Another reason why I do not believe abortions should be done is because of the many risks involved for the woman undergoing the abortion. The risks involved are both medical and emotional. The medical risks when performing an abortion can be very serious, and even deadly. These risks are present regardless of whether the abortion is done by a trained professional or by an inexperienced person. ... In such a case, I think that it is better to take the life of the unborn child, rather than to risk losing both the mother and the child. ...

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Of course, there is a risk of the baby's death at birth but the chances are equal as with a normal birth. ... The government should be involved to some degree. ... With such a high amount of money involved there is bound to be a misunderstanding. ... If my wife wanted to be a surrogate then I would say please no because her life is at risk and I would be worried of her health but if she really wants to then I guess I'd give in. ...

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Abortion should remain legal because it should be the right of the persons involved whether to have an abortion or not. ... The risk of complication is minimal- less than one percent of women experience a major complication. The risk of death associated with childbirth is 10 times greater than the rish of death from an abortion. ... (Mads Melbye et. al., Induced Abortion and the Risk of Breast Cancer, 336[2] New Eng. ... Although it does economically benefit individuals by being performed, abortion in itself does not pay the salaries of those medical providers involved. ...

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This would help teens to perform safe sex, stay away from the risk of STD's, and not risk unwanted pregnancies. ... At this rate, many who have had sex in their teens have put themselves in high risk situations. ... Without that contraceptive, they are at high risk of a life-changing situation that they may not be ready to handle. ... This also shows while these girls were involved in sexual activity, they either did not use a contraceptive or the contraceptive was misused. ... This only puts the teens where they are now, in such risk of unsafe sex, teen pregnancy, and sexually trans...

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In knowing how Fetal Alcohol syndrome can be prevented, what the symptoms are, and who and what makes up the risk factors Fetal Alcohol syndrome can be better understood. ... Knowing who is at risk can help our knowledge of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. ... The more the mother drinks the greater the risk of damage to the baby. ... Children born later to alcoholic mothers were at greater risk than older siblings. ... Alcohol may cause harm by directly damaging and killing fetal cells, or by indirectly affecting biochemical steps involved in fetal development. ...

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Abortion A woman owns her body and should have the right if she wants to have an Abortion. Legal abortions can save a woman's life if there is complications with the unborn fetus. Abortions help over several complications that can be a result from childbirth. Also legal abortions can prevent wo...

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To pro-lifers, parents should be involved in abortion decision-making for teens because legally, they are responsible. ... However, in states with these laws, sexual intercourse rates don't decrease, but their health risks, however, increases. ... The pro-life advocates have shown studies that women who have had abortions have a 50 percent increased risk for breast cancer. This increased revealed by the studies means that women face a higher risk of dying from the effects of an abortion than of dying in childbirth. ... The risks associated with abortion are insignificant compared with...

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Studies show, researchers surveyed a national sample of 5,295 women, not all of who have had abortions, and many of whom had abortions between 1979 and 1987, the time they were involved in the study. ... General anesthesia, which is sometimes used in abortion procedures, carries its own risks. What is good in Lisa's case, if she considered getting the abortion it could be done early with probably no complications involved. ... For all women, the risk of breast cancer increases with age. According to the National Cancer Institute, this risk rises from about 1 in 2,525 for a woman in h...

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Age makes a big difference in any relationship that is involved with a minor. ... Which reported to say, "many pregnancies lead to a fatherless families, that increase the risk of child sexual abuse."... (Westphal, Sylvia 4) Studies show that "60% of Americans with separated parents are involved in a sexual relationship with someone over the age of 18 or under.... (Westphal, Sylvia 4) If already involved in a pregnancy such as a minor and adult relationship, contact the "Planned Parenthood of America who will help any teen in trouble that needs help if no one is there for ...

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Although the onset of pregnancy may occur in any teenager, some teens are at higher risk for unplanned pregnancy than others. ... Teenagers who come from poor neighborhoods and attend segregated schools are at a high risk for pregnancy. ... Many of these health risks are due to inadequate prenatal care and support, rather than physical immaturity. ... Poor eating habits, smoking, alcohol and drugs increase the risk of having a baby with health problems (Johnson, 1995). ... Because of these extremely serious problems, many governments as well as local organizations are fighting to stop the ...

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Even though the issue of abortion was gaining support by the women's movement, public opinion forced women such as Karen into taking deadly risks to end their pregnancies secretly. ... This statement could have referred to the person who performed Karen's abortion, a medical procedure in which there is a certain amount of risk to the patient even within the care of a physician. ... This article supports the contention that abortions are safe within the supervision of trained medical personnel because during the past eight years, only four of Buskind's cases became problematic...

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The people who are involved in the Pro-life movement are most of time religious groups like: Fundamentalists, Evangelical Protestants, Orthodox and Jews. ... Abortions after fetal viability must be available if the woman's health or life are at risk; state governments can prohibit other abortions. ... Wade case involved a pregnant single woman "Roe" who brought a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws, which prohibited any abortion except to save the woman's life. ... The Supreme court found that: "State criminal abortion laws, like t...

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Therefore, parents are already involved in providing emotional and psychological support and assisting her in the decision making process. ... There is obviously not a good relationship between the teenager and her parents because if there was the parents would talk to her about the risks of having sex and what can happen if she does have unprotected sex. ... She was risking the lives on many innocent people for a reason that could have been prevented. ... Many teenagers have immoral sexual relationships which put their lives in danger because of STDs and the risk of becoming pregnant a...

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Young people should not be involved in sexual relationships and therefore do not need information about contraception. ... Sexual education programs in schools are misleading and putting children at risk of losing their lives. ... There are a lot of people who choose to ignore statistics which state that they are at risk of getting a disease which will change their lives forever. ...

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It is important to understand that except for the technology involved many of the pros and cons about abortion are not new. ... In the United States there is a constant awareness which is at times very keen and at other time rather obscured about the belief that the mental and physical health of the mother and child are at particular risk when the mother is an adolescent. But even though individuals recognize this risk, there is still a strong element of conscience which suggests that abortion is fundamentally wrong and that even in extreme instances, an abortion has to be seen for what thos...

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In 1986, the Supreme Court ruled that women do need to be informed about the potential health risks or psychological effects of abortion before the actual procedure. ... "Women who are most at risk for developing psychological problems related to abortion tend to be: • Emotionally immature teenagers • Women with previous psychiatric problems • Women aborting a wanted pregnancy for medical or genetic problems • Women who encounter opposition from their partner or parents about the abortion decision • Women who have strong philosophical or religious objections...

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Thomason points out that the entire argument is inconsistent because what if a mother was physically unable to bare a child, and she risked the chances of death. ... But that does not mean I would abort a fetus because I slept with my boyfriend knowing the risks involved. ...

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In other words, risk factors tend to give all responsability for the babies proper development on the women focusing only on the impact of the lifestyle that is put onto the future newborn health. ... This could be attributed to the risk factor that could be involved in a pregnancy. ...

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Being in a relationship means that sex is probably going to be involved. ... Although we could not track all of the streets walkers the people know the risks involved in using this kind of prostitute and are aware of the consequences. ...

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Also, further risks and complications are infection, retained tissue or body parts, perforation of the uterus, hemorrhaging, cervical laceration, missed abortion or continued pregnancy, blood in the uterus, and possible complications with future pregnancies. ... This can be applied to a completely different situation; for example, the law can interfere with what goes on in the privacy of someone's home if violence is involved. ... Non-pregnant females and males have a right and a responsibility to be involved in the issue. ...

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Our culture protests that men should not be involved in the abortion decision because it is the woman's body and the woman's life that will be affected by the pregnancy. ... Yet it also harms the man involved, whose natures tells him to live out his fatherly role to love and protect his child. ... Slightly over 80% said they had already begun to think about the child that might have been born (with 29% saying they had been fantasizing about the child "frequently"), 68% believed men involved in abortions "did not have an easy time of it," and 47% worried about having disturbing thoug...

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From a medical standard these women are at a very high risk that health problems for the mother and the baby could happen. ... What the pro-lifers don't see is the affect that will be upon on the women that is involved. ...

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I think we should try to discontinue or limited to very few abortion because of the enormous amount of blood-shed involved. Furthermore, the abortions themselves cause risks outweighing the benefits as well as being extremely unprincipled. ...

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Introduction The film The Cider House Rules focuses on various themes such as murder, lust, abortion and incest. However, abortion is a dominant theme throughout the film and it manifests itself through Larch, who procures abortion for women. Larch teaches his mentee, Homer, to procure abortions for...

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Abortion has always been a controversial subject among everybody whether they are involved directly or indirectly, or whether they are for it or against it. ... I also think a woman's life should not be sacrificed or put at risk, a woman should be able to abort if there is any complications or a threat to her life and a threat to the baby's life. ...

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