Health and Lifestyle 101 Research Project #1 Issue #13: “Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?” Abortion remains to be one of the most controversially debated issues internationally. Pro-life and pro-choice groups continue to research and contemplate whether the information of the relationship between abortion and depression has quantifiable data. Pro-life groups advocate that the correlation between abortion and mental distress in women is in fact valid due to multiple studies‚ and that
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The Side Effects of an Abortion In 1973 the death risk from abortion was 3.4 deaths per 100‚000 women. Before 1973 there were even more deaths as it was an illegal procedure‚ many unqualified people who didn’t know what they are doing‚ undertook the procedure and often used hangers and other sharp objects. By 1985 the death risk had dropped to .4 deaths per 100‚000 women‚ and today it is a very rare occasion for a woman to die from an abortion. As time has gone on and our country
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Introduction Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability1. Abortion is a very controversial topic‚ because there are so many people on both sides of the abortion debate and some can’t just seem to decide. Abortion is a topic under ethics in philosophy. Ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do‚ usually in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benefits to society‚ fairness
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The Bible says‚ “The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.” Romans 122:2 (NIV) Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before birth‚ resulting in‚ or accompanied by‚ the death of the fetus. It has become one of the most widely debated ethical issues of our time. Considering what is ethical and what is legal in terms of abortion becomes very complex. The ethical concerns that revolved around the abortion issue are those that encompass a great many ideals – both religious and personal – that
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HUMAN RIGHTS ANOTHER LOOK AT ABORTION Beryl Holmes President (1987-92) Children by Choice Association‚ QLD ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SOMEWHERE between a quarter and half a million women die every year from illegal abortion (Short 1991). This is an ’epidemic ’ of gigantic proportions. Usually great efforts are made to curb tragic and unnecessary deaths‚ such as those from smallpox‚ malaria and AIDS. It is surprising then that almost nothing has been done about this shocking worldwide
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information gathered by the CDC‚ there were 10‚673 abortions performed in the state of Nevada in 2006. However‚ roughly 2‚600 of those abortions were performed in Reno’s only abortion clinic‚ west end women’s medical group. The decision to terminate a pregnancy is a very personal and unique experience for each woman. When a woman does decide she wants an abortion‚ nurses/caregivers play a vital role in the abortion process. It is essential that abortion clinic nurses/caregivers possess specific characteristics
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or as most of us know it‚ the RH Bill‚ an abundance of organizations and groups claiming they are “pro-life” asserted that passing the bill may pave the way towards legalized abortion in the Philippines. As a country with deeply rooted Catholic beliefs‚ the Philippine government has always imposed a blanket ban on abortion‚ with absolutely no exceptions. Many Filipino citizens urge the government to liberalize the law and follow the footsteps of its more established fellow countries in the West.
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Yetunde Olaniyi 211508785 A Critical Approach in Evaluating the exceptions to Abortion The issue of whether Abortion should be considered morally and lawfully right or wrong is arguably one of the most controversial issues discussed in today’s society. People provide reasons as to why they are for or against the idea of abortion. Some people believe that abortion is morally wrong and should be outlawed. These people however provide reasons for their articulations‚ like the idea that killing
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for this election season‚ and one of the topics that was brought up was about abortion. A portion of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States (U.S.) Constitution states‚ “Nor shall any State deprive any person of life‚ liberty‚ or property‚ without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (Agresti). Many people have asked questions such as: Should abortion be legal? Should it be illegal? How far along can a mother be to be allowed
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March 14‚ 2013 Should Abortion Be Allowed? A lot of controversy has been raised regarding the booming of the cases of abortion. Several news articles‚ pro-abortion groups and even government officials aimed to justify this sudden increase. Reasons varying from the youth of today’s modern thinking to abortion being the only solution to some of the nation’s biggest dilemmas surfaced to the scene making abortion one of the most talked about issues of today. Despite
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