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SETI experts predict we will soon find alien life
Tomasz Nowakowski, Founder and Editor in Chief, Astrowatch.com, July 9th 2015 [“We could find aliens any day now—SETI scientists discuss extraterrestrial life hunting” [] ] JF

The United States and Private Companies are currently searching for ET life
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to [], ] JF

There is no existing legal framework for the ownership of extraterrestrial life
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to [], RC]

Hence,
The United States Federal Government will prohibit patenting of extraterrestrial biological entities and make the specimens available for public sector research per the WIPO framework as advocated by Kramer. The affirmative reserves the right to clarify in cross-examination.

The WIPO framework restricts private ownership of biological entities
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to [], RC]

Now is the time to resolve extraterrestrial IP, too late once discovered
Kramer, 2015 [William R., “Chapter 37: Outer Space, Alien Life and Intellectual Property Protocols: An Opportunity to Rethink Life Patents,” The SAGE Handbook of Intellectual Property, SAGE Publications Ltd., [], [], RC]

Private ownership of ET life would hurt research and concentrate the benefits to a select few
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to [], RC]

Public research and development is critical in effective biomedics and for the efficiency of private research
Sampat, 2011 [Bhaven N., “APPENDIX DTHE IMPACT OF PUBLICLY FUNDED BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH: A REVIEW,” Measuring the Impacts of Federal Investments in Research: A Workshop Summary, National Academies (US) Committee on Measuring Economic and Other Returns on Federal Research Investments, Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US), [|www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK83123/], RC]

Biomedical research saves the lives of millions upcoming cancer patients.
Hugin, 2014 [Robert J., ("Bob") is the CEO of Celgene Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company with operations in more than 50 countries , “An ecosystem of biomedical innovation”, The Hill, Congress Blog, Healthcare, April 08, [], RC]

** Mishandling ET life transmits disease **
Seth Bauma Et. Al. Department of Geography, Penn State Acta Astronautica Volume 68, Issues 11-12, June-July 2011 [Jacob D. Haqq-Misrab, and Shawn D. Domagal-Goldmanc, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, NASA Planetary Science Division, Acta Astronautica Volume 68, Issues 11-12, June-July 2011, Pages 2114-2129, Would contact with extraterrestrials benefit or harm humanity? A scenario analysis

** The U.S. government is effective at containing disease- CDC proves **
Center for Disease Control and Protection, leading national public health institute of the United States, CDC.Gov, March 19 2014 [“About the CDC” []] JF

ET disease wipes out life on earth.
Seth Bauma Et. Al. as previously cited [Jacob D. Haqq-Misrab, and Shawn D. Domagal-Goldmanc, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, NASA Planetary Science Division, Acta Astronautica Volume 68, Issues 11-12, June-July 2011, Pages 2114-2129, Would contact with extraterrestrials benefit or harm humanity? A scenario analysis http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00945765/68] JF

Biomedical patents oppose the health needs for developing countries
Gold, 2010 [E. Richard, Kaplan W, Orbinski J, Harland-Logan S, N-Marandi S, “Are Patents Impeding Medical Care and Innovation?”, PLoS Med 7(1): e1000208. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000208, [], RC]

Poor health causes poverty
Health Poverty Action [“Key Facts: Poverty and Poor Health,” no date, retrieved 9/8/2015, [], RC]

Poverty empirically is the root cause of war.
Raymond Fisman and Edward Migue, Research Director of the Social Enterprise Program, Columbia Business School and Director of the Center of Evaluations for Global Action at the University of California, Berkeley, Voxeu.org, November 29 2008 [Do conflicts cause poverty, or vice-versa?, []] JF