(Page 284) He described that abortion can only be justified when (1) to save the mother from the most extreme harm or else (2) to save the mother from a lesser harm when the pregnancy was the result of the wrongful acts of others for which the woman had no responsibility, or when (3) it can be claimed for a defective or diseased fetus that it has a right not to be born. ... "When the pregnancy was the result of the wrongful acts of others for which the women has no responsibility." ... In my opinion, abortion is not the real problem; the real problem is what should we do in order to prevent t...

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First of all, there are many substantial reasons a woman would choose to terminate a pregnancy. Such as accidental pregnancy, rape, birth defects, and danger to her health. Many women die from pregnancies, more than from abortions. An estimated 670,000 women die from pregnancy related problems each year. ... It's a woman's right to her life that gives the woman the right to terminate her own pregnancy. ...

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When brothers and sisters or even cousins get involved sexually and the outcome is an unwanted pregnancy. ... Which is understandable they shouldn't have to put their bodies through a pregnancy if they were forced to have sex. ... The process in which the women's body goes through during a pregnancy is very difficult and some women physically cannot go through it. Their bodies are too fragile that if they were to go ahead with the pregnancy their body would literally be destroyed by the third-trimester. ... If a lady were to be raped than getting an abortion for that pregnancy would ...

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When a woman gets pregnant, it is usually a result of her own choices, even if the pregnancy is unwanted or unplanned. ... One such example is when a woman's pregnancy will most likely result in her death as well as the death of the fetus. This is often the case in tubal pregnancies. ...

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One reason we decided to simplify things was because of the consequences we were facing, pregnancy. ... For example in today's society there is the high possibility of a sexually transmitted disease, torn emotions from one night stands, letting down friends and family, and ultimately pregnancy. ... Pregnancy is not necessarily a bad consequence if you are mature enough and prepared, however my girlfriend and I were neither. As days passed and the reality of pregnancy grew greater and greater for us we then realized that we were not invincible, and that we were not ready for the decisi...

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Abortion is the unnatural end of pregnancy and should be illegal except in instances when the mother or child's life is in danger. ... Let us make this unplanned or unwanted pregnancy a win-win situation for everyone by doing the right thing, either raising the child or giving it up for adoption. ...

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A person that is for abortion would argue that it is her own right to decide what she wants to do with herself when entangled in a difficult situation such as an unwanted pregnancy. ... When a pregnant woman undergoes an unwanted pregnancy whether it be because they"re not ready or because they were raped victims, they always have the option to give their child up for adoption after the delivery. ... The better way to handle an unwanted pregnancy is to give the innocent baby up for adoption. ...

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Abortion of a first pregnancy interrupts the natural growth process of the breast, leaving millions of cells at a high risk.. Future pregnancy failure is increased by 45 percent with just one previous abortion. There is also a greater risk of premature births, tubal pregnancy, sterility, and damage to the cervix. ...

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There are many precautionary methods such as condoms and birth control that may be used to prevent a pregnancy. ... "At some stage in a pregnancy, a fetus becomes capable of feeling pain." ... Abstinence is the only full-proof method of preventing a pregnancy, but now that we are in the 21st century, there are so many forms of birth control that can prevent a pregnancy. ...

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The information I have found supports the idea that a fetus does not become a person until birth, or at least well into the pregnancy. ... Pro-choicers, such as National Organization of Women (NOW) and National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) believe this occurs later in the pregnancy or at birth, since the fetus does not have characteristics such as self-consciousness and rationality. ... This should make it the woman's right to override the fetus's rights for her own, at any stage of pregnancy. This could imply that a woman should be allowed to abort a fetus at any time, eve...

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Suction is applied through the tube and the pregnancy is terminated. ... The termination usually occurs within 12 hours of beginning the second course of tablets when the woman passes the pregnancy vaginally. ... Pro-choice is the name given to those who believe that abortion should be legal and freely available to those women who wish to terminate their pregnancy. ... That each woman should have the right to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes. ...

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When, if ever, is it right to terminate a pregnancy? ... This approach claims that in almost all cases the mother has the right to terminate a pregnancy, at any time and for any reason. ... In her article, On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, she writes that " A women's right to protect her health, happiness, freedom, and even her life, by terminating an unwanted pregnancy, will always override whatever right to life it may be appropriate to ascribe to a foetus, even a fully developed one."" ... The weaknesses in Warren's argument are that if we support the notion that ...

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Since the fetus cannot live outside its mother until the completion of the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy, removal of a nonviable fetus from the womb is the equivalent of destroying it (Higgins)."" ... The case had been filed by "Jane Roe," an unmarried woman who wanted to safely and legally end her pregnancy. ... In its ruling, the Court recognized for the first time that the constitutional right to privacy "is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy"- (PPWS). ... Wade relies on the premise that a fetus has no rights and that a woman has...

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Abortion is murder and should be illegal except in instances when the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy. ... Abortion is a horrible atrocity that should be illegal unless the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy. ...

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I believe that abortion should also be valid if continuing the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother or will threaten the mother with physical disability and other permanent medical problems. ... In conclusion, I personally feel that abortion should continue to be legal but under at least the following circumstances; it could only be performed before 9 weeks through fetal development, and it could be performed at any time, if the pregnancy threatens the mother. ...

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Being a pregnant is not a situation everyone gets to experience and the decision to abort a pregnancy should be left up to the women. ... The women know what type of environment the child will be brought into, and should be able to make the decision to abort a pregnancy based on what she knows. ... Therefore, she decides to terminate the pregnancy. ...

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Abortion Abortion is the induced termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus is capable of survival. ... The second is that abortion should be legal in extreme circumstances including the mother's health being in jeopardy, pregnancy due to a woman being raped, or evidence that the baby will be defected upon birth. ... Pro-choice advocates take situation like pregnancy due to rape, birth defects, and the mother's help into consideration when they argue that abortion should be legal. ...

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The moral status of abortion may be defined as the act which a woman performs in voluntarily terminating, or allowing another person to terminate, her pregnancy. ... "Abortion was not only a crime during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, abortion of early pregnancy was legal under common law. Abortions were illegal only after "quickening," the point at which a pregnant woman could feel the movements of the fetus (approximately the fourth month of pregnancy)." ...

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The law in the UK allows an abortion to take place if; to continue in the pregnancy would cause a risk of injury to the physical or mental health of the woman, greater than those of going through an abortion, risk to existing children or if the baby is going to have a serious handicap. ... This can be performed up to the end of the 24th week of pregnancy. ...

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For men, or state or the physicians who hold control over whether pregnancy should take place and the woman to suffer alone the consequences that the decision would be best for their careeres, education, or social status came to see wrong and cruelly oppressive. ... Abortion is a horrible atrocity that should be illegal unless the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy. ...

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Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy and the premature expulsion of an embryo. ... The problem is that women feel inconvenienced by pregnancy, so they go the selfish route and get an abortion. ...

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No pregnancy is unplanned because no baby can be conceived unless almighty God intends that conception and has willed that particular unique and completely individual new person into existence. ... In Favour: The groups that are in favour of abortion are mostly humanitarian groups that have their own point of view, according to the National Abortion Campaign: "The decision to terminate pregnancy is so important that it can only be made by the person most involved- the women. ... We think there will probably always be a certain number unplanned pregnancies and that the mother concerned should...

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Stem Cell Research in Modern Science Science has come a long way in the past few years. Computers are computing and counting faster than ever, and every day we learn more about ourselves and the world we live in. The debate over whether human embryos should be used as stem cells in human research h...

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Cannibalism A cannibal is a person who eats human flesh. Throughout history, many individuals and societies in all parts of the world have committed acts of cannibalism. Archaeologists have found evidence of cannibalism that occurred more than 500,000 years ago. Today, cannibalism no longer ex...

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Cloning, as of recent years, has become a very controversial issue. Society is firmly divided on the uses and ethics of cloning. Cloning can rang from producing copies of plants and animals to clones of humans and human organs. But cloning can have several positive effects for the well being of soci...

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