Introduction to the Problem In many countries, the most common illnesses can be treated with a pill or immunization, but for many developing nations those resources are unavailable, leading to increased deaths in the children' population. ... Many developing countries have very few medical centers, making it difficult for children living in rural areas to receive treatment. ... Pregnancies are strenuous because "childbearing can begin for girls as soon as they reach puberty, before their bodies have sufficiently developed"(Health), because their bodies are barely developing they...

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A comparative study of developed countries (United States, Sweden, Great Britain, Canada and France) found that teenagers tend to have high rates of pregnancy and childbirth's. The problem though is worse in the United States than in the other developed countries (Darroch, Singh, & Frost, 2001). Darroch, Singh, & Frost, (2001) found that the use of the birth control pill by teenage girls was lower in the United States than in the other developed countries studied. ... According to Darroch, Singh, & Frost, (2001) the United States has the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases, (STD...

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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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Of course, the baby is not developed enough to be up to what an adult would be, but it is thinking, feeling human being. ... If abortion were ever to become illegal again in this country, women would become much more careful regarding their sexual activity. ... There will always be controversy between the issue, and our country for the most part has a split belief on whether or not abortion should be legal or not. ... Making abortions illegal in our country could possibly spark a similar effect to other countries where abortions are also legal. In conclusion, this country is so uptight about m...

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Our country is witnessing the significant impact alcohol-related birth defects are having on our society. ... Special efforts should be directed toward educating women, prior to and during the childbearing years, regarding the harmful effects of alcohol on the developing fetus. Major efforts at all levels of society should be made to develop quality educational programs regarding the deleterious consequences of alcohol on the unborn child. ... The reason for this is because alcohol affects many organ systems, including the brain, which develops throughout all trimesters of pregnancy. ...

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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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If every state in the U.S. developed and implemented comprehensive, medically-accurate and culturally-diverse sex education in schools along with abstinence programs, unplanned teenage pregnancy could be all but eliminated in the United States. ... Culturally-sensitive and comprehensive sex education should be available to all teens across the country in order to give everyone an equal chance to avoid unwanted pregnancies. ... Starting in 1981, a more rigid form of sex education was funded and applied in classrooms across the country. ... Teaching kids the real facts about sex while treating ...

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This compound gets the first part of its name from French company, Roussel Uclaf, which first developed the abortion pill back in 1980. ... Mifepristone has only been approved in a few European countries in the last few years. France, Britain, and Sweden had been the only countries to approve RU 486 until April of 1999, then Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Spain, and The Netherlands were added to this list. ... RU 486 has numerous projected countries for usage such as: Kenya, India, South Africa, and Cuba, but the introduction of RU 486 to these countries is still unkno...

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This compound gets the first part of its name from French company, Roussel Uclaf, which first developed the abortion pill back in 1980. ... Mifepristone has only been approved in a few European countries in the last few years. France, Britain, and Sweden had been the only countries to approve RU 486 until April of 1999, then Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Spain, and The Netherlands were added to this list. ... RU 486 has numerous projected countries for usage such as: Kenya, India, South Africa, and Cuba, but the introduction of RU 486 to these countries is still unkno...

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When PAS does develop, women, so affected, can carry the burdens of guilt, denial and depression. The utilitarian question from the mother's standpoint is whether or not to kill the developing baby within you? ... One place that is all around the country is Evangelical Child and Family Agency (www.abortionfacts.com). ...

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Abortion An abortion is the forcible removal of a developing baby from the womb of his or her mother, using surgical, mechanical, or chemical means. In some countries and States it is illegal. ... A baby gets a heart beat before it is four weeks old, and the brain starts to develop at six weeks. ...

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It seems ironic that people can get so emotional when it comes to animal rights, yet see no wrong in ripping a developed baby from the protection of the mother. ... Some people argue that the developing fetus is not technically a child yet because it cannot live on its own. ... This nation was founded on godly principles and as we slowly slip away from the morals that this country was built on, we as a people will experience more problems. ...

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"The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate of developed countries" ("The Effects" 632). ... "Washington has spent some $31.7 million developing abstinence only curricula" (Shapiro 56). ... This will prove that teens having sex at a younger age is the reason for the failure of sex education in this country. ... Teens in this country are having sex at a younger and younger age. ...

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I don't agree with the fact on how a country only wants a woman to have one baby. ... Since it has to be done why not go ahead and do it when the baby is not fully developed. ... How can there be such rights just because you are from a different country. ... In every country except South Africa the patients are not responsible for the cost of treatments. ... Maybe if countries started looking at other countries and laws, seeing what best for countries, then we might be able to come together as one. ...

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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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I didn't have any trouble developing certain skills, if anything it was the opposite, I grew up quickly; especially that I was toilet trained at age one which would sound weird to others. ... Around two years of age I started to develop my language, I would say things like "Ana bade boa" which in Arabic means I want water (boa) is not the whole word it was part of the baby's language which everyone understood. ... Our country was a collectivist country, so everything we do benefits the people were around. ... This sport has helped me develop myself by learning how to defen...

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In America, we as free citizens enjoy many luxuries that the majority of other countries throughout the world do not have. With a developed economy, a leading position in many professional fields, and a reputation of being known as the land of opportunity, America is quite desirable to foreigners, which is why we have such a large number of immigrants that want to become citizens in the U.S. ... When you look at countries such as The Netherlands that are developed just like the United States and have the same amount of sexually active youth, it is natural to ask yourself this question- of the ...

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That's at least double the percentage in any other educated, developed country(Greenblatt, 296). ... About 25% to 30% of all adult women in this country--single, married or divorced--have had an abortion (Moulton pg.137). ... "As Christians we are to develop agape love, the kind God has for us that gives with no exception of getting something in return" (Greenblatt pg. 213). ...

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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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Some people believe a soul is given to a human being, by God, while it is developing in the mother's womb, and some believe it is given to the child after its birth. ... Many countries that illegalize abortion have high death rates of women compared to countries that legalize abortions, such as United States. Ethiopia is one of the countries that ruled abortion illegal. ... They feel that a baby is considered human when it starts developing in the mother's womb. ...

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Abortion on demand, a woman's right to choose not to continue an unplanned pregnancy would prevent there being unwanted children in this country, so we are told. ... It is a permissive and frightened society that does not develop the expertise to control population, civil disorder, crime, poverty, even its own sexuality but yet would mount an uncontrolled, destructive attack on the defenseless, very beginnings of life. The Children's Aid Societies in New York and in every major city across the country have many more potential parents anxious and willing to adopt infants and young...

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Abortion on demand, a woman's right to choose not to continue an unplanned pregnancy would prevent there being unwanted children in this country, so we are told. ... It is a permissive and frightened society that does not develop the expertise to control population, civil disorder, crime, poverty, even its own sexuality but yet would mount an uncontrolled, destructive attack on the defenseless, very beginnings of life. The Children's Aid Societies in New York and in every major city across the country have many more potential parents anxious and willing to adopt infants and young...

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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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Also, the ethical aspects of this procedure and related issues will be explained and how this relates to a larger global problem regarding discrimination rather than simply a choice in westernized countries. ... This is a process "where the doctors examine embryos while they are developing in a IVF dish. ... Also it's been said, "In countries such as China and India, the cultural preference for boys is well-documented and parents for years have been using ultrasound and amniocentesis, followed by abortion to avoid giving birth to girls." (Ravitsky, 2011) For people in those countries to s...

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