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    An Amicus Curiae brief literally means “friend of the court” in Latin. This is a brief written by a 3rd party, not involved in the case. The purpose of the brief is to provide judges with information about legal arguments or to additional relevant data for consideration. There are 3 types of Amicus Curiae briefs submitted by the American Psychological Association. 1. Advocacy issues – “takes a position on some legal or public policy update” (“Definition: Amicus curiae,” n.d.). a. Example:

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    Men’s Voice on Abortion On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot interfere with a woman’s right to have an abortion. The court sided with Jane Roe, an unmarried Texas woman, who wanted to safely and legally have an abortion in a state where it was prohibited unless the woman’s life was at risk. Roe v. Wade allowed women to terminate their pregnancy without their husband or partners consent, but have you ever thought about whether the men involved should have a voice on

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    China is a heavily populated place compared to the U.S. and other countries. It has been for many years and the population will not lower anytime soon. As a result of the rapid population growth during the 50s and 60s, China began their One-Child Policy in 1979 which led to forced abortions and the current low population growth. The population of China during the 50s and 60s was roughly about 65,680,000. That’s a lot of people crammed into one area that no one was comfortable with. The TFR (Total

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    Abortion (pros/cons) When the subject of abortion is brought up society is either pro-life and believe women should not be allowed to abort a human life because it would be considered murder or pro-choice and believe the woman carrying the unborn should have the right to determine whether they wish to carry the baby or to abort the pregnancy. Regardless of which side you have taken it is necessary to comprehend what the other position believes in order to make your own judgment concerning your

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    The International Planned Parenthood Federation has been under fire for a large number of years as its principle interests of encouraging access to sexual and reproductive health services is often times correlated solely to abortion, an unfavorable topic for many with conservative values. The IPPF is globally recognized for its dedication to women, most notably the under-served and impoverished. Beyond simply providing health services to women around the globe, IPPF prides itself on its work in helping

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    Although abortions in America today are both effective and accessible procedures, it has not always been that way. Precedent to the 1860s abortions were legal, but also very dangerous. However, during the nineteenth century when new procedures were invented and more people became educated in the medical field, abortions could, for the first time ever, be performed safely. What instead came along was the criminalization of abortion. The procedure was now seen as the unethical taking of another person’s

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    I would like to introduce myself as Falantina Rashoo and would like to discuss the bill about the reproductive and therapeutic cloning and the process of each and weather people should be against it or with it and why you should not vote for the bill. There has been a lot of people that are alright with reproductive and therapeutic cloning. Some people do not understand that sometimes things can go wrong while cloning. people might be alright with cloning animals that are gone forever but cloning

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    The topic of abortion remains one of the most contentious issue in today’s society. It is undoubtedly a complex issue that merits discussion and discourse. Abortion can generally be defined as the deliberate termination of an unborn human embryo or foetus. Between 2010 and 2014, an estimated 56 million induced abortions occurred each year worldwide (Sedgh et al., 2016). While some might see abortion as morally defensible for the doctor to perform, there are nonetheless some who think otherwise; that

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    marked an important turning point in public health policy (Prechoice.org). Abortion has been going on as early as the settlers have arrived. It was until the mid-late 1800s that abortion was becoming illegal in many states. When it comes to the debate of abortion, there are many points brought up.

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    A Woman’s Choice The decision of having a late term abortion takes a heavy toll on one’s physical and emotional well-being. It is a difficult decision for a mother to have to chose between the life of her baby and herself, but it is unjust for the government to outlaw these abortions leaving the mother with no choice. Women should not be forced to succumb to second rate citizenship. The government should not be able to have control over the destiny of the baby when they are not the ones being

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