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    Olavarrieta, 2008). The estimate of abortions that take place in Mexico is 33 per 1000 women aged 15-44 (Juarez, Singh, Garcia, & Olavarrieta, 2008). The contraception use rate is 72.5% and their maternal mortality rate is 38 deaths per 100,00 live births (“The World Factbook - Mexico,” 2001). There is a lot of stigma surrounding abortion in Mexico although studies have shown that the majority of Mexicans think abortion should be allowed under certain circumstances (García et al., 2004b). I support

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    Teenagers should have access to birth control devices. The most compelling argument against this thesis is the idea that they are not emotionally mature enough to be having sex at all, in that it is a meaningful commitment that should be only taken up by adults who have the ability to consent fully and understand the consequences of their behavior. Additionally, sexual behavior contains a lot of risks of many different natures. There is the emotional risk of engaging in such intimate activity

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    It is a rather disturbing experience for any woman to find out that for one reason or the other she may not become pregnant and have children of her own. In such cases, she may undergo assisted reproductive technology and adoption attempts. But if they fail, the only remaining option she will have is surrogacy. (Sclater, 2003) Surrogacy is an understanding or an arrangement in which one woman carries and then delivers a child for another person or couple. The woman who carries the child is known

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    transitioned the situation into a public debate. Public Relations is needed to maintain Limbaugh positive political platform for the future. II. Situation Analysis The Rush Limbaugh Show has a format that has remained nearly unchanged since in began in 1988. The program is always aired live and primarily consists of Limbaugh’s monologues, which are based on the news of the day, interspersed with parody ads, phone calls from listeners, and a variety of comedy bits. Rush Limbaugh, personally, is considered

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    we have also we needed a substantial increase in the proportions of women who have had a nonmarital pregnancy and birth. For example, according to the U.S. Census, for all women 15 to 29 years of age, the proportion who conceived their first birth prior to marriage increased from about 33 percent in the 1970-1974 period to 40 percent in 1985-1988; the proportion having their first birth prior to marriage went from 18 to 28 percent. The percentages are much higher for black than for white women and

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    adolescence health in the United States. Consequences of having sex at a young age generally results in unsafe sex practices. The consequences can be due to the lack of knowledge about sex education, and access to birth control/contraception (NIH, 2005). Due to the lack of knowledge and access to birth control, adolescents involve in risk taking when they start to explore sexual intimate relationships.

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    Over the years, access to birth control has remained quite regulated. These harsh regulations make the process for teens, who are using the pill for their own health, uncomfortable and socially awkward. Many teens use the pill to regulate natural female occurrences and are looked down upon due to the social stigma behind the pill. Although some say that allowing teens more access to birth control can teach them that certain behaviors are okay, easier access to the pill would allow young women to

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    working class women had a much more active role in family planning and size restriction simply because her income contributed to the survival of the family (McLaren 1977). While working and lower class families used the traditionally accepted forms of birth control such as coitus interruptus and abstinence, other forms like condoms were simply too expensive and unavailable to them. Both classes also remained of the traditional mindset that life was not present until 40-80 days past conception, after the

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    population is expected to grow to 203 million to 226 million people by year 2050. In the 1970 Brazil was facing rapid population growth and a food shortage. Research shows that Brazil is the third largest agricultural producer in the world. The birth rate in Brazil has dropped since the 1970 's. Some

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    In 1916, Margaret Sanger founded the first birth control clinic, laying the foundation for Planned Parenthood to come into existence. Twenty years later, in a U.S v. One Package ruling, The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals states that in order to promote well-being and save lives, physicians may prescribe contraceptives. Throughout the state of Iowa, education efforts prominently began with contraceptive lectures in 1938. The health center in Des Moines starts offering abortion services after Roe v

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