There are women who have health issues that affect their capacity to carry a child. ... In many states, Federal law takes away the option of induced abortion care for many low-income women. These laws force many women to sacrifice money they use for other basic needs to pay for induced abortion care. ... But all women should have access to basic medical care regardless of how much money they make. ... These health risks could be short-term or long-term. ...

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When teenagers do not seek these health services, they not only forego the use of contraception, but they also lack appropriate health care and undergo treatment for several sexually transmitted diseases. ... Their hope is on the contraceptive and if they do not have access to it, it may cause harm to their health in general. ... Some simply have no caring and responsible parent to whom they can turn" (ACLU). ... Many teenagers do not recognize the dangers of these pills but they owe it to their health and future children. ... For this reason, I personally think that teenagers should be a...

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It is not a birth control method; furthermore it is called "murder", as Mary Calderone, --Pro-abortionist and former Planned Parenthood president, said in American Journal of Public Health (vol. 50 no. 71960) "Abortion is the taking of a life." ... However, adolescents have more risk of infections than adults and they are less able to take care of babies. ... In addition, everybody may not be able to take care of a child, so at this point birth control prevents unwanted children. ... The poor mothers might be good layers/nice hens/fine individuals but NOT good at taking care of baby chicks I...

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Almost half of American women have terminated at least one pregnancy, and millions more Americans of both sexes have helped them, as partners, parents, health-care workers, counselors, and friends. ... to help prevent violence against those who provide health care services, especially reproductive-health care. The task force was called The National Task Force on Violence Against Health Care Providers. ...

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Research form REAL Health Care Respects LIFE found that about 10 percent of women had these physical health issues, and one-fifth were life-threatening cases. Long term health issues from abortion may increase miscarriage, severe bleeding by placenta previa, and preterm birth for next pregnancy. ... Elliot Institute found a study that women with unplanned pregnancies had much less mental health illness than women had an abortion with the same condition. Women with abortion had 55% more mental health illness. ... Some pregnant women have miscarriages by their health issues or accidents. ...

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For instance, 2011 saw more anti-women's health laws passed by state legislatures than ever before. ... The World Health Organization found that unsafe abortions and the complications that oftentimes arise from them account for approximately 13 percent of maternal deaths (Richards). The World Health Organization also found that rather than preventing abortions, like many politicians hope to do, it is more beneficial to prevent unintended pregnancies. However, rather than following that path, politicians are imposing even greater roadblocks than before for women to access preventive ca...

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If one could lay down and make a baby then one better stand up and take care of it. ... This could potentially ruin your life and take a huge toll on your health. ... It is not worth risking your health and chance of reproducing. ... Woman tend to get mental health issues after aborting their offspring because they feel as if they have betrayed themselves. ... If a mother can not take care of her child she could always give it up for adoption or foster care. ...

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These authors are against it when it comes to the health and life of the mother and fetus for allowing them to carry the term of pregnancy up to that amount of weeks. ... The main reason that late abortion can be justified ethically is if the late abortion will entail only a low risk to the mother's health or life. ... I understand things happen and maybe an abortion is the best option for health reason then go with the choice. ... Most of Americans deaths occur in health-care institutions. ... With an exception for a sick person who is in doctor care, and the doctor can give the...

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Based on these beliefs, and reflecting the diverse communities within which we operate, the mission of Planned Parenthood is: to provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual; to advocate public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access to such services; to provide educational programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implications of human sexuality; to promote research and the advancement of technology in reproductive health car...

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It states that the abortion laws hurt women health, instead of improving it. ... A female can lose her health. ... Abortions can be dangerous to your health mentally, physically, and emotionally. ... Laws against abortion can endanger a woman's health, or even worse, kill her. ... Grant argues that health care is a personal matter and laws should not interfere with what you choose to do. ...

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Both members of the couple have to pay a maintenance fee and also they have to pay for both children to acquire an education and obtain health care. ... Families that volunteer to have only one child are awarded a "Certificate of Honor for Single-Child Parents" among various incentives, some of which are: an extra month's salary every year until the child is 14 years old, higher wages, interest-free loans, retirement funds, better housing, better health care, and priority in school enrollment. ... China's population is aging, leaving a smaller workforce to care for a vast number...

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They say that when women feel that it is absolutely necessary to have an abortion, they will have one, even if it is without the proper medical care. ... I believe that abortions are "absolutely necessary" in only two situations: the health of the mother and/or baby, and in a situation where the woman was raped. Surveys of women aborting their babies indicate that 3% of them are occurring due to the women's health, 3% of them are due to the unborn child's health, and 1% of them are occurring due to rape or incest. ...

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These differences seem to be decreasing in recent studies, perhaps due to increased health services for young mothers. Teenage mothers who are 15 years old and younger and have not enough prenatal care tend to also have a low weight gain which is less than 20 pounds during their pregnancy (Phipps and Sowers, 2002). ... New work indicates that the health outcomes are related more to the poverty and lack of prenatal care common to pregnant teenage girls. ... These outcomes include poorer psychological functioning, lower rates of school completion, lower levels of marital stability, less stable e...

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To start with, there's poverty, education and health. ... Since teens don't know a lot of prenatal care, a lot of times babies are born early and weighing less than they should. These babies often times suffer from neglect and abuse since their mothers don't fully know how to raise and care for a child. ... Their children's prospects are even worse "they have less supporting and stimulating home environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, worse educational outcomes, more behavior problems, and are more than likely to become teen parents themselves. ... A...

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One issue that concerns me is abortion. Abortion is a wrongful act that should outlaw in the United States. I believe to abort your baby is as equal to killing your baby. Each mother that does abortion is destroying a life that could have had a bright future in this world. The minute the child is de...

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According to Office of Adolescent Health, there were 26.6 births for every 1,000 adolescent female's ages 15-19 back in 2013. ... Over more, parents don't care much for their kids about using effective birth control for protection. ... Teens drop out and quit to continue on their school especially girls who have to take care of their baby. ... Economic cost is also included because a lot of money was spent for medical cares for each pregnancy. ... According to Centers for disease control and prevention, young teenage girls who got pregnant at the young age face with health issue. ...

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"I think it is a point of pride for Americans that, even with the differences we have had recently over many issues of health care, we adhere so carefully to Washington's promise of conscientious accommodation. ... Everyone has their own bodies and this is so we can make a choice of our own on how we want to take care of them. ... This is true but the church doesn't follow by the first amendment and not everyone has to be religious, "I think it is a point of pride for Americans that, even with the differences we have had recently over many issues of health care, we adh...

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Abortion was created to aid in certain situations in which a woman could not or did not want to give birth to a child or to care for the child. ... Such medical circumstances include; genetic irregularities, such as Down syndrome and the parent's feel that they are incapable of caring for the child. ... 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. ... My job as an intern was to (with permission) sit in on a session, and to ask a few questions about emotions and unkem...

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Each of these women has her own familial relationship, hopes for the future, economic concerns, and health needs (Watkins). ... Also, no one knows what health problems the biological father had and what genes the baby carries. ... The mother will spend up a lot of money on the baby's health, and probably will not be able to support all the treatment. ... Another reason for abortion is when the woman's health is at risk. ... Who is going to take care of them? ...

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The close minded opposition to abortion has gone as far as an affecting women's health.  ... Our objective was to find out complications of illegal induced abortions in a tertiary care institution. ... This study highlights the pressing need for an organized program for reproductive health education especially for the adolescents and unmarried who were most affected by abortion complications. ...

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Today 39 states require an abortion to be done by a physician, 20 require it to be done in a hospital after a specific point in pregnancy and 18 require a second physician after a specific point as well. 41 states prohibit abortions except for when necessary to protect the life and health of the mother. 46 states allow health care providers to refuse to participate in abortion. ...

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It's ironic that in the year 2002 the government has tried to pass a "bill that will let hospitals and other health care providers refuse to perform abortions without fear of penalty"(House Abortion Bill Provides Both Sides of Issues With Stage For Pre- Election Debate p.2533). This means it will make it harder for women to find a hospital that can legally perform an abortion and would be covered by their health plans. ...

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Some of these drawbacks include Post-Abortion Syndrome, as well as health complications. ... Symptoms of this include, "depression and thoughts of suicide, sad moods, sudden and uncontrollable crying, deterioration of self-esteem, survival guilt, development of eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, other self-punishing or self-degrading behaviors: abusive relationships, promiscuity, and failing to take care of yourself medically or deliberately hurting yourself emotionally and/or physically." ... Another drawback is the health issue. ...

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The US Department of Health and Human Services reported that after nine weeks unborn babies can feel pain, yet 48 percent of all abortions are done after this point. ... Only three percent of all abortions are done for the mother's health, where 40 percent of women who have abortions will have more than one and 50 percent use it as their sole means of birth control. ... People need to start caring for the women who are hurting as a result of an abortion, and women who are struggling over the decision. ...

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The scaremongering on the part of those paid to sway the town hall debates will impact the quality of that healthcare package in the following ways: 1) Senators and Congressmen whose jobs are less than secure in the upcoming midterm election will either vote against the bill or else will be very public about their displeasure with parts of the bill that their constituents care about. ...

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