Besides the physical implications pregnancy brings, the mother as well has a responsibility in the future of that fetus. ... " Unwanted pregnancies can have lots of negative outcomes, more often involving the future of the child. ... The lack of reproductive healthcare, prenatal care and advisement lead to the same concurring issue of an over produced number of unwanted or unplanned pregnancies. ... Pro-choice supporters believe that up until the first trimester, women should obtain the right to choose whether they want to continue with their pregnancy or if they choose to terminate it. ...

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Should the use of lifestyle drugs be banned during pregnancy? Many of us have our own opinions when it comes to answering the question, which asks if the use of lifestyle drugs should be made illegal during pregnancy. ... In the first three months of pregnancy the fetus is more vulnerable to alcohol effects, and doctors highly recommend not to consume alcohol in this period. ... Word Count: 1,273 words Bibliography Smoking and Pregnancy, [Online], available from Internet 2/11/03: http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5854,00.html Alcohol and Drugs during Pregnancy, [Online]...

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These birth defects are caused by maternal use of alcohol during pregnancy which are irreversible, yet preventable. ... Pediatricians should increase their awareness of maternal alcohol exposures during pregnancy to help identify the possible cause of birth defects and to help identify other adverse fetal outcomes in future pregnancies. ... Avoid alcohol during pregnancy." ... There does not seem to be any time during pregnancy when it is safe to drink. ... Since there is no known safe amount of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends abstin...

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PREGNANCY AND ALCOHOL When women drink during pregnancy or are intoxicated during delivery they put their child at great risk. ... All of these problems are completely preventable if a mother abstains from alcoholic beverages during her entire pregnancy. ... This paper will examine the consequences and danger of a mother drinking during pregnancy. CONCLUSION Alcohol during pregnancy can cause many problems after birth. ... No matter when a mother stops drinking during pregnancy the child will be better off than if she continues during the entire pregnancy....

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In the United States, women choose to end about 25% of their pregnancies through abortion. ... Abortifacient: medication which terminates pregnancy and induces an abortion. ... This is generally regarded as the start of pregnancy within the pro-life movement. ... But, there appears to be no consensus among experts about the point in the pregnancy when this happens. ... These are not formed until the 28th week of pregnancy. ...

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Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. ... These usually occur during the first three months of pregnancy. It is estimated that 25% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion. ... The likelihood of complications increase as the woman gets farther into the pregnancy. ... A man can withdraw from a relationship as soon as he finds out about a pregnancy. ...

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Much emphasis is placed on pregnancy as a result of rape, even thought the statistics show only about 0.1% of all rapes actually result in conception. That means that a large majority of pregnancies that resulted in abortion were the result of free choice. ... This however is not justification for these unplanned or unwanted pregnancies that are terminated in excess of 1.4 million per year in the United States. ... The primary interests during the pregnancy should make the decision themselves. ... To say that the abortion is moral because the pregnancy arose from a crime is to place a val...

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Purpose If women didn't drink alcohol during pregnancy, there would never be another baby born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). ... Background FAS is a medical diagnosis that refers to a specific cluster of anomalies associated with the use of alcohol during pregnancy. ... It is generally accepted in the medical community that the severity of fetal abnormalities seen in children with FAS is directly correlated with the amount and duration of the mothers drinking during pregnancy. ... An important way that FAS can be prevented is the development of better screening techniques to ...

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A pro-choice person would feel that the decision to abort a pregnancy is that of the mothers and the government has no right to interfere. ... Pro-choicers wonder how anyone can tell a woman that she can't abort an embryo/fetus to interrupt a pregnancy if it is a result of rape or incest? ... My personal belief is that each woman has the right to decide whether she wants to abort an unwanted pregnancy. ... In the world today, pregnancy often has unfortunate effects on adolescents. ... It can be unsafe for young teenagers to go through with pregnancy, they can die because their bodies aren...

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It is crucial that development takes place at the right time during these three periods, because if they don't, there may be complications with the mother's pregnancy. ... During the last two months of pregnancy the foetus increases in weight by just under an ounce daily. ... One of the maternal factors that may adversely affect the development of an embryo/foetus is if the mother does not exercise moderately during pregnancy. ... Some teratogenic factors that can adversely affect the development are if the mother takes drugs, illegal or prescribed, alcohol or if a disease is pres...

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This procedure is always done before the eighth week of pregnancy. ... Based on statistics, if the rates of pregnancy and abortion continue, then almost half of women in the United States will have had an abortion before the age of 45 (prochoice.org). ... Even though half of pregnancies are unintended, the other half is women who are happy to have a baby on the way. ... It is called a zygote until it is viable which occurs sometime after the twenty-third or twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. ... It is also their constitutional right to decide on an unintended pregnancy. ...

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According to WorldNet, abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy (9). ... In a medical abortion, the mother's uterus is not treated; instead, the mother is given medication to end the pregnancy. ... There are two kinds of surgical methods that can be applied to end pregnancy. ... The second method is mostly used if the pregnancy is past 22 weeks. ... Thus, all the state abortion laws that regulated abortion during the first six months of pregnancy, except for the purpose of protecting maternal health during the second trimmest, were invalidated (4). ...

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The 14th Amendment's concept of "personal liberty" and restrictions on state action is enough to allow a women's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy. ... A man can withdraw from a relationship as soon as he finds out about a pregnancy. ... Pregnancy and child birth may determine whether a women ever gets to start or complete her education, which will significantly influence her ability to support herself and her family. ... If a women cannot choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, she is denied the right to the "possession and control" of her own body. ... A pre-bor...

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Pregnancy is a start of an incredible journey to parenthood. ... In this period of pregnancy, the fetus increases in length, weight and strength. ... The mother might feel the good and bad effects of pregnancy hormones, the nails and hair are growing faster. ... In the 6th month of pregnancy the baby's face are now well developed. ... In the 9th month of pregnancy the baby is fully formed. ...

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Many incidents occur when a woman is raped and thus leads to pregnancy, or a woman gets pregnant but does not have the money to provide a healthy living for her newborn. ... In Mary Anne Warren's article, On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, she concludes that " a women's right to protect her health, happiness, freedom, and even her life, by terminating an unwanted pregnancy, will always override whatever right to life it may be appropriate to ascribe to a fetus, even a fully developed one"(Warren). This indicates that it should ultimately be their decision whether to go throu...

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Many pregnant women are not aware of the complications that are involved with pregnancy. The greater majority of young women see pregnancy as a way of bringing a life into the world but do not use precaution in their dietary habits to prevent the destruction or inhibition of such a life. Most pregnant women continue on their drinking and drug abuse binge right throughout their pregnancy. ... It clearly was very noticeable and distinctive in the recognition of itself and was distinct from all other patterns of malformation in the fetus; there was a significant association found between the alco...

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Since the fetus cannot live outside its mother until the completion of the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy, removal of a nonviable fetus from the womb is the equivalent of destroying it (Higgins)."" ... The case had been filed by "Jane Roe," an unmarried woman who wanted to safely and legally end her pregnancy. ... In its ruling, the Court recognized for the first time that the constitutional right to privacy "is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy"- (PPWS). ... Wade relies on the premise that a fetus has no rights and that a woman has...

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It is the loss of a pregnancy and does not refer to why that pregnancy was lost" (Medicinenet). ... When it comes to accidental or careless pregnancies, the problem can be resolved from the beginning. By teaching teenagers about sex education and contraceptives, we can reduce the amount of unwanted pregnancies. ...

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Religious beliefs, politics, incident of pregnancy, support, economy, long term consequences, such as regrets and depression, being able to take responsibility, and health issues are major factors that must be taken in consideration before resulting to abortion. ... Women faced with unwanted pregnancies have turned to abortion, regardless of religious or legal sanction and often at considerable risk. ... The estimate number of women who die from clandestine abortion ranges from less than 100,000 to as many as 200,000 women a year, and for every women who dies from an illegal abortion, many mor...

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Each year, more than 50% of all pregnancies among American women are unintended. About half of these unplanned pregnancies, 1.5 million each year, are ended by abortion. ... When a wanted pregnancy is ended (for medical reasons) for example, some women experience a sense of loss and grief. ... Of these women, 97% report no complications; 2.5% have minor complications that can be handled at the physician's office or abortion facility; and less than 0.5% require some additional surgical procedure and/or hospitalization"(Unintended Pregnancy Among American Women. ...

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When this occurs pregnancy reduction is recommended. This means that several fetuses will be destroyed in order to have no more than a triplet pregnancy, thereby improving the likelihood of unimpaired survival for the remaining fetuses (Len Fleck). By allowing women to take the tests mentioned above and then being given the option to terminate the pregnancy is unethical. ...

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The following reasons are the most common arguments for abortion: The mother will die if she continues her pregnancy The foetus is disabled or deformed The mother was raped and became pregnant The foetus is carrying a hereditary illness The mother is underage and faces physical harm The mother is underage and would not be able to look after the baby The mother got pregnant by mistake and it is used as a form of contraception It is used to cover up an affair In some countries such as china, female foetuses are aborted as society only values boys. ... The mother's life ...

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The pregnancy results are in: there is a baby on the way! ... As pregnancy progresses, other signs will help indicate the gestational age, but it will still only be an estimate. ... In October 2008, Sarah Capewell went into premature labor with her son Jayden; she was only 21 weeks and 5 days into her pregnancy. ...

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The issue of abortion has been one of the most sensitive and controversial issues in the society for over the past two hundred years. There are thousands of arguments for and against this topic and both sides of the argument are firm on their beliefs and argue extensively. Abortion is a topic of imm...

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