In some countries rubella epidemics and thalidomide created awareness of the need for legal abortion, and in other countries there was concern about population growth. ... Regardless of the law, abortions are carried out in every country in the world today. World-wide, it is estimated that 50 million abortions occur each year, where more than 1/3 are illegal abortions occuring mainly in developing countries. ... A major problem in countries where abortion is illegal, is maternal deaths. ... One problem that we already have, is that we cannot feed the population we already have today, and every...

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Over the years we have developed many highly effective ways to combat pollution and prevent the depletion of our natural resources. ... Nuclear energy is currently producing 16% of the world's electricity and 16 countries now rely on nuclear energy for 25% or more of their electricity supply. ... International Planned Parenthood aids in the international spread of sexual education and contraceptives for women in developing countries, where the birth-rate is extremely high. ...

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Even a delay reduces the chances that a young person will become a regular smoker as an adult and diminishes the odds for developing lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases later in life. ... These changes have also been evident in developed countries outside the US (Hill et al., 1998; Adlaf et al., 1997), suggesting that some kind of broad societal influence may be responsible. ...

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This number represents approximately 2 of every 1000 of all children born in this country. ... Children born with FAS tend to develop a spectrum of CNS problems ranging in severity from severe mental retardation to a chronic reduction in attention span (McCuen, 1994). ... An interesting tool that I came across was the T-Ace, which was developed to help health care workers identify pregnant women with alcohol abuse problems (CDC,1996). ... This study was aimed at gaining a knowledge base as to what these adolescents knew about FAS so that a curriculum could be developed to educate these teen...

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However this could be based on the fact that the brain isn't fully developed and continues to grow from birth through age six, and the children are functioning at considerably less than full capacity (Hanaoka, Takashima, & Morooka, 1998 as cited in the Annual Editions). ... Throughout the world there has been a push to increase the amount of mothers who breastfeed, especially amongst the poorer countries where the children are at a higher chance of being malnourished (Cook and Cook, 2014). ... In cases like those it could cause more harm than good to the developing newborn. ... It allows...

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In order to lower the amount of teen pregnancies sex education needs to be increased and strengthened in our countrys schools. ... Abstinence-only programs only allow discussions within the narrow limits developed by conservatives in Congress. ... Comprehensive sex education programs have already decreased the number of teenage pregnancies in our country and will continue to do so if schools keep properly teaching their students. In summation, teen pregnancy should not be looked down upon in our society due to the various factors that may have caused a youth to become pregnant and the need f...

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Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year as a result of alcohol abuse, and alcohol is a factor in more than half of the country's homicides, suicides, and traffic accidents. ... Heavy drinkers typically have impaired liver function, and at least one in five develops cirrhosis. ... Early diagnosis may help prevent the child from developing school difficulties, legal problems, and mental health problems, such as alcohol or other substance abuse, depression, or anxiety. ...

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Russia was the first country to make abortion legal during the twentieth century. ... Research going back to 1957, in many countries, where abortion is legal has shown a clear connection between abortion and breast cancer, again an illness that has risen sharply since abortion was legalized. ... Such women are up to four times more likely to develop breast cancer".(4) In a recent landmark study, "Abortion and Other Pregnancy-Related Risk Factors in Female. ...

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In addition, Goldberg and Elder found that "People know little about morning-after pills, hormones that women can take up to 72 hours after sex to prevent a fertilized egg from developing. ... Gloria Feldt said in her New York Times article dated, December 26, 2000: "Like the country, I am a soul divided. ... Wade legislation) was appointed Attorney General; but because of the September 11th tragedy and the other serious problems our country is facing such as Anthrax, the abortion issue has dropped in the order of political priorities. ...

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Stephanie Ann Sanders states "The problem of teenage pregnancy is considerably worse in the United States than in almost any other developed country. Studies show that birth rates for women under 20 are higher in the United States than in 29 other developed countries." ...

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Margaret Sanger founded a movement in this country that would later institute such a drastic change in the course of history that is still talked about today. ... She was known as the "radiant rebel" who developed the birth control movement in the United States at a time in which pre­marital sex was frowned upon in our society. ...

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In the United States, between the ages of 15 to 19, about 750,000 teenage girls become pregnant every year (Porter, 2011). There has been a slight decrease in the number of teen pregnancies but the number is still high. Compared to other developed countries, America has one of the highest unwanted t...

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Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. A choice should continue to exist but the emphasis needs to be placed on education of the parties involved. James C. ...

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Abortion Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ev...

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Abortion Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. A choice should continue to exist but the emphasis needs to be placed on education of the parties involved. James C. ...

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The zygote develops quickly; by six weeks, formation has already taken place of eyes, eyelids, mouth, nose, and tongue. At eight weeks development, the child is now scientifically labeled as a "fetus," after developing organs. ...

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The topic abortion covers a wide range of aspects, in this essay, two groups will be presented. The pro-choice group who argue that a woman has the right to abortion, because it is her body hence she has the freedom to do whatever she wants; and the pro-life group who argue that abortion should not ...

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