Regarding the mother's health she may face; anaemia, hypertension, eclampsia, depressive disorders if she decides to go through with the pregnancy, the child is at a high propensity to be born preterm and with a lower birth weight (Teen pregnancy, 2012). ... These levels included; what sexual health indicators were, potential future sexual behavior, factors that complicate the effects of abuse and the treatment for the victimization. When researching the sexual health of childhood sexual abuse victims the indicators were; sexually transmitted infections, the risky sexual behavior index, ...

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Prenatal cocaine exposure consumption became a major health issue of the United States in the 1980's, when a reasonable form of cocaine known as "crack" emerged and became highly accessible to its' users. ... Health care studies stated that Prenatal Cocaine exposure (PCE) has had significant effects on language development. ... Studies have shown children exposed to cocaine had a reduction in white and grey matter capacity. ... Furthermore, the study goes on to state that low birth weight was identified with low expressive skills. ... Studies noted that children who were at...

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This estimate does not include neonatal health care costs. Direct neonatal health care costs attributable to maternal smoking that were paid by Medicaid in 1996 are estimated to be more than $227 million. ... Hence, as they enter a new decade and a new century, reducing national smoking rates in pregnancy remains a national public health priority. ... Methodology Evaluation Concerns While controlled research studies indicate tobacco control strategies with the potential to reduce teenage tobacco use when applied more widely, evaluation of the extent to which they achieve these aims when imp...

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Akron Center for Reproductive Health and Planned Parenthood v. ... Reproductive Health Services in 1989 basically demonstrated that Roe was not a settle law. ... Because they are physically in the same location a physical examination can be done to ensure the woman's health and to be sure an ectopic pregnancy is not involved. ...

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It is dangerous to your life and health" (Factbot). ... The US Department of Health and Human Services reported that after nine weeks unborn babies can feel pain, yet 48 per cent of all abortions are done after this point. ... "After 5-10 years 54 per cent of mothers choosing abortion had nightmares and 96 per cent felt they had taken a life" a from study by Dr Anne Speckhard of the University of Minnesota. ... Abortion lowers women's self-esteem and there are studies reporting a major loss of self-esteem in battering parents,'" said Dr. ...

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According to a case study on adolescents who had been exposed to nicotine prenatally, conducted by Dr. ... The psychological disorders associated with prenatal drug and alcohol exposure are likely becoming a serious mental health occurrence. ... Contrary to the many studies like Dr. ... Coles, presentation for the 2010 Drug, DUI, and Mental Health Court Conference in Atlanta Georgia, she discusses the many issues associated with prenatal drug and alcohol exposure. It is important to understand that Coles' presentation contains information from dozens of peer-reviewed studies on various f...

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However, twenty years prior to these studies 8 teenage females gave birth in the United States out of 1000. ... It did not progress until 1940 when the U.S Public Health Service further encouraged schools across the nation to add sexual education to their curriculum. ... While many public health officials supported sexual education in schools, there were many people who did not agree. ... The controversy that continues to come up between health professionals and conservatists is simply exactly what schools should have in their curriculum to teach the students, and what should be left to the fa...

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Amy Dworsky states that the study used data from the first two waves of the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth, a longitudinal study of foster youth making the transition to adulthood in three Midwestern states, as well as the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. ... The findings of the study was to provide additional evidence of the need for a more concerted effort by child welfare agencies to help youth in foster homes avoid becoming pregnant. ... According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), teenage pregnancy has been rising st...

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Studies of both groups have found that they will experience higher than average rates of poverty, unemployment and low educational attainment. ... Desired Results First, SB 528 will ensure all foster youth have access to sexual development and reproductive health information starting at age 12. ... Second, Senator Yee's legislation puts into place a voluntary, specialized case conference, where the pregnant youth, together with their social worker, extended family member and others knowledgeable in the area of maternal and child health, develop a plan for the birth of the child and relate...

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Birth control clinics shall be permitted to function as services of government health departments or under the support of charity, or as nonprofit, self-sustaining agencies subject to inspection and control by public authorities. ... A childless married couple (the Does), the wife not being pregnant, separately attacked the laws, basing alleged injury on the future possibilities of contraceptive failure, pregnancy, unprepared ness for parenthood, and impairment of the wife's health. ... Though the State cannot override that right, it has legitimate interests in protecting both the pregn...

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Heredity, health problems, and emotional and physical stress can cause these variations. ... According to one study, about 65,000 sexual acts or comments on prime-time television occur every year (Meier, 1994, p. 9). ... Experts estimate that the combination of lost tax revenues and increased spending on public assistance, child health care, foster care and the criminal justice system totals about $7 billion annually for births in teens. ... In that case, it is a good idea for the girl to get help by talking to a counselor at school or a health clinic. ...

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A Minnesota study found that 43% of adolescents obtaining abortions used the court bypass option to avoid disclosure to a parent. ... An Atlanta study of adolescents obtaining abortions at five different private facilities found that 51% confided in their parents. ... Studies of young teenagers have found a high rate of fetal loss in pregnancies that followed abortions. ...

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The topic of abortion is anything but simple, and our laws governing the matter are always changing to try to achieve a middle ground. The word abortion alone provokes strong emotion in both women and men. There are many different viewpoints on abortion and it is important to exam both sides ...

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Studies show that 42% of women that undergo abortion procedures are "below poverty level" ("Induced Abortion"). ... A 2012 study in Obstetrics & Gynecology found that women have a much lesser risk of mortality from an abortion, 0.6 in 100,000, while risks of dying from birth total 8.8 in 100,000; around 14 times higher than abortion risks ("Should Abortion Be...... Along with this finding, the study also discovered that a woman's risk of complications concerning abortion are vastly low when compared to complications occurring within in childbirth procedures. This ...

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Rpt. from "Abortion, Conscience, and Health Care Provider Rights." ... "The Democratic Party's Policies Threaten Women's Health and Personal Freedom." Women's Health. ... They only care about the future of the country, not actually about the health of the women. ...

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"(Jones) It is because health problems with the mother or the child, rape or incest, or just because the baby's unwanted. ... One study, STAKES, the statistical analysis unit of Finland's National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health discovered that, "after abortion, women were found to be seven times more likely to die by their own hand than were women who gave birth" (Tech). Also, researchers at the South Glamorgan Health Authority in Great Britain examined their own data. ...

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There have also been clinical studies on the after effects of abortion. ... This shows that the wrongdoing of abortion does not simply end with the killing of a fetus, but instead carries on to affect the woman's life and health long after her abortion. ... They believe in a woman's own right to controlling her body and her right to make the decisions concerning her health and body. ...

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Jessica ____________ was a typical sophomore girl at Harman High School. She was very intelligent, outgoing, sweet-hearted, and fun to be around with. She was sexually active and lost her virginity when she was just fifteen years old, freshman year in high school, to Chuck Morris who is stalwart, go...

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