21. Laws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times and places.
Agree:
- Laws change due to change in circumstances
Ex: Terri Shiavo was in a persistent vegetative state. When her husband wanted to remove her feeding tube, Governor Bush intervened with Terri's parent's support to pass Terri's Law to prevent the removal of the feeding tube.
- Laws change due to change in times.
Ex: Child marriage
In India, child marriage was common due to the shorter lifespans, the inferior status of women, and an attractive wedding dowry. However, with increasing awareness to women's rights and the prevalence of rape of children in these marriages as well as physical violence, law have been made for a minimum marrying age. Currently, males must be 21 and females must be 18.
Disagree:
- Laws should not be so flexible that it can easily be bent to anyone's desires.
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