ProCon.org

Archived ProCon.org notices (older than 30 days)

11/6/2009 - UPDATED: How 728 Schools Are Using ProCon.org – ProCon.org is now used by schools in all 50 US states (North Dakota just added) and 17 countries (Sweden and Macedonia just added).  119 elementary and middle schools, 282 high schools, and 327 colleges and universities use the free nonpartisan research we provide to stimulate critical thinking.

11/4/2009 - NEW: ProCon.org Volunteers & Interns - See the latest volunteer research opportunities at ProCon.org along with profiles of our talented and hard working senior interns, interns, and volunteers.

10/28/2009 - NEW: Survey for High School Students Only – If you’re in high school, please take our 10 question survey about ProCon.org, critical thinking, and you.

ACLU

Archived ACLU notices (older than 30 days)

11/19/2009 - UPDATED:  Does the US need affirmative action?

11/9/2009 - UPDATED: The ACLU in the Supreme Court project presents summaries of US Supreme Court cases the ACLU has been involved in.  We have now posted 500 summaries out of the 735 ACLU cases heard by the Supreme Court between 1925 and 1999. 

Alternative Energy

Archived Alternative Energy notices (older than 30 days)

10/27/2009 - NEW: Should the US build more hydropower dams?

10/26/2009 - UPDATED: Can alternative energy effectively replace fossil fuels?

Born Gay

Archived Born Gay notices (older than 30 days)

11/5/2009 - UPDATED: Same-Sex Marriage Timeline: Maine becomes the 31st US state to reject same-sex marriage at the ballot box.  It remains legal in five states (CT, IA, MA, NH, VT).

10/28/2009 - UPDATED: Should hate crime legislation include sexual orientation? - Today President Obama signed into law the first federal law that includes protection for victims of sexual orientation related hate crimes.  Read pro and con arguments on whether such legislation should have been passed.

Euthanasia

Archived Euthanasia notices (older than 30 days)

11/20/2009 - UPDATED: What are Muslim perspectives on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide?

10/21/2009 - UPDATED: What are Jewish perspectives on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide?

Felon Voting

Archived Felon Voting notices (older than 30 days)

10/28/2009 - UPDATED:  Top Ten Pros and Cons - Read the top arguments (10 Pro and 10 Con) about whether or not felons should be allowed to vote. The debate surrounds issues such as trusting a felon’s judgment, crime deterrence, racism, constitutional legality, and more.

Medical Marijuana

Archived Medical Marijuana notices (older than 30 days)

11/13/2009 - The American Medical Association changed its official medical marijuana policy and now "urges that marijuana's status as a federal Schedule I controlled substance be reviewed." Its prior policy stated that "marijuana be retained in Schedule I."

11/4/2009 - UPDATED:  On Nov. 3, 2009, 59% of voters in Maine approved a medical marijuana ballot measure that requires the state to establish a registry identification program, allows nonprofit dispensaries to operate, and increases the number of approved conditions for legal medical marijuana use.

10/30/2009 - UPDATED:  "Should marijuana be rescheduled?"  (45 KB) Read our five-page pro and con document about whether marijuana should be reclassified to Schedule II or III or lower, instead of its current classification in Schedule I with drugs like LSD and heroin.

10/29/2009 - UPDATED: Physicians' Views on Medical Marijuana - See 90 physicians’ views on whether or not marijuana should be a medical option. Our updated research shows that 54.4% of physicians cited on medicalmarijuana.procon.org are Pro medical marijuana, including Dr. John A. Benson, Jr., one of the authors of the 1999 Institute of Medicine report "Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base."

10/23/2009 - UPDATED: Is marijuana an effective treatment for reducing nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy?

Prostitution

Archived Prostitution notices (older than 30 days)

11/5/2009 - UPDATED: Did You Know? – An estimated 1% of American women have worked as prostitutes. Selling non-coital sex acts is legal in Japan. The number of US prostitution-related arrests ranged from California's 14,506 to Vermont's three in 2004. Read these and other interesting little known facts in the legalizing prostitution debate.

11/4/2009 - NEW: Rhode Island Outlaws Indoor Prostitution, Closing Legal Loophole – Prostitution in Rhode Island became legal in 1980 due to a legal loophole in state laws. Nevada now remains the only US state with legal prostitution.

Right to Health Care

Archived Right to Health Care notices (older than 30 days)

11/6/2009 - UPDATED: Healthcare.procon.org references a new World Health Organization report showing that the United States ranked #1 in per capita health care expenditures ($6,719), #31 in life expectancy (78 year average lifespan), and #152 in infant mortality rate (6 deaths per 1,000 infants) out of 193 countries.

US - Iraq War

Archived US - Iraq War notices (older than 30 days)

11/13/2009 - UPDATED:  Top Ten Pros and Cons - Read the top arguments (10 Pro and 10 Con) about whether or not the US should have attacked Iraq. The debate surrounds issues such as Iraq as a threat to the US, possible Iraqi ties to al-Qaeda, WMDs, oil as a reason for invading, and more.