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    Abortion: Legalized Murder A resounding tune states that people make the world go around. It is understandable that old age, illnesses, accidents, wars, and many other disasters bring on reductions within the population. Yet, abortion as an act of population reduction is often a topic that many people would rather not discuss. Abortions account for 1.3 million deaths among unborn children yearly (“Abortion: Late-Term/Partial Birth 2). The purpose of this research is to argue that, with the exception

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    late term abortion is taking away the rights of life to healthy babies. An abortion can be carried out any where from thirteen to thirty-nine weeks. Some doctors say that late term abortions are only done when medically necessary. However, there is evidence to prove that this is not always the case. In order to save healthy babies lives, late term abortion needs to be illegal unless it is truly a medical emergency. There are supposed to be laws in place to make sure that late term abortions are

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    public can receive a late term abortion which can be carried out up to twenty-four weeks, that is six months into a pregnancy. The article “Late Term Abortion Shouldn’t be Banned” by the Abortions Rights Coalition of Canada, supports and commends the idea of late term abortion. They state that late term abortion are only used when medically necessary. There are multiple ways to prevent pregnancy that can eliminate the need for abortions. The process of late term abortion is horrific and immoral and

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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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    person gets pregnant there are three options on how to proceed: 1- continue with the pregnancy and raise the baby, 2-continue with the pregnancy and create an adoption plan to allow someone else to raise the child, 3- end the pregnancy by having an abortion (acog.org). Finner and Zolna demonstrate that, based on National Center for Health Statistics’ findings on pregnancies; in 2006, 3.2 million (nearly

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    Abortion: Right or Wrong 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

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    Abortions are not an easy topic to discuss, ,many think it is competley unethical while others agree that it should be the mother’s choice on what she wants to do. However, these were thoughts on the early pregnancy stage. Doctors now have been giving abortions in the late pregnancy stages as well as the early stages. “Late-term abortion refers to the termination of a pregnancy during its more advanced stages” (Bellaro). If only the debate on whether abortion should be legal or illegal was as easily

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    believe there are alternatives to abortion. They believe that if a mother cannot cope physically or economically, then there are many childless couples who would willingly adopt the unwanted baby (BBC Ethics, 2014). According to the latest figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, the number of adoptions in England and Wales in 2011 was 4,734 (ONS, 2012). This includes babies born with disabilities. Prolife groups also protest against abortions on ground of fetal abnormality since

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    Abortion has been and continues to be a controversial topic in the United States. For many years there have been disputes whether abortion should be legal or not. Some people view it as someone not taking responsibility, others see it as a choice. The World Health Organization estimated in 2004 that unsafe abortions caused 68,000 maternal deaths worldwide each year. (AbortionsProcon.org) Women tend to have unsafe abortions when they are denied abortions or do not have access to a legal and safe

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    Abortion Vs Abortion

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    Abortion is a controversial topic that has been debated in society. In the entry of abortion in The Oxford Companion to the Bible it states, “abortion as such is not discussed in the Bible (Dolansky 51).” Since the Bible doesn’t clearly discuss the topic, abortion, it is currently debated whether it should be accepted or not. People make the argument that getting an abortion is ending a life so one is committing the first commandant by aborting a child. Friedman and Dolansky discuss where the Bible

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