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    The abortion debate is the ongoing controversy surrounding the moral, legal, and religious status of induced abortion. The sides involved are the self-described “pro-choices” and “pro-life” movements. Pro-choice emphasizes the right of women to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy. Pro-life movement emphasizes the right to the embryo or fetus to be carried full term and be born. Both terms are considered loaded to mainstream media, where terms such as “abortion rights” or “anti-abortion” are generally

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    Abortion is the expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. If anything happens before the 28th week of a pregnancy, it is known as an abortion. Most people do not get the whole picture about abortions and how they work and why they should be able to happen. If the pregnancy risked the mother’s life, would you still have the child? This is why abortions should be allowed because of serious situations like this. No other person can tell you what to do with your body

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    With interest in alternative medicine on the rise, there is an increasing demand for evidence based research to support the professional practice of Massage Therapists. Massage can offer pregnant or laboring women an alternate or complimentary form of relaxation and pain management to conventional care. Currently, there are numerus resources on pregnancy massage available to therapists; but more research is required to support and promote the benefits of including a Registered Massage Therapist in

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    It is exactly 11:00am on October 27th, 2017 and the recorded number of abortions that happened today alone in the U.S. is 1,165, and the day isn’t even halfway over yet. Over the course of the whole year so far there have been 761,863 and that number is only going up. World-wide for this past year has been about 1,450,000 abortions; that is over 1,450,000 lives that could’ve been saved and had a chance at life in this world (Number of Abortions). These numbers consist of mostly surgical abortions;

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    The Guttmacher Institute, dedicated to women’s reproductive health reported the following in a recent publication. Almost 350,000 U.S. teenagers under the age of 18 become pregnant each year. Approximately 82% of these pregnancies are unintended. Fifty-five percent of pregnant teenagers give birth, 14% have miscarriages, and 31% have abortions. (Frost 2). I find this astounding because more unplanned pregnancies lead to more abortions. Overall, throughout the USA, there have been many stories and

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    Should women have the right to choose abortion as a means of terminating a pregnancy, instead of carrying a fetus to full term? Since the US Supreme Court granted women the right to abortion in 1973, the general population has been divided among those that support (pro-choice) and those oppose (pro-life) the ruling. In 2013, 664,435 legal induced abortions were reported to the Centers for Disease Control.(Jatlaoui) By definition, abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often

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    discussed earlier. The sympathetic nervous system operates through neurons that originate in the spinal cord. Some of the main functions the sympathetic system deals with are; increasing heart rate, pupil dilation, secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine, mucus and saliva production, bronchial dilation, and much more. The parasympathetic system is the part that is related to the “rest and digest” situations. This system deals with conserving energy as well as dealing with digestion. In this system

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    First Trimester Abortion

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    What is an induced abortion? When a procedure is done or medication is taken to end a pregnancy, it is called an induced abortion. What is a first-trimester abortion? A first-trimester abortion can be performed up to 13 weeks of pregnancy. Most induced abortions are performed during the first trimester. A first-trimester abortion is one of the safest medical procedures. It can be done safely in a health care provider’s office or clinic. A first-trimester abortion can be performed with surgery

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    Is abortion wrong? Does a fetus have rights? Should a woman have the right to abort if she decides she does not want to have a child? Should a father have a say in whether a fetus is aborted or carried to term? There are countless reasons a woman may choose to have an abortion. Abortion is a controversial and emotional topic that sparks a great deal of debate. Hearing facts will assist one in deriving a more knowledgeable stance on the matter. There are several circumstances that may cause

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    communities believe that this storytelling causes the intervention of God to make give birth. However, the author pointed it that Lederman, from his studies argue that this psychological healing known as “placebo effects.” Biologically, the cervical dilation because of the response to endorphins in brain that reduces pain and anxiety leading to proper helping in easy labor, due to the believe the women have in storytelling, but God healing. The author pointed out that most people in United States

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