The book, A Case of Need, published in 1968 outdates itself with its own central storyline. ... Wade in 1973 is now the "starting point for every discussion about abortion ever since."" ... This article considers how common abortions were in America before the 1800's. ... It was reported that the physicians influenced the clergy to speak out against abortion. ... This was realistically portrayed in Crichton's book. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This seems to state clearly that Adam's personhood started when he took his first breath. Following this reasoning, a newborn becomes human after it starts breathing; a fetus is only potentially human; an abortion would not terminate the life of a human person. ... It merely seems to discuss how God had planned the life of Jeremiah the prophet, before he was even conceived. ... Shostak reported that many men began to cry during the interview. ... Willke, in his book, Abortion Questions and Answers (Hayes Publishing Co. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It's a Child not a Choice If you want to start a very heated argument in a short period of time, just venture to bring up the topic of Abortion in a crowded room. ... If you will look in the yellow pages of almost any telephone book you will see advertisements for abortions through 22 -24 weeks. ... There were 168,000 reported late term abortions last year. ... How did we get abortion on demand in our country? ... He didn't start out killing masses of people. ...

• Word Count: 2259
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• Grade Level: High School