Congenital defects are diseases, such as Downs's syndrome, that can be detected early in the pregnancy, through an amniocentesis test. ... Teenagers are also more susceptible to periods of depression due to their immaturity, their lack of experience of such events as death. ... RU 486, a widely used method of birth control, in some cases even resulted in death. ...
Autopsy evidence has shown the numerous course of sudden infant death was due to toxicological evidence due to cocaine exposure. ... However urine test has shown positive signs of metabolite in the infants' urine. ... This reduction is associated to limited performance on neuropsychological test. ...
Abortion is the ending of pregnancy before birth; it results in the death of an embryo or a fetus. ... Also, pro-life activists believe that a fetus is as much a living human being as an infant, and that the death of a fetus resembles the death of a human being. ... Most abortions were performed after quickening because many women did not know they were pregnant until they felt the fetus move since there was no form of a pregnancy test. ... However, the punishment for aborting a child was greater; a woman was sentenced to death if she was found guilty. ... Many women survived these a...
Despite the common knowledge that drug and alcohol use during pregnancy is harmful to an unborn child, many pregnant woman choose to use drugs and alcohol throughout the duration of their pregnancy. According to investigative legal writer, Karen Zivi, in her law review article, "Who Is the Guilty Pa...
