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    Suffocating a soul Abortion continues to persist as one of the most controversial topics talked about today. One usually takes the title of pro-life or pro-choice which represents either side of the controversy. People who consider themselves pro-life believe abortion is equal to murder. They say abortion kills the fetus which will soon become a human. Most of the discussion comes forth here. Pro-choice believe one should have the choice to terminate their fetus. They also say the fetus has not

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    Dilation and curettage requires the doctor to dilate the cervix and use a curette to remove the fetus and clean the wall of the uterus. Suction aspiration abortions are where the doctor inserts a suction tube into a woman’s womb and sucks the fetus out. Dilation and evacuation also requires a doctor to dilate the cervix but there are multiple tools used to remove the fetus from

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    Abortion is “the termination of a pregnancy” via dilation and curettage, dilation and evacuation, or miscarriage inducing medicine. Although legalized in the US, through the Roe v. Wade case in 1973, induced miscarriage is still a highly political topic. Abortions improve women’s lives all over the world and across the United States acting as a solution for: potential health risks, financial issues, or an unsafe situation. Women should be provided with the necessary resources to take care of their

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    The question is should abortion be legal or illegal? I am against the thought abortion and the action of it being done. Abortion has been around for multiple decades and it is one of many debated topics around the US. Abortion is defined as “the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus (Marian Webster) No one has ever questioned a woman on why she wants this procedure done. At some point of time people began to think

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    Abortion is a very touchy subject in our society. In the U.S. it is legal to abort a fetus up until the twenty fourth week. An abortion is the ending of a pregnancy before birth, which results in the death of an embryo or a fetus. Many people consider abortion as cruel as murder. Although some say abortion is in there own hands and is there own decision, others believe that no one but God has the right to take someone else 's life. People that support abortion do not consider an unborn fetus a person

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    Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most commonly performed during the first seven months of pregnancy (Merriam-Webster.) It is often regarded as a taboo subject because of its political and religious inclination. Though it is considered distasteful to talk about, abortions are still an ongoing event in the world around us. Many people choose to believe that this is a new subject of interest, but really abortions have taken place for thousands of years. As of late, they have

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    Abortions can be performed before nine weeks from the last menstrual period and is performed either surgically with the removal of the fetus or medically with drugs. From nine weeks until 14 weeks, an abortion is performed by a dilatation and suction curettage procedure. After 14 weeks, abortions are then performed by an evacuation procedure. After 20 weeks of gestation, abortions can be performed by labor induction, prostaglandin labor induction, saline infusion, hysterectomy, or dilatation and extraction

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    Abortion Report

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    Some of them include: -Suction Abortion -Dilation and Curettage (D&C) -Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) - Salt Poisoning (Saline Injection) -Hysterotomy -Prostaglandin Abortion There are also many risks and complications caused by having an abortion. Some of the more widely known one's are: 1. Breast Cancer

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    Reasons Why Abortion Should Be Illegal in The United States Almost 53,000,000 infants from 1973 to 2011 have been victims of abortion in the United States alone. The result of the supreme court case, Roe v. Wade, was that all states are prohibited from regulating or outlawing abortion. This has led to many millions of women aborting their babies. This practice is depriving unborn children of their rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Abortion should be outlawed in the United States

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    "I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born," vocalized by former President Ronald Reagan. When the word abortion is articulated, an automatic opinion forms in a person's mind; he or she is either for this controversial issue or against it. However, there are those who believe that abortion should be used in only special circumstances. To begin, supporters of abortion are pro-choice. Supporters argue that it's a woman's right to have control over her own body and reproductive

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