...Abortion Abortion is a serious issue that is always discussed in America. Abortion is known world -wide as a termination of pregnancy. Currently in many states it is becoming illegal and abortion clinics are being shut down. The topic of Abortion cause a huge debate in America, there are people who are completely against in and people who are strongly for it. Abortion should not be completely illegal but, it should only be offered to people who have had a traumatic life event that has happened to them. Americans who are against abortion have very strong reasons for their choice. There are citizens who believe life begins as soon as an egg is fertilized and if pregnancy is terminated it is as if one is committing murder. People who are pro-life also believe that in real society it wouldn’t be allowed to harm a living person so it shouldn’t be allowed to harm a fetus. They also believe in cases such as rape or incest abortion shouldn’t be allowed because it punishes the child instead when it should really be the suspect who should be punished. A huge ordeal that could prevent pregnancy in the first place in using contraceptives, abortion shouldn’t be the ultimate back up plan. Women should be responsible enough to use protection when being sexually active so they don’t immediately turn to abortion when they suspect they are pregnant. After having an abortion it is told that some women have doubts about the decision they have just made. A lot of girls who go through with...
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...QUESTION: SHOULD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ORAL CONTRACEPTION WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT? America, titled the greatest country in the world is crawling in so much debt and we the people can not only see it around us but we feel it in our homes and our pockets. 'On 13 December 2012, debt held by the public was approximately $11.579 trillion or about 73% of GDP. Intra-governmental holdings stood at $4.791 trillion, giving a combined total public debt of $16.370 trillion the highest amount of debt we have ever grossed since the beginning of U.S history'.(Wikipedia. (2012). United States public debt. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt). But in 2008 alone we spent about 11 billion dollars on teenage pregnancies. THESIS STATEMENT: RESEARCH SUGGEST THAT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ORAL CONTRACPETION WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT BECAUSE THIS WILL HELP REDUCE THE OCCURANCE AND RISK ASSOCIATED WITH TEEN PREGNANCY AND ABORTION AND REDUCE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON TAX PAYERS. MAIN POINTS: Easier access to to oral contraception will reduce the occurrence of unwanted and unplanned pregnancies and abortions and the risks associated with abortion and high risk...
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...Catholic environment, at school and at home. Blindly, I believed these teachings of the Catholic Church, not thinking twice about them and just accepting them. However, I now have learned to question these beliefs through new lessons and experiences. I have attended a Catholic grade school my entire life. In addition, I attended a weekly, Catholic Sunday school. Undoubtedly, Catholic teachings would be ingrained into me; I learned what was acceptable and what was not acceptable to the Catholic Church. Abortion, gay marriage, and premarital sex had primarily been the issues that had stuck with me. I was taught to defend these teachings: abortion takes away sacred life and women should not have a choice on it, marriage is a sanctity between a man and woman only, sex should be sacred for people who are married, and tell others they were wrong if they were not for it. These issues were significant to me because I thought it was unfair and critical towards people that fell into these categories, but I never...
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...Abortion Facilities Impacting Women for the Good In the year of 1973, the option of receiving an abortion became legalized due to the case of Roe v Wade. (NRLC). Women in the earlier years were having unsafe procedures to terminate a pregnancy, due to the negative views people held on the topic, they sought alternative methods. Some people highly place abortions on an ethnics issue stand, judging whether the act is moral or unmoral or whether the bad outweighs the good. This issue, when debated, is focused mainly on the life on the baby not yet born, rather than the mother childbearing. Abortions should be viewed to others as an advantage to women because it provides them with a healthier and optimistic lifestyle. Pro-choice is seen as a “helping milestone” for women and a fundamental to female empowerment and equality according to Valerie Tarico in which women are more in control of their bodies (AlterNet). The popular motto in the pro-choice movement is “Trust Women” meaning that no other person can make a decision better than the women herself. This motto “means that no one else can make a better decision- because no one else is living her life, and since she will have to live with that not you, and not that state legislature or the Supreme Court- chances are she is doing her best in a tight spot” says Katha Pollitt as she attempts to show women should be able to make a decision upon themselves (Pollitt). Having the chance to obtain an abortion provides women to have plans...
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...10/21/2012 Abortion: Is it her choice or theirs While a woman should have the right to choose abortion without being criticized, the issue of abortion is very disputable. Everyone has their own individual opinion. Many people believe abortion is a moral issue, but it is also a constitutional issue. It is a woman's right to choose what she does with her body, and it should not be altered or influenced by anyone else Abortion represents a woman's right to choose whether or not to continue a pregnancy, and this is a fundamental human right and reproductive freedom that is protected by the United States Constitution. This basic and important reproductive choice should not be made by the government or any other outside force against the woman's wishes but solely by the individual woman herself. Abortion is quite the controversial matter in society today; however, it is not widely discussed, and therefore it is hard for one to express their opinions on the matter. Regardless, many people have their views on the subject, whether these views be educated and well thought up, or simply a general view as to why abortion should or should not be practiced. However, for the most part, it seems that certain social groups of society tend to think the same way on abortion. Many forms of religion are opposed to abortion. In their eyes, abortion is a form of murder in that it involves the taking of an innocent life. Issues of life and death are closely linked to spiritual issues and should be decided...
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...believe in a wide variety of options and choices. Liberals favor college tuition to qualify for a tax deductible as well as making preschools affordable to everyone. They believe that in order to achieve excellence in schools, we must provide safe and modern classrooms with the most up-to-date technology. Eighth grade computer literacy and the mastering of basics before high school graduation are also more liberal views. Not only do Democrats wish to ride achievement gaps between races, the also want to provide “life-long education” meaning that trade schools and higher education are available to a person throughout their entire life. Democrats also believe that schools should teach students good values to create productive character as well as providing students who have been expelled an opportunity to attend a “second-chance school”. While I agree with all of these liberal opinions, I do not believe in creating new schools, as do liberals. Instead, I want to see preexisting schools receiving the improvements and maintenance they require. The Republican Party Platform states some different and some similar views. Conservatives favor letting students and parents decide to send their child voucher, charter, public, or home school. Regarding the transferring of schools as well,...
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...Abortion has been and still is a very controversial issue. The Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in 1973 truly brought the issue of abortion to the public eye for the first time. For those who don’t know, abortion is defined as, “ the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy”. The most common types of in-clinic abortions are called aspiration and dilation and evacuation (D&E). Aspirations are when a small tube is inserted into the cervix and the fetus is gently vacuumed from the uterus. A D&E is almost the same procedure, except medical instruments are used alongside the vacuuming. In pregnancies late into the second trimester (6 months since conception), a shot may be given through the abdomen of the woman so the fetus’ heart is stopped before the procedure begins. Aspirations are typically performed up to the first 16 weeks of pregnancy, and D&E is usually performed after the first 16 weeks. Both types are very quick. Aspirations take about 5-10 minutes while D&E’s take about 10-20 minutes. Both methods are almost guaranteed to work. There are many reasons to get an abortion, and abortion should always be legal. The classic argument for those that are pro-abortion (pro-choice) is that it is the woman’s right to choose whether she has an abortion or not, hence why those that favor abortion are referred to being pro-choice. A woman should definitely have the option to have an abortion, and denying women the right to have an abortion would be a social injustice. It’s her body...
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...Course Title 19 December 2012 Abortion: Why it should be not be banned In the United States and most part of the world, the issue of abortion has sparked a heavy controversy, creating a strong debate over the rights and wrongs of deliberately ending a pregnancy before normal childbirth. There is no denying the fact that, most people today are caught in between the moral dilemma of whether or not to terminate a pregnancy. It is one of the issues in our society today creating not just a political divide, but equally a public and moral one. For example, the Telegraph of December 18, 2012 published its story which reads in part: A Polish Catholic organisation has sparked furore after it compared legal abortion to the Newtown school massacre. On its website the conservative organisation Fronda asked what the difference was between "children killed by doctors and children killed by a madman?" It also questioned whether killing children with parental consent is better than killing children against their will? ( para. 1-3). The above news lead reminds us once again of the opposing views held by different members of the society concerning abortion. Before delving into the argument arena, it is imperative that the term abortion be defined; its historical background briefly discussed, and some arguments in support of ban be examined. This will serve as foundation upon which this work will rest. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines the term abortion as ‘‘the deliberate ending...
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...statistics. Teen pregnancy is a huge issue for the school aged children. There is a process the students must take to prevent teen pregnancy. The process starts with the education to the students. Abortion is the ability to end an unwanted pregnancy. Teenagers have sex without thinking about the consequences that can follow their actions. Ninety percent of teenagers become pregnant each year (Medoff, M. May 2009). The mother, child, and society have consequences to the teenage pregnancies. The infants born to teenagers can have a low birth weight, risk of short and long term illnesses, developmental delays, and be maltreated. The teenagers do not know how to raise a child at a young age, as they are barely learning how to take care of themselves. Some of the teenagers do not finish school. There have been proven to have many reasons why teenagers get pregnant. Poverty, single parent homes, alcohol, drug use, and low educated parents are just a few reasons to explain high teen pregnancy rates. Of course, every decision has to be made by the teenager. The prevention of teen pregnancy is a priority; therefore the causes of teen pregnancy are extensive. The cost of teen pregnancy has been focused on by the public and their policies. Sociological and psychological factors may indeed have an influence on teen pregnancies. It has been noted that if public policies are an issue regarding teen pregnancy, the interest of policymakers should increase. Teenagers have risky sexual behavior that...
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...ABORTION PRO CHOICE OR PRO LIFE April 11, 2013 PROFESSOR DANIEL HAYNES PHI 103 INFORMAL LOGIC Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy and expulsion of fetus from the uterus resulting in or cause by death of the embryo. The debate over the legal and ethical viability of abortion has been complicated by the lack of consensus in defining whether the developing embryo can be equated as human life. Many people are constantly debating whether or not abortion should be allowed or not. I believe in Pro Choice which believes that woman should have the right to decide if she wants to abort a baby or not. In this paper, I will look at abortions critically and express why abortion should be legal and be left us to a woman to decide. The goal is to point out reason why one might choose abortion. While one is Pro-Choice in the case of abortion, and feels that is should be legal and the choice of a woman. Upon reading the statement on what is pro-choice and how and when abortion is legalized. I will go over why I feel that abortions should be legal. Unwanted pregnancies can be very stressful for woman. Whether or not the woman has the right to have an abortion or not is a controversial subject. Prolife members believe that abortions are seriously wrong and killing a fetus is killing a person. However, woman should have the right to have an abortion for several reasons. Woman should have the right to make decision for their own bodies. Woman should be able to have an...
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...1. Should the decision to allow gay marriage across the country be overturned? I believe gay marriage should not be overturned because it is not our right. As a texan and being individualistic/conservative like many others, the right to marry should be left to the personal opinion of the individual not everyone else's. No one person should tell the other they can't marry someone they wish to marry. I personally think people should just accept or at least look away from gay marriage if they are against it. One should worry for their own life and not others, therefore I believe that marriage should not be overturned, but rather be left alone. The negative of Gay marriage is that originally and socially marriage is supposed to be between...
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...Abortion: The Wrong Choice Tammy Edwards COM/172 September 15, 2010 Sunny Rowland Abortion: The Wrong Choice Nearly half of all pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion (Guttmacher Institute, Incidence of Abortion, May 2010). Abortion should be made illegal, because a fetus is a baby, no person has a right to take another's life, and an unborn baby cannot make the decision to live or die. A Fetus is a Baby While some view abortion as something people should be able to choose, others say abortion is a great evil, which is destroying the moral fabric of society Cline (2010). Many of the arguments turn on the status of the fetus: Is a fetus a person? A fetus is indeed a baby. From the moment of conception, a fetus is alive and growing inside the mother’s womb. For this reason, the fetus is a baby and considered a living, breathing being. If this were not so, then why is there a law in the state of California that if a person murders a pregnant female, that person is then charged with two counts of murder instead of just one Simon (2004)? This is true no matter how far along the mother is, one day or nine months. Therefore, this makes the fetus a real person. No Person Has a Right to Take a Life No person has the right to take another person’s life. Many skeptics say that the Bible does not say anything specifically about abortion. That there are no references to women seeking to end pregnancies, for example, by...
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...are starting at a younger age. Whether they are having sex or engaging in another form of sexual activity. “The principle behind age-of-consent law is that teens below a certain age are not mature enough to make an intelligent decision about engaging in sexual activity. Twenty-six states set the age of consent for medical making decisions at twelve years of age, yet no state sets the age sexual consent at less than sixteen. Some states provide no provisions for sexual relations between teens of the same age, provided that they are older than twelve, but there is always a penalty if one of the partners is a certain number of years older. Teens are no better prepared to make decisions about their medical health; so then the school or other public authority should inform the parents. Supporters of the lower age of medical consent counter by saying that the sexual activity between minors may or may not be legal and that medical confidentiality is more important than law enforcement.” (Zorea 113). Since the nineteen sixties’, forms of birth control or contraceptives have come a very long way. In the late sixties’ there was a contraceptive made that could be taken by mouth called the Birth...
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...Put yourself in a situation of extreme hardship and pain. You are sixteen years old and are two years away from graduating high school with honors. Your living situation has been one of poverty, and mental and physical abuse. You are almost out of the house and able to move forward and go to a prestigious college of your choice. Although you have made an irresponsible mistake to have unprotected sex, you have now found out that you are expecting a child. The father of the child has moved to another state and wants nothing to do with you and this baby. You turn to your parents for advice and guidance and they call you horrible names and are of no support for you and the birth of this child. You must make a decision whether or not to keep this child not only for your future, but for the future of the child and the quality of life that you can provide them at this point in your life. What do you do? No matter your decision, the fact is that you should have a choice and not be controlled by the government on what you want to do with your body. This has been an issue in our society for many years and will continue to be around for many years to come. Our government should not be able to make the these kind of decisions for women in which they will have to live with for the rest of their lives. Women must have the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion because of the circumstances surrounding the pregnancy, the constitutionality of the issue, and the health concerns of the...
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...At what age should people start having children? Teenage pregnancy is one of the many growing problems in our community today and is a serious matter that requires immediate attention. It is a subject often debated amongst doctors, psychologists, social workers, and ordinary citizens. A teenager is never equipped for the responsibility that comes with childbearing. Despite efforts to discourage teenagers from having babies, teenage pregnancy is a growing trend in our community. While a number of people might say that the community should embrace the idea of Teenage pregnancy, and accept the teenager having sex, it is evident that Teenage pregnancy is having a negative impact on our community. The effects of pregnancy on a teenager can be intense and long-lasting, not only physical but emotional and psychological; they are lifelong. Teenage pregnancy is one of the loudest problems in our community and the community should responds to such problem with creative solution such as birth control, providing more options to pregnant teenagers, educating both parent and teenagers about sex. First, Teenagers are engaging in sexually activities at a very high rate and they need a way to prevent unwanted pregnancy. The distribution of birth control amongst teens is a much-needed practice. Many adults do not agree with the idea of birth control, because they feel that their teenagers will be more sexually active. Providing birth control to teenagers only increases a teenager’s responsibility...
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