I’m going to assume googling the clue is verboten, so, since I did that and the answer became obvious, I’ll refrain from participating in questions/guesses the rest of this game.
oh, like euthanasia?
voluntary death penalty?
Could be Schrodinger’s Cat maybe?
Question 1 probably would have been answered differently, like “Yes and No”
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You’re also forgetting who is moderating this 20Qs.
Good catch, Mr Mill. 
I meant I will not guess nor ask any questions, & try not to influence others with my comments. Will edit to clarify.
I’m not forgetting because I’ve never had any idea who moderates this place.
Official question: Does it relate to politics?
Moderators have a little shield next to their user name.
Admins do, too, and spacelobster doesn’t moderate. But other than him, I think the shield will give you the info you seem to be missing.
Redacted for my stupidity.
Wrong. That is a question I’m asking in this 20 questions game. It is not directed at you. It is directed at VA.
Thank you, I hadn’t noticed the little shield. That is somewhat helpful. Now I know whose posts to report to help you out. 
I stand corrected. I thought it showed up in my notifications. Not the first nor last time I’m wrong. I’ll edit to correct that.
I’ve edited my post to make it more obvious.
|Q#|Asker|Question|Answer|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|1|John.S.Mill|Did it exist 300 years ago?|Yes|
|2|John.S.Mill|Is it a story?|No|
|3|JFG|Is it related to the paranormal (e.g., deity/witch/vampire, curse/prophesy)?|No|
|4|soyleche|Would you talk about it in a high school science class?|Not as part of the normal curriculum.|
|5|MayanActuary|Does it deal with something experienced mentally? e.g., emotions, feelings, personality, pain, etc.|Yes; but YMMV|
|6|JFG|Does it have a scale of measurement?|No|
|7|John.S.Mill|Is it a joyous feeling/experience?|Not really, but YMMV|
|8|JFG|Would you talk about it in a social studies class?|Yes, but YMMV|
|9|John.S.Mill|Is it a school of thought/belief/philosophy?|No|
|10|John.S.Mill|Is it a historical event?|No|
||Clue 1:|This has been a controversial topic for at least the past 50+ years.||
|11|Celalta|Is it abortion?|No|
|12|MayanActuary|Does it deal with how one person by feel about another group of people?|Not really|
|13|JFG|Is it outer space related?|No|
|14|JFG|Does it deal with life or death?|Yes|
|15|John.S.Mill|Is it environment related?|No|
||Clue 2:|This is often classified in a 2-dimensional matrix with {Passive, Active} being one dimension and {Voluntary, Non-voluntary', Involuntary" being the other.|**|
|16|Lucy|Does it relate to politics?|Not exactly; at least not in terms of a platform that a candidate would present for election.|
|17|-|?|Y/N|
Hint given after questions 15 and 19 if game is still going on.
There are two uses of the term “moderator” used on this site:
- Those who have been empowered to enforce the TOS of this site and can edit/delete others’ posts and issue formal warnings and consequences to those who violate the TOS.
- Those who facilitate various games like Secret Hitler, Secret Gandalf, and the 20 Questions.
My original post to Marcie was in the use of item 2 above (which I thought was clear from context). And I hope that it’s clear who is facilitating this game.
I did not know that you type standing up.
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