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    Pregnancy is a process that each woman has to go through in order to give birth to a new child, which is often a huge milestone for people that seek stability in life by finding their mate and initiating a family. Although pregnancy can be perceived as a wonderful thing that could happen to a women or a family, many others try to avoid it and try not to have children, for many different reasons. Therefore, a way was needed in order to abort unwanted pregnancies, leading to the concept of abortion

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    Abortion and the Moral Decay of America   Abortion is a tough issue for our country to deal with. There are, on both sides of the argument, well-meaning and intelligent people - as well as the opposite. Despite the difficulty of this issue, it must be confronted, as it is simultaneously rooted in and influential towards the moral foundations and political ideals of America. As a concerned American and a pursuant of open-mindedness, I have reached the conclusion that abortion is a such a threat

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    Should Abortion Be Murder?

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    Abortion has been a longstanding public debate that has many contributing factors. Legislation, personal values, financial stability, and religious beliefs all play a pivotal role in determining whether or not abortion is considered to be murder. There are several articles that highlight abortion from the perception of individuals who support a woman’s right to have one. However, data supporting the notion that abortion is murder is insufficient. This is especially true for the perceptions of those

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    allows Americans to escape the consequences of their actions. “The practice of abortion—the termination of a pregnancy—has been known since ancient times. Various methods have been used to perform an abortion, including the administration of abortifacient herbs, the use of sharpened implements, the application of abdominal pressure, and other techniques.” (1) “Federal action on abortion didn't occur until Roe v. Wade, which declared most state anti-abortion laws unconstitutional. The high court’s

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    Abortion is one of the most well-known and debated topics in today’s society. Although so many people seem to have such a strong opinion on abortion, there are many teens today who don’t really understand what abortion actually is. With today’s technology, though, our understanding of it is also growing. According to Merriam Webster, abortion means the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. (https://www.merriam-webster

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    Pro-Choice: The ethical answer MIDN 4/C Michael Zechariah Thomas FP130, Section 5043 Lt Col Porter 14 April 2015   Draft The moment a woman finds out that she is pregnant, her life choices not only affect herself, but it also affects the child she will bear. What the woman must come to grasp with is that a human being is going to be growing inside of her womb and she must now raise questions as to how she will mother this child once he or she is born. With the first inclination

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    abstraction of a fetus from the uterus.” Abortion can be traced back to archaic times. Back in the days, historically pregnancies were terminated through several methods, before medication came in, such as the utilization of sharpened implements, abortifacient herbs, and the application of abdominal pressure. Recently, with the development of medicine, the rate of abortion has

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    The University Health System Should Distribute the Morning After Pill The United States of America is known for many of its outlandish and outrageous statistics in comparison to other countries. Statistics regarding obesity, homicide rates, and political issues have displayed many of the nation?s weak points. However, the amount of teen pregnancy has become so excessive that it is becoming a cry for help and a statistic that is greatly standing out and can no longer be ignored. In 1999 about

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    Introduction According to the Department of Health and Human Services (2005), approximately 10% to 15% of couples would experience infertility in some form. Infertility occurs when a couple tries to have children without any success (Chandra, 2005). Though most cases of infertility can be attributed to physiological factors in one or both partners, it still has a psychological impact on the relationship. The psychological and mental effects of fertility are present in both men and women, but there

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    Abortion has been used throughout human history as birth control, overpopulation control, and overall better life for the mother and child. There are cases where mothers do not have the substantial needs to raise a child and the two options are an abortion or an adoption. Sadly, many children in the adoption system never find their forever families. Consequently, a mother decides to terminate her pregnancy rather than having the child undergo a tough life. As to have an abortion should be at the

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