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    Hope Young ENGL 3200 Sister Marie 6 April 2016 Defund the majority, hurts the minority A teenager has just received the news of her pregnancy. She is not prepared and did not expect to get pregnant, especially at such a young age. Her mind begins racing of her parents’ disappointment, the judgmental remarks and looks she will receive, and if she is mentally and financially ready to take care of baby. She has many options that she can choose from, such as to keep the baby, adoption, and lastly to

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    against the customs and virtues of the society while others may be of the view that “it endangers the mother’s life” (Garfield 45). Although this may be true, couldn’t the same argument be made about openly giving our teenagers access to condoms and birth control? Nevertheless, the fact that access to contraceptives will promote teenage intercourse, does not counteract the risks these teenagers are exposed to when denied contraceptives (Jabour 66).

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    Last month, my cousin miscarried her two-month baby.She got married a year ago, and the loss of the first baby made the family fall in depression. My cousin is one of numerous people out there wishing to have a baby. In contrast, people in the world are using abortion as a just-normal action, and let their children go as they were never existed. Misguided conceptions about abortion has become a forwarding for this action. Promoting moral education by the side with academic education can help ease

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    the matter of sex education is most necessary in the United States. With sex used as a tool to sell and oftentimes depicted unrealistically in television, teenagers have a skewed view of the reality. Furthermore, the United States has the highest birth rate and one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections amongst the developed countries. Sex education is necessary, however whether it be comprehensive or abstinence- only education is debatable. Abstinence only education teaches to delay

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    and sexual abuse are also at a high risk. The children that grow up in these kinds of environments end up at a high risk of getting pregnant at an early age (Farber 283). The mother and child are both affected by teenage births. A teenage mother is more likely to give birth prematurely and this could be terrible for the baby resulting in long term effects. Some of those effects include death, developmental problems, behavioral problems, and cerebral palsy. The mother is also less likely to finish

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    Grounded theory guided the identification of important themes in the transcripts relating to young adult males’ norms, attitudes, and perceptions of sexual health. Concepts relevant to the study were developed and provisionally verified through systematic review of the data (O’Sullivan & Meyer-Bahlburg, 2003). This methodology allowed for themes to be identified and explored bi-directionally, with early themes derived from analyzed data to be tested against subsequently analyzed data (Strauss and

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    Leber ENG 122 October 22nd, 2014 Going Too Far The death of Brady Paul Surovik is tragic, but Amendment 67 goes too far. On July 5, 2012, Heather Surovik was hit by a drunk driver in her car and lost her unborn baby (Fender). The baby, Brady, was near birth, but not considered a person by the State of Colorado. The Surovik’s feel ripped of their justice, unable to avenge their son’s life. The Brady Amendment is a way of getting justice for Brady’s parents by having the Colorado Criminal Code and the Colorado

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    Sexuality is huge and even more for those living with special needs especially because they tend to get totalized by their illness. Often their sexuality will be looked over or forgotten regardless of their desire and need to feel wanted intimately. Sexuality education is not all about sex. “Sexuality education is a life-long process that encompasses many things: the biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of sexuality” (Gerhardt, 2012). Sexuality education is about safety

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    environmental factors begin affecting development during pregnancy and after delivery. Significant factors include Jane’s alcohol use during pregnancy, the stress Jane experiences during the third trimester due to Roberto’s layoff, and Sam’s 6-week preterm birth by C-Section. Alcohol is a teratogen that can potentially affect a developing

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    family planning practices. Contraception in general is a delicate matter due to the stigma attached in societies where high fertility is culturally valued. Reactions from “government policy [or] the way a husband might perceive his wife’s use of birth control” can be deterrents for a woman to abandon her own desires to refrain from pregnancy (Hansman, 2014). It can be argued that even if proper contraceptive methods were provided to women in developing nations, the actual usage is

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