"Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override." It is because I so strongly concur with this quote by Joseph Thurof, that I compelled to affirm today's resolution; be it resolved that the individual ought to value the sanctity of life above the quality of life. Before moving on, I would like to define a few key terms that clearly pertain to the realms of this resolution. An individual is defined by Oxford English Dictionary, as a self-conscious or rational being and ought is a moral obligation. The sanctity of life is defined by the encyclopedia of Bioethics as the intrinsic value of life and that all life is equally important and the quality of life is defined as the relative and unequal value to human lives on the basis of the possible consequences of variable qualities.

My value in today's round is that of morality. Morality is defined as the principles of right and wrong in relation to human action and character and is prominent in today's round because the individual has a moral obligation not to kill him or herself. Individuals have the right to life, endowin

Contention two. The quality of life ethic of an individual is very subjective. The quality of life is characterized in numerous amounts of ways and can differ from person to person. Anything from cancer to mental depression can reduce the quality of one's life. Clearly, there is no absolute method of determining where the line of distinction comes into play, because one cannot establish a clear-cut difference between a good and bad quality of life. By valuing the quality of life there is no objective determination where a certain quality is within this good and bad quality of life. The quality of life relies on a determination of a subjective condition of life, therefore casting doubt upon the subjective standards of life itself. How can we uphold a side where its boundaries are limitless, with no clear-cut distinctions? Simply we cannot. However with the quality of life stance being clearly subjective, we can only uphold individual dignity by the individual having a moral obligation to preserve his/her life.

g that life should be preserved at all costs.

We can clearly see that the sanctity of life is better upheld through the value of morality supported with that of dignity. Each individual has a moral obligation to preserve and protect their life by all means. Society cannot afford the lives of many to be taken, only as an end of improving the quality of life, and in turn providing an unequal balance of equal worth. For these reasons that I present before you, I strongly u

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