An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by loss or destruction of a fertilized egg, embryo or fetus before birth. It may be induced/medical or spontaneous.
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To inform audience about abortion.
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As you all know abortion is a very controversial subject among many people. Those who advocate pro-choice declare that a women has the right to body self-determination. They believe that abortion should be available as a choice to all women. They stress the importance of quality of life for the women and deplore the situation of the "unwanted" child. And on the other hand those who are against abortions declare that abortion is murder and a violation of the fetus's right to live. Many believe the acceptance of abortion will lead to the acceptance of sexual immorality.
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There are two types of abortions: a spontaneous abortion occurs without medical interventions of miscarriages. 25% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous abortions. An induced or medical abortion is one that is brought about by taking medications or using instruments stop the normal course of pregnancy.
The four types of induced or medical abortions are:.
Menstrual Extraction is performed during the first trimester. Is done by suctioning out the lining of the uterus.
Dilation and Evacuation is done during the early second trimester by suction to remove the fetus and placenta.
Prostaglandin or Saline Administration is a procedure where labor is induced by injecting prostaglandin or saline solution through the uterine wall into the sac holding the fetus.
Hysterotomy is a major abdominal operation essential to a Cesarean.
Facts:.
Internal Summary:.
90% of abortions in America are performed during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Each year almost half of all pregnancies among American women are unintended. About half of the unplanned pregnancies (1.3 million) end in abortion.
It is estimated that 35% of all women of reproductive age in America will have an abortion by the age of 45.
One type is Medical Abortion which is an abortion brought on by taking medications to end a pregnancy instead of having a surgical abortion. ... The other type of abortion is Surgical Abortion. ... One type of Surgical abortion is called legal abortion. ... Less then 1% of the woman who get abortions experience a major complication with the abortion procedure. ... Abortion is a very debatable topic. ...
The abortion issue doesn't stop there. ... Abortion should remain legalized for the fact that if it's not kept legal many women perform illegal abortions. ... Abortion is a woman's choice. ... In 1821 the first U.S. abortion bill, passed in Connecticut, banned the use of poisons to induce abortion. ... In 1970 abortion is on its way towards legalization, as Hawaii becomes the first to make abortion legal. ...
Two method can be used to induce surgical abortion. ... During the yeas that abortion was illegal, more pregnant women died from complications from self-induced abortions or abortion attempted by untrained or unqualified practitioners than from any other cause. ... Illegal abortion is unsafe abortion. Abortion has not always been so safe. ... Complications from Legal Abortion. ...
Abortion My topic is abortion. ... To begin with I should explain what abortion is. ... Abortion is a very controversial subject. ... As you well know there are people pro-abortion and against abortion. ... That is my speech about abortion....
Though abortion should be used in atrocious situation. One argument against abortions is that it is immoral. ... The audible difference between abortion and murder is that abortions are legal, and murders are not. ... In 1967 Colorado and California legalized abortion. ... In order to avoid abortions, the government put strict restrictions on abortions. ...
Abortion" Abortion has been an issue of heated debate in the United States for numerous years. ... Let us look at the definition of abortion. ... The same is true of abortion. ... This is called Post-Abortion Syndrome. ... That is just one draw back to abortion. ...
Abortion is Legal Abortion must be a legal and attainable procedure for women throughout the United States. ... And finally, should abortion be legal? ... Should abortion be legal? ... Is abortion physically safe for women? ... This statistic proves that with abortions being legal, women are at a lesser risk of injury through abortion. ...
Abortion was widely available throughout much era when abortion was a crime. ... In high abortion states, only arrests of those born after abortion legalization fall relative to low abortion states. ... The social movement to legalize abortion resulted in a long outstanding acceptance of abortion. ... (Abortion Related 1) Abortion is not something that is allowed in God's law. ... Is abortion murder? ...
There are many different viewpoints on abortion and it is important to exam both sides of the abortion controversy. ... The abortion controversy has two main view points, the view against abortion is known as pro-life and the view for abortion is pro-choice. ... The idea of this oath given by midwives was to not provoke abortion because abortion was legal under common law. ... Few doctors still performed abortions and since it was a great risk for them, they charged about $600 for an abortion. ... By 1972 the number of illegal abortions grew to about twenty five hundred abortions a day. ...