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    Prenatal care searches for medical problems with the baby and the mother. “Teenage girls who are pregnant -- especially if they don't have support from their parents -- are at risk of not getting adequate prenatal care” (Cold). Not getting prenatal care can be dangerous for the baby and the mother. Teen mothers especially need

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    Should Abortion be legal? People don’t like to touch this topic, because it reaches different levels. Some history about abortion; “prior to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, and throughout a large portion of America’s history, states have vastly encumbered women’s right to an abortion”. Abortion was Legal in 1973 Supreme Court Decision. The Court held that “the abortion decision in all its aspects is inherently, and primarily, a medical decision, and basic responsibility

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    and Pregnant Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Teenage pregnancy has become a major issue in today’s society for our adolescents. This is a major problem for all who are involved. It creates hurt and a struggle for on the parents, especially for the mother (Gonchar and Schulten). Also for the parent(s) of the teenager this creates struggles for them because more often than not, they end up with the load of caring and looking after the child while the teenage parents are at school or out doing

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    (FAQs). Birth control should be available to women without a prescription. The rate of teenage pregnancies from 1970 has decreased dramatically and will continue to decrease by making birth control available without a prescription. By making birth control available over the counter lower rates of teen and unwanted pregnancies. With birth control being easier to access it may help reduce the number of abortions each year. Access to birth control has health benefits for women

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    Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in human females under the age of 20 at the time that the pregnancy ends. Low-income communities have the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the United States. Because of the fact that this is a very controversial issue in the United States, it is very important that most questions be addressed. Questions like, why is a teenage girl in Mississippi four times as likely to give birth as a teenage girl in New Hampshire? Or why is the teen birth rate in Massachusetts 19

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    Abortion across America Teenage pregnancy has become a norm in America. Sex education is gradually losing significance among the youth. Despite the wide range of contraceptives, many young women are continually getting pregnant. Additionally, the number of young boys and girls ruining their lives at an early stage as a result of quick moments of pleasure is alarming. Moreover, the advancement in technology is an increasingly contributing factor to the high rates of teenage pregnancy (Garfield

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    Abortion has shown to be beneficial to society by reducing the population and preventing future crime.Currently, our world is facing an overpopulation situation and the United states is the third most populated country in the world. According to the United States Census Bureau, the worldwide population is over 7 billion and over 300 million domestically. In Robert Kunzing’s Article, “By 2045 Global Population is Projected to Reach Nine Billion. Can the Planet Take the Strain? (Cover Story)”, he expresses

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    I-Search The topic I have taken an interest in is abortion. However, this is a pretty broad issue, so I have decided to be more specific. So, I decided to ask the question, should teenagers be able to get an abortion without a parent's consent? Abortion is a relevant controversial issue in the modern world because of the millions of people who are against abortion due to religion. Many think it is unfair to kill a defenseless fetus. California is highly liberal, and the majority of the residents

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    said, “We’re always going to argue about abortion. It’s a hard choice and it’s controversial.” In this essay, I’ll describe abortion and the history of it. Also, the point of view from both sides; pro-life and pro-choice. Next, how the government handles abortion. Then, why abortion will always be controversial. Lastly, someone’s personal experience with abortion. Abortion has been performed for thousands of years and in many societies around the world. Abortion was legal in the United States, then in

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    will or will not be a mother.” The definition of abortion is “the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to being capable of normal growth.” Abortion has been one of the biggest controversies of all time. Various of people believe that it’s considered as murder and it’s unethical. According to the National Center for Biotechnology over 70,000 maternal deaths happened because of unsafe abortion over the years. The idea of supporting pro-life

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