Although most Americans are aware that our country is more prosperous than most and that it is easier to pursue an education, work for a living, and receive adequate health care, until now it was unimaginable that these pursuits would be forbidden based on the sex of an individual. ... The health of all people in Afghanistan has been very poor for many decades, but the countries overall health has declined sharply since 1996. Although hospitals were often segregated by sex before the rise of the Taliban, women still received comparable health care. ... Since female doctors are forbidden to...

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There are women who have health issues that affect their capacity to carry a child. ... In many states, Federal law takes away the option of induced abortion care for many low-income women. These laws force many women to sacrifice money they use for other basic needs to pay for induced abortion care. ... But all women should have access to basic medical care regardless of how much money they make. ... These health risks could be short-term or long-term. ...

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As an observer of the mental health dilemma, I have reached the difficult conclusion that the freedom of those who choose not to take medications to control their symptoms of mental illness should be restricted. The community has a right, in fact, a responsibility, to care for those who cannot care for themselves. ... Meanwhile, the fall of state-run mental hospitals in the 1970's and 1980's, as the treatment for the mentally ill was de-institutionalized, left families with the primary burden of caring for the mentally ill. ... It is because of cases like these that the issue shoul...

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Since the day the building opened in 1991, there have been numerous issues that include; the high costs to maintain the building, overcrowding, inadequate medical care, and safety concerns. ... (Becker) If you got medical problems when you go to this jail, there is a good chance you will not get proper care until you get out. ... Medical doctors at this jail are understaffed also, so careful health exams got to be near impossible for them, which allow communicable diseases to spread. ... The Oklahoma County sheriff John Whetsel has proposed a preliminary outline to build a new jail for $235 m...

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It requires that two doctors agree that the patient has less than six-months to live, has voluntarily chosen to die, and is able to make health-care decisions." ... Someone must care for these people daily. ... Not only is it difficult to watch a family member die, but it is expensive to care for someone, only to prolong the inevitable, death. ...

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Lisa understands that having the baby would imply tough time, but she also realizes that she's still young and has a lot of school left to take care of. ... They continue to send the message to women that they should feel guilt or remorse for making their own personal reproductive health care decisions. ... Abortion is a personal decision that should be made by women who are pregnant and if in an institution of marriage, the couple can discuss this issue and find out if they are or are not ready for the big challenges that come along with taking care and raising a child. ... Ultimately...

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Visitation makes for good mental health among the incarcerated. ... "It is but just that the public be required to care for the prisoner, who cannot, by reason of the deprivation of his liberty, care for himself- was established in the case of Spicer v. ... Since an inmate is under the care of the state than he is entitled to the same amount of care as the general public whom does not have insurance. ... Untreated patients jeopardize the health and safety of prison and jail staff, institution visitors, prisoners and the communities to which they return. ...

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They say that when women feel that it is absolutely necessary to have an abortion, they will have one, even if it is without the proper medical care. ... I believe that abortions are "absolutely necessary" in only two situations: the health of the mother and/or baby, and in a situation where the woman was raped. Surveys of women aborting their babies indicate that 3% of them are occurring due to the women's health, 3% of them are due to the unborn child's health, and 1% of them are occurring due to rape or incest. ...

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Along with the traditional civil rights enumerated in Western constitutions (for ex: equal protection of the laws, protection against arbitrary arrest, the right to a fair trial, freedom of ownership and trade, and freedom of expression, religion, and assembly) are included rights to acceptable employment, satisfactory conditions, health care, annuities, and vacation time. ...

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Along with the traditional civil rights enumerated in Western constitutions (for ex: equal protection of the laws, protection against arbitrary arrest, the right to a fair trial, freedom of ownership and trade, and freedom of expression, religion, and assembly) are included rights to acceptable employment, satisfactory conditions, health care, annuities, and vacation time. ...

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Article 25 Section 1 of this declaration states: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, and to the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. ... Spending cuts can be seen as a necessity to maintain the country economically, but the reason for having a government in the first place is to take care of the people. ... Those oblig...

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Doctors are also supposed to care after curing. ... Once people with certain health status' were deemed "unfit" and should be "helped to die", it laid the groundwork for people from a specific ethnic background (Torr 85). ... Caring for the sick, elderly, and disabled can be very expensive; in fact, Medicare spends nearly 30 percent of its budget on patients in their final year of life (Torr 85). ... Some might think it would send a devastating message not only to suicidal people but also has become weak or dependent on others because of their age or health. ... Instea...

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Under Taliban rule, women were stripped of their basic human rights, such as, the right to their own bodies, the right to speak, to give and receive health care, education, the right to work and walk down the street. The enforcement of the gender-apartheid law of the Taliban has totally deprived women of their basic human's rights: to education, to work, to travel, to health, to legal recourse, to recreation, and the right to be a woman. ... The right to health is denied to all women in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule. ... According to a report published in The Washington Post, 87%...

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These are the desperate measures that women turn to when they feel they have no other solution and these illegal and unsafe procedures often result in long term health issues and even death in many cases. ... Pro life activists also would prefer that the mother keep the child, despite having financial or health problems. ... The results of a survey from Brown Deer High School shows that 50% of the surveyors thought the mother should be obligated to take care of their child no matter what her living situation is (Her). ... These reasons can include congenital disorders, health hazards to th...

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There wasn't enough medicine or health care that people needed in Burundi. ... "Every human has the right to health and medical care" (UDHR) but it is clear that most of the population in Burundi weren't able to seek aid because there was no delivery of medicine. ... Although all those caring people in Deo's story helped him to survive and thrive, the examples from Deo's tough life such as the genocide overweigh the positivity that people brought in Deo's life, and undermine my faith in humanity....

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I think that abortion should be restricted to the first 20 weeks that is when most of the test can be taken to determine the health of the fetus. ... It takes so much energy, will power, dedication, prayers and money to take care of a misfortune baby and that is why they always end up in institutions no matter how much they are loved. ... After all, there are enough children out there that are either on welfare, foster care or just plain abused, they might also feel rejected by society, by their parents who did not want them in the first place and might rebel later on in their teen years. ...

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President Barack Obama has started the Affordable Care Act in the United States, which provides greater access to quality, affordable care for women and their families. Women can no longer be charged more than men for health insurance just because they're women. ...

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Should active assisted suicide be permitted for people who are terminally ill and conscious? This issue has been raised at the courts many times now and yet the disabled still must suffer while when our pets are terminally ill they are put down to end the suffering. For those who are terminally ill ...

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News 48 Hours special investigation, it was reported that Nike factory workers were abused, both physically and mentally, did not receive proper health care, and earned less than the Vietnamese minimum wage (48 Hours). A study done by Vietnam Labor Watch reported on the abuses, working conditions, and health practices in Nike plants. ... Those who work shifts at night are without emergency medical care (48 Hours). ... Nike promised its factories would meet the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration's standards for indoor air quality. ... Though an independent exp...

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"(Jones) It is because health problems with the mother or the child, rape or incest, or just because the baby's unwanted. ... One study, STAKES, the statistical analysis unit of Finland's National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health discovered that, "after abortion, women were found to be seven times more likely to die by their own hand than were women who gave birth" (Tech). Also, researchers at the South Glamorgan Health Authority in Great Britain examined their own data. ...

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We spend more than a billion dollars a day for health car while our teachers are underpaid, and our industrial plants are rusty. ... Already in Britain, There is a serious under- provision of expensive therapies like renal dialysis and intensive care, with the result that many otherwise preventable deaths occur. ... One of the toughest of these is what Victor Fuchs called "flat-of-the-curve medicine"- those medical procedures which are the highest in cost but achieve little or no improvement in health status. ...

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It is also true that, women whose own health is compromised during pregnancy are more likely to miscarry and to deliver babies who are sick. ... Women who's pregnancies which are unwanted are often less likely to get prenatal care, are statistically more likely to use cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs during their pregnancy, and are more likely to give birth to low birth weight, sick babies, as well as not breast feed. ...

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When asked about the right to die, college student Tiwyna Reed said that, "It's up to the person who goes though a lot of pain and depends on health situation." ... The right to die is an important thing in end-of-life care. ...

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As a person, the unborn is separate from the mother. "...a woman's right to abuse her own body and threaten her own health should not extend to the fetus"(Landwirth pp. 511) The protection of the fetus must be such that it protects the right of the fetus to be born healthy over that of the maternal rights. "... rights of children to be born healthy ...

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Legality of Abortion Abortion must be a legal and attainable procedure for women throughout the United States. Abortion is a subject which easily fits into the themes of CORE 1. Abortion pertains to many issues which are involved in CORE 1. CORE 1 analyzes civil rights as well as e...

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