohol/fast food chains be banned?

Topics on Policies and Practices that Affect
the Health of the Nation

26. Should the state regulate social media use to prevent its negative
impact on mental health and social media addiction?

27. Should there be state regulation of fast food chains?

28. How should the issue of obesity be treated: as a personal
problem or as a public concern? (Should obese people be entitled to
better healthcare coverage or additional days off?)

29. Can exercising worsen health?

Topics on Policies and Practices that Affect
the Health of the Nation

30. Should teens be able to obtain birth control pills?

31. Who should decide whether to place an elderly in the elderly
center: an elderly person himself/herself, children, healthcare
specialist?

32. Should the state refuse to import the products, which were
manufactured/obtained at the cost of someone’s health? (Consider
pollution in China, child labor, etc.)

33. Should the government do more or less to make people lead a
healthy lifestyle?

Topics on Medical Research

34. Should cloning/genetic engineering research be allowed?
35. Can medical research pose a threat? If yes, what are the ways to
mitigate it?
36. Should scientists work to make computers displace doctors?
What can be the potential benefits/drawbacks?
37. Can animals be used to test drugs?
38. Should there be any limits to medical tests on humans?

Topics on Medical Research

39. Should more funding be allocated to practical research projects,
which provide direct medical help to individuals, or National Institute
of Health dealing mostly with projects without immediate practical
application?
40. Should scientists research options for people to become
immortal?
41. If the research was able to provide a solution to one healthcare
issue, what should it be?