Allen Lin Stevens P.4 American Holocaust Abortion is not a personal issue‚ nor is it just a woman’s issue. It is‚ undeniably‚ a human rights issue. Accounting for more than 1.21 million deaths per year‚ abortion is the highest ranked cause of death of Americans.1 Today‚ abortion kills more than heart disease‚ cancer‚ respiratory disease‚ accidents‚ homicides‚ suicide‚ and cancer–combined.2 The number of American babies killed by abortion each year is roughly equal to the number of U.S. military
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Abortion Should Remain Legal Ashley English 3° February 21‚ 2013 Abortion Should Remain Legal Keeping abortion legal would protect women’s health‚ provide families with an alternative choice‚ and eliminate pregnancy laws that conflict with our free society. I. Protect women’s health A. Abortion methods 1. Legal methods 2. Illegal methods B. Illegal abortion mortality rate II. Choice A. Unintended pregnancy B. Age C. Marital status D.
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baby and tried to induce an abortion by jumping up and down. “When nothing happened‚ I started banging my stomach against the window. It was painful‚” she recalled. Finally‚ Jocelyn lost her baby. The family lives on US$4 a day‚ earned by her husband. According to a 2008 study (made public last week) by the Guttmacher Institute‚ a non-profit organisation which carries out research on reproductive health‚ there are an estimated 560‚000 cases of induced abortions per year‚ resulting in some
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Is Abortion Right? Or Is It Wrong? There is a huge subject debate on the word abortion which is still going on today because it is such a controversial topic that some states are continuing to change the law‚ so that abortion can once again be illegal. However‚ throughout the world‚ there are about 115‚000 abortions going on every day and some people are fine with it. An abortion is when a woman decides to kill her unborn child for whatever her reason(s) is/are. That is why many people consider
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Abortion Nina Reyes Physical Education Mitchell Wagner November 8‚ 2013 Abortion should be illegal except in extreme cases such as rape or when a mother is in danger of dying. Many people are against abortion; which is the act of killing a baby (fetus) while in the womb. There are a few different procedures available for abortion that are physically‚ emotionally‚ and mentally harming. In the end‚ people will always have their own vies or opinions on abortion
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There are so many prochoice advocates supporting abortion stating that a mother should have the right to terminate her fetus if she feels incapable of becoming a mother. But I say that is unjust‚ because if that woman chose to be unprotected and not use contraceptives then she should be held accountable to give that fetus life. So many women do not want to be held accountable for being irresponsible. I know it sounds harsh to say that a woman should give birth to the child if she chose to be unprotected
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PRO Legal Abortion A woman’s right to choose abortion is a "fundamental right" recognized by the US Supreme Court. The landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade was decided on Jan. 22‚ 1973‚ and remains the law of the land. [49] Personhood begins at birth‚ not at conception. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy‚ not a baby. Personhood at conception is not a proven biological fact. Fetuses are incapable of feeling pain when an abortion is performed. According to Stuart W. G. Derbyshire
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OUTLINE Topic: Abortion should be banned in all over the world. I. Introduction: Abortion should be banned in all over the world for 2 main reasons : Its bad effect to women’s life and its immorality II. Body: 1. Abortion causes a lot of negative effects on not only women’s physical health but also their psychology: 1.1 Definition of abortion: 1.2Negative effects: + Physical health: + Emotions + Other risks 2 Abortion is against humanity III counterargument and refutation
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Abortion: Are you a murderer? Since the legalization of abortion in 1973‚ over 54 million unborn children have been killed. That’s 1 baby every 20 seconds. Even if scientists could determine when consciousness begins‚ wouldn’t it still be wrong to distinguish a life? Some people believe that terminating a child’s life before birth is alright because the child has not reached consciousness; that consciousness is a state that occurs after birth. However a child begins to dream within the womb after
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Psychiatry 47:1 (2006)‚ pp 16–24 doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01538.x Abortion in young women and subsequent mental health David M. Fergusson‚ L. John Horwood‚ and Elizabeth M. Ridder Christchurch Health and Development Study‚ Christchurch‚ New Zealand Background: The extent to which abortion has harmful consequences for mental health remains controversial. We aimed to examine the linkages between having an abortion and mental health outcomes over the interval from age 15–25 years. Methods:
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