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There are a couple types of abortions used, one form is medically. In this process you’re given various medications that are intended to end your pregnancy. Women that choose a medical abortion are willing to undergo a surgical abortion if the first one fails. The medical procedure has a success rate that ranges from 75-95%, with about 2-4% of failed abortions that require a surgical procedure. The process involves bleeding, often heavy just like a period, that must be differentiated from hemorrhage. No matter how much tissue that has passed, a woman must see a doctor to make sure the process is complete. There's a rare and serious

The way late term abortion are performed after 20 weeks gestation, are most commonly performed by dilation and evacuation (these procedures are used for 96% of abortions at 13 weeks of gestation) or dilation and extraction. Neither of these methods involve “ripping babies out of the womb” and the fetuses are not alive during such procedures. During the dilation

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Today reliable and birth control is accessible to most Americans and 8 of 10 women have taken oral contraceptives at some point in their lives. Birth control methods are still rapidly evolving. Even in 1960, nearly all birth control methods were conducted during intercourse such as condoms. Now, pregnancy prevention is taken beforehand with oral contraceptives, IUDs, female sterilization, and vasectomies. Starting in the twentieth century, Birth control has allows women to control the timing and number of births, the pill made it easier for women to enter and remain in the paid

Since the methods of birth control have changed significantly, today the most common method used is the pill. Which is a type of medication

Starting with the practices of abortion, which also depend on the number of weeks a woman is pregnant, the first is a medical abortion, which can be preformed within the first 50 days of a woman’s pregnancy by using a drug called “misoprostol” (Stutter Health). This causes an abortion without the need of surgery or a vacuumed (Stutter Health). The second form of abortion is the surgical abortion, this is perhaps the most common occurs by the 13th week of a pregnancy (SexInfo Online). This procedure starts with vacuuming out the uterus while the mother is under a mild amnestic (Stutter Health). While this procedure is being performed, medical professional Maureen Condic has concluded that fetuses can feel pain during the act of an abortion, “There is universal agreement that pain is detected by the fetus in the first trimester"

By the 1960s, over 12.5 million women were using it. The pill remains today the most popular form of birth control in the U.S., but the progression of birth controls throughout time has made leaps and bounds; condoms, vaginal rings, shots, patches, surgical operations and emergency contraceptives are just a few of the effective birth control methods used today (www.arhp.org).

The process of abortion is performed either medically with a pill or done surgically. Since abortion is legal in most states up to the 2nd trimester, imagine how developed some of these unborn children are at the time of abortion. The pill method causes a miscarriage to occur, while the surgical methods physically remove the baby. Vacuum aspiration involves removing the fetus by suction. The 2nd procedure of dilation and evacuation involves medically ripening the cervix and the manual removal of the fetus and placenta with forceps (Lohr, Fjerstad,

Contraception is a popular, but highly debated topic among most Americans. An article published by the Guttmacher Institute reported, “In 2011, nearly half (45% or 2.8 million) of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the United States each year were unintended.” (“Unintended Pregnancy”). Many women, both in a relationship and single, are searching for contraceptive options. A contraception is, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation.” (Merriam-Webster 494). Oral birth control pills are one of the most popular and effective contraception options but the unavailability of these pills makes this option difficult for many women.

At 13 weeks into her pregnancy, 29-year-old Jessica Smith lost her 5th baby, lifesitenews states. “I expected to be handed a blob that early into pregnancy. But instead, I was handed a perfectly formed tiny baby. He had perfectly formed fingers and toes. He had tiny, completely identifiable ears, nose, and mouth,” Jessica Smith told lifesitenews. According to Procon, abortion is one of the most debated topics in the United States (Procon).  Planned Parenthood states, there are two different ways a woman can undergo an abortion, the abortion pill, or an in-clinic abortion. The pill only works up to ten weeks into a pregnancy. The doctor will give a woman her first pill in the clinic, and anywhere from six to 48 hours later, a woman can take the second one at home. There are two different types of in-clinical abortions. A suction abortion is used for a pregnancy anywhere between ten and 16 weeks. It uses suction to empty the uterus. Dilation and evacuation is used for a pregnancy anytime after 16 weeks and involves suction, and medical tools to empty a woman’s uterus (Planned Parenthood). Abortion results in terminating an unwanted pregnancy and should be illegal worldwide.

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Current birth control methods have been around for 50 plus years and during this time frame, the different types of birth control have evolved and changed. In the article written by George T. Krucik (2013), he lists “12 of the most popular birth control methods, which includes: Hormonal Intrauterine Device (IUD), Copper Intrauterine Device (IUD), the Implant, the Shot, the Pill, Contraceptive Vaginal Ring, Contraceptive Patch, Morning-After Pill, Diaphragm, Male Condom, Female Condom, and lastly the Contraceptive sponge” (p. 1-7).

Furthermore, the oral contraception’s is the most popular form of the hormonal contraception in the United States, but is one of the most un-guided form to keep up with. According to Kelli Hall, about 30 percent of women have reported that they were missing one or more pills per month, which cause them to discontinue the pill and raised their chances three times higher to likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who stayed on the method. Also, confirming that the reason behind the one million unwanted pregnancies that occurred in the United States over the past two years was because pill failure and the misguiding instructions giving to the patient by the pharmacist. Hall also states in her research that the coloration of oral contraception

xAn abortion is defined as a deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. There are many chemical contraceptives and morning after pills that some would also consider a form of abortion though for the sake of this paper we will only define the two main methods for performing an abortion. An Aspiration is a surgical abortion usually performed within the first month gestation. This 10-15-minute procedure involves the suction of the uterus to remove the fetus and placenta. Recovery time can take as long as a few hours after the procedure. Dilation and Evacuation is a surgical abortion performed beyond the 16-week gestation period. This involves a synthetic dilator the day before, as well as using a shot to guarantee fetal death. After this, removal of the tissue away from the lining will begin. Suctioning completes the process to ensure all contents are completely removed. This procedure usually last between 15-30 minutes. Both Aspiration as well as Dilation and Evacuation procedures can come with the risk of side effects including cramping, nausea, bleeding, sweating and infection.

Birth Control has been a topic of debate for years. Nevertheless, several issues and opinions arise when talking about it. Birth Control was first released in the form of a pill in 1960. Since then birth control has evolved into several different forms, including pills, patches, implants, injections, and sponges. As stated by the Guttmacher Institute, “more than 43 million women of reproductive age are sexually active and want to prevent pregnancy, as of October 2015. Among these women who do not want to become pregnant, 62 percent are using contraception.” (qtd. in “Birth control” 1).