HeLa Cells: Taken Without Consent and Used for Profit HeLa cells have been around for 65 years. Most people have never heard of HeLa cells. Medical researchers‚ scientist and biologist know all about them. HeLa cells are a group of cells or “line” taken from a patient and used for scientific research. These groups or lines are usually named after the donor. The cells get their name from the first two letters of the first and last name of the donor. In this case‚ the donor was a poor black woman named
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Birth control is an issue that has puzzled our morality for years. When younger adults‚ teenagers begin to use it‚ it becomes an even larger controversy. Through this our human nature must comprehend the problem‚ act upon it‚ and therefore take a stand that might occasionally conflict with our personal beliefs. Yet‚ birth control continues to strive during a period where people of the world neglect to analyze there own actions and accepting the fact that personal dealings seem to reflect their true
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Should Parents Be Allowed To Spank Their Children? The inhuman act of corporal punishment at home that is discouraged globally by a number of pressure groups and social welfare organizations should be completely banned‚ and parents should be allowed to spank their children. Physical violence practiced on children also known as corporal punishment has been discouraged globally by a number of pressure groups and social organizations for a number of reasons with serious consequences for violators
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Birth Control‚ an argument that can go on and on. This covers many different points‚ especially the issue of how old one should be‚ to access it without consent from a parent. Birth control is a contraceptive that can used to prevent unwanted pregnancies. However‚ there are other uses for this contraceptive such as for acne and cramps‚ but it’s main demand comes from sexually active girls and women. Girls should be able to have access to birth control without consent from a parent. Young girls have
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Teenage Pregnancies The number of teen pregnancies nowadays has become prevalent. Every year‚ more than 360‚000 teen-aged girls who give birth in the United States‚ based on the statistics. There is a tendency that teen pregnancy that may increase the costs in terms of both social and economic of mother and children. Teenage mothers are less likely to receive proper prenatal care‚ and their children are more likely to be born before term‚ to have low birth weight‚ and to have developmental delays
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Birth control For many centuries‚ many countries had problems with the population over exceeding. Throughout the years many people have come up with ideas to lower the birth rate that’s been increasing over the years due to many people having unprotected sex. Although there’s many alternatives to prevent pregnancy in many countries‚ birth control has become very popular when it comes to preventing pregnancy. It has many uses like regulating periods‚ helping with acne‚ and some medical conditions
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Women should be in combat. In 1994 The Department of Defense made a rule that prohibited women to be in combat. Before women were allowed in combat‚ many served with male units and in female engagement teams. Women were also found in the front lines whether they were officially designated combat troops or not‚ and they should be recognized for their service. ("Should Women Be Allowed to Fight in Combat?") While there are cons to women being in combat‚ there are also many pros. Women can obtain some
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eager to start working and become independent. Although a beneficial balance of school and extracurricular activities as well as employment can be productive‚ it is very difficult to maintain. If a student is intending on going to college‚ he or she should only hold very minimal and flexible employment. A part-time job interferes with school in many situations. Even if the job is held after school and on weekends‚ many beneficial extracurricular activities operate at times that do not conflict with
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Giving Birth Control Devices to Teenagers “The best contraceptive is the word no - repeated frequently.” ~Margaret Smith There is a big debate on whether or not birth control devices should be given to teenagers. Both sides of this argument have valid points but society needs to be realistic to the facts that the age of teenagers becoming sexually active is at an early age. Society also needs to realize unwanted pregnancy rate is the highest in the United States. Of course parents of teenagers
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Parents are meant to help children with many different issues that arise. However‚ when it comes to homework‚ should parents intervene? This controversial topic is a huge debate among teachers nationwide. Parents should not get too involved in their children’s homework because it makes it difficult for teachers to access the students’ understanding of the concept taught‚ the student will most likely lose the responsibility to do their own homework then later start to depend only on their parents
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