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Egyptian women will succeed without assistance - 

Coleman ’12, director of the women and foreign policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations (“Arab Women Rising: An Uncertain Future”, NPR, http://www.npr.org/2012/01/01/144546051/arab-women-rising-an-uncertain-future)

Women marched in Tahrir Square ...don't think can be put back in that bottle.

Aff style dialogues are already happening – the virginity test case they site led to huge public backlash and a court case that ruled in favor of the protesters

New York Times 12-27 (“Court in Egypt Says Rights of Women Were Violated”, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/world/africa/egyptian-court-says-virginity-tests-violated-womens-rights.html)

An administrative court ruled Tuesday that the Egyptian ...women marching, to protect them from harassment.

Egyptian women will take political power

Egyptian Gazette ‘12 (January 4, A’laa Koddous Allah, “Yearender: Women in the balance”, http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=22816&title=Yearender:%20Women%20in%20the%20balance)

When the protests turned into battles with police...as they want to have a say in Egypt's political future.

Every life is an end in and of itself – All lives are infinitely valuable, the only ethical option is to maximize the number saved

Cummisky 96 (David, professor of philosophy at Bates, “Kantian Consequentialism”, p. 131) 

Finally, even if one grants that ...with dignity who are saved, the better.8

Exclusion is a reason to vote neg – They advocate that the group they save is more important than the rest of humanity – Since all lives are equal, you should treat them that way by protecting the greatest number

Dworkin 77 (Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University (Ronald 1977, “Taking Rights Seriously” pg 274-5)

The liberal conception of equality sharply limits...to be treated with equal concern and respect

Extinction destroys all human aspiration – Claims to outweigh it destroy value to life

Schell 82 (Jonathan, Visiting professor of liberal studies at Harvard University, “Fate of the Earth”)

For the generations that now have ...he future generations, and let human life go on. 

Utilitarianism is key to morality – Extinction prevents future generation from attaining other values

Nye 86 (Joseph S. 1986; Phd Political Science Harvard. University; Served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; “Nuclear Ethics” pg. 45-46)

Is there any end that could justify a nuclear war ...topic of both prudential and moral reasoning. 

Utilitarianism is inevitable even in deontological frameworks

Green 2 – Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Harvard University (Joshua, November 2002 "The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Truth About Morality And What To Do About It", 314)

Some people who talk of balancing rights may think ...sort of way or covertly consequentialist.

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