...Teenage Abortion and How Parental Involvement Affects Risk Kenneth F. Cyrus Over the past several decades, the issue of abortion has evoked controversy, hostility and even violence. The church, State and special interest organizations expound on the pros and cons of abortion rights. Often these abortion rights are fueled by moral, ethical, religious and legal arguments both in favor of Right to Life, as well as Pro-Choice. The issues become more complex where abortion involves a teenager, as the teenager's rights vs. parental involvement contributes to the hot debate on who has the legal right to choose. The woman has every right to decide whether she wants to carry the pregnancy to full term or to have an abortion. However, since unprotected sex results in unplanned pregnancy, parents should have a say in abortion decision. The physical health risk of abortion is very low when done in the early stages of pregnancy and in qualified abortion clinic. Ninety Seven percent of women who have abortion in their first trimester have no complications, and the risk for adolescents is low if done in the first trimester. (O'Keeffe & Jones.) The physical risks of abortion for teens is greater than that of their adult counterpart because teens have a longer approval process that increase the risk of the abortion been done in the second trimester. If the parents are a part of the decision then the approval process maybe shorter, eliminating the complications associated with late...
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...Abortion The most common causes of maternal death in abortion are infection, hemorrhage and embolisms. (Calhoun, 2015) Abortion is the termination of a human pregnancy. Most abortions are performed during the first twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy. Abortions in the first trimester are considered minor surgeries. Advancing gestational age increases the risk of complications for the woman. The fifth leading cause of maternal death in the United States is induced abortion. (Calhoun, 2015) One reason that women choose abortion is because of their lack of financial stability. Also, because they are not in a stable relationship or are too young. Another reason is because the pregnancy was unplanned. Birth control is available even if women are on a limited income. Abortions should be made illegal because of the associated risk to women such as infection, hemorrhage and embolism. Abortion should be illegal because of the risk of infection. Deaths from infection are nine times higher in abortion than live births. (Calhoun, 2015) The most common type of post abortion infection reported is endometritis. (Shannon, 2004) Endometritis is an infection in the inner uterine wall and a major cause of maternal mortality. Risk of infection is a concern for providers because they are keen to avoid complications that may affect the health of young healthy women. Complications caused by abortion can cause future fertility problems. Genital tract infection is another main infection from abortion that...
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...Laguna The Impact of Abortion to the Physical and Psychological Behavior of a Woman Presented to: Mrs. Lorena H. Bernardino Presented by: Sinag, Ma. Victoria C. English IV 16 February 2015 Sinag i Sinag i Outline Thesis statement: Physical changes and psychological implication of aborting pregnancy of women. I. What is the Abortion? A. Meaning of abortion B. Origin of abortion C. Method of aborting D. Types of abortion E. What drive a woman to abort their pregnancy? II. After Effects of Abortion A. Physical B. Psychological III. Prevention to reduce abortion A. Good Policies B. Good Politics IV. Conclusion V. Bibliography Sinag 1 Sinag 1 The Impact of Abortion to the Physical and Psychological Behavior of a Woman Introduction Many women, not only in the Philippines aborting their pregnancy because of economical or financial factor. In this study the researchers aiming to give information what is the physical and psychological behavior implication of aborting pregnancy. What is the process of abortion and reasons why a women needs to abort their pregnancy. In this study, the researcher also sited some prevention to avoid women pregnancy abortion, especially in the Philippines. Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by the removal or forcing out from the womb of a fetus or embryo before it is able to survive on its own. An abortion can occur spontaneously...
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...She is very thankful to have privacy while making such a personal choice. Even though abortions have medical risks, all women have the right to get an abortion. While it might be true that abortions may lead to medical problems, due to the technical advantages the abortion surgeries are very safe. Whenever someone goes into surgery there are always risks. The doctors have...
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...Abortion Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive without depending on the mother. The loss of this is usually referred to as premature birth. Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in many countries today. In some countries abortion is legalized while in others this is a criminal offence that can lead to prosecution. Globally, each year, 20 to 30 million legal abortions are performed while 10 to 20million illegal abortions do take place (Gnad, 2008). Abortions in most parts of the world are unsafe and, account for many deaths of women due to, many complication involved. In spite of modern, effective and readily available birth control methods, more than half of the pregnancies that happen in the world today are mostly unplanned. Many of these pregnancies end up in abortion. This has made abortion, a pertinent issue that this paper tries to discuss about. Firstly, abortion in the world today comes in many types. Abortion performed before the end of seven weeks from the time of conception is usually done surgically or by use of drugs. From nine weeks to fourteen weeks, abortion is usually performed by a procedure known as dilatation and suction curettage. After fourteen weeks, abortion is performed using a procedure referred to as dilatation and evacuation procedure (Michael, 2000). After expiry of 20 weeks after conception, abortion can only be performed by labor induction, saline infusion or hysterectomy. Medical...
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...Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior toviability.[note 1] An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy. Abortion, when induced in the developed world in accordance with local law, is among the safest procedures in medicine.[1] However,unsafe abortions result in approximately 70 thousand maternal deaths and 5 million disabilities per year globally.[2] An estimated 44 million abortions are performed globally each year, with slightly under half of those performed unsafely.[3] The incidence of abortion has stabilized in recent years,[3] having previously spent decades declining as access to family planning education and contraceptiveservices increased.[4] Forty percent of the world's women have access to induced abortions (within gestational limits).[5] Induced abortion has a long history and has been facilitated by various methods including herbal abortifacients, the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma, and other traditional methods. Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality, prevalence, cultural and religious status of abortion vary substantially around the world. In many parts of the world there is prominent and divisive public controversy over the ethical and legal issues of...
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...ABORTION 2 Abortion – The Silent Scream Life is irreplaceable. However, Jones and Chaloner (2007) state “from the perspective of the pregnant women, it may be claimed that it is her life and her body and therefore she has a moral right to choose what happens to it” (p.47). Kimport, Foster and Weitz (2011) indicate “women do experience negative emotions after abortion” (p.103). Abortion should be avoided because it causes some physical problems, leads to psychological health issues and takes away the feeling of motherhood from women. Abortion causes physical problems. Abortion causes emotion pain to women. Rousset et al. (2012) highlight “a traumatic experience that can lead women to develop a posttraumatic stress disorder” (p.507). Termination leads to chances of miscarriage. Asgharnia et al. (2012) assert “ectopic pregnancy has been rising because of the growing incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease, fertility drugs and pelvic surgery” (p1). An abortion has a negative effect on a female body. “Women’s breast tissue is left in a dangerously stimulated, are considered as risk factors for the development of breast cancer” (Costarelli & Yiannakouris, 2010. p. 38). Abortion increases the chances to have cervical cancer. “Abortion is associated with an increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer” (Braem et al., 2012, p.5). Infertility rate...
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...Abortion speech INTRODUCTION (Picture of Oprah Winfrey) Look at this picture. Oprah Winfrey has dedicated her life to inspire, educate and ultimately improve the lives of others all around the world. Now imagine if her mother had aborted her; all those lives she touched would be waiting on a miracle. (Picture of Benjamin Franklin) Look at this picture. Benjamin Franklin, the father of electricity, discovered its existence while conducting an experiment with a kite. Now imagine if his mother had aborted him; we would all be in darkness. DEFINITION OF ABORTION: what is abortion? An abortion, according to the Webster Merriam online dictionary, is the termination of a pregnancy after or accompanied by, resulting in the death of the embryo or fetus. In short, an abortion is murder. After all, it is the act of taking the life of an unborn child. (Picture of an aborted baby) Look at this picture. Isn’t this murder? DEFINITION OF MURDER: what is murder? Some say abortion is murder. But what really is murder? According to the Webster Merriam online dictionary, murder is the unlawful premeditated killing of a one human being by another. But is a fetus a human being. According to US legal definitions, a human being is biologically classified hominids of the specie Homo sapiens, which are primate species of mammal with a highly developed brain. Nearly all abortions occur during the first trimester of the pregnancy-a period during which the brain of the fetus hasn’t even begun to develop...
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...In Brief Facts on Induced Abortion Worldwide WORLDWIDE INCIDENCE AND TRENDS • After declining substantially between 1995 and 2003, the worldwide abortion rate stalled between 2003 and 2008. • Between 1995 and 2003, the abortion rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age—i.e., those aged 15–44) for the world overall dropped from 35 to 29. It remained virtually unchanged, at 28, in 2008. • Nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, and nearly all unsafe abortions (98%) occur in developing countries. In the developing world, 56% of all abortions are unsafe, compared with just 6% in the developed world. • The proportion of abortions worldwide that take place in the developing world increased between 1995 and 2008 from 78% to 86%, in part because the proportion of all women who live in the developing world increased during this period. • Since 2003, the number of abortions fell by 600,000 in the developed world but increased by 2.8 million in the developing world. In 2008, six million abortions were performed in developed countries and 38 million in developing countries, a disparity that largely reflects population distribution. • A woman’s likelihood of having an abortion is slightly elevated if she lives in a developing region. In 2008, there were 29 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years in developing countries, compared with 24 per 1,000 in the developed world. REGIONAL INCIDENCE AND TRENDS • The overall abortion rate in Africa, where the...
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...Abortion An abortion is a medical or surgical procedure that ends a pregnancy. It is a highly controversial issue in the United States. Although the procedure has been legal in the country since 1973, the abortion rights battle rages on with supporters and opponents struggling to gain ground in public opinion, legislatures, and the courts. Behind the battles are divergent views on when human life begins, the rights a woman has over her own body, and government interference in the private lives of individuals. Medical Issues Some of the issues concerning abortion are related to the safety of the procedure. Despite the fact that abortion was illegal in the United States before 1973—except in extreme circumstances involving the health of the mother—many women were able to find someone who would help them end their pregnancy. Often performed by untrained individuals in unsanitary conditions, these illegal abortions harmed women physically, increased the risks associated with future pregnancies, and even resulted in death. Complications are possible with any type of medical or surgical procedure. The most common medical issue associated with abortion is infection, a potentially serious and life-threatening problem. Abortion can also cause excessive bleeding and damage to the uterus, the female organ in which the fetus develops. These dangers are greatest when abortions are performed by untrained individuals, but they are rare when performed by professionals under proper conditions...
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...As a good mother, there is an inherent instinct to nurture and protect life. Abortion, in essence, contradicts what many women naturally yearn for. Because of these ongoing debates, the argument was taken to court in December 1971.The Roe V. Wade case was brought to Texas, a state where abortion was banned and deemed constitutional. It revolved around a woman named Jane Roe who filed a lawsuit against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas, TX. Roe challenged Texas law that made abortion illegal except when a Dr deemed it necessary to save a woman's life.The court ruled in favor of Roe stating that the law was unconstitutional but because of disagreements they re argued in October 1972. They again couldn't come to an agreement, so they appealed and were led to the Supreme Court. I believe that topics of abortion should be debated as it can lead to a more balanced perspective on the topic.Is it essential for these matters to be taken to court when the life of a child is in...
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...Mary Winn 10/24/13 Does an Elective Abortion Lead to Negative Psychological Effects? Pro • Abortion can be considered a trauma. Approximately 10% of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from immediate complications, of which one-fifth (2%) were considered major. Women who abort are approximately four times more likely to die in the following year than women who carry their pregnancies to term. The leading causes of abortion related maternal deaths within a week of the surgery are hemorrhage, infection, embolism, anesthesia, and undiagnosed ectopic pregnancies. Legal abortion is reported as the fifth leading cause of maternal death in the United States, though in fact it is recognized that most abortion-related deaths are not officially reported as such. Women with a history of one abortion face a 2.3 times higher risk of having cervical cancer, compared to women with no history of abortion. Women with two or more abortions face a 4.92 relative risk. Similar elevated risks of subsequent ovarian and liver cancer have also been linked to single and multiple abortions. These increased cancer rates for post-aborted women may be linked to the unnatural disruption of the hormonal changes which accompany pregnancy and untreated cervical damage or to increased stress and the negative impact of stress on the immune system. Approximately 10% of women undergoing elective abortion will suffer immediate complications, of which approximately one-fifth (2%) are considered life...
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...Over a thousand years ago abortion was performed illegally. From 1880 to year 1973, more than a thousand women were fatally injured because of illegal abortions (Medline). In 1973, abortion became legal in the United States, so women could get safer abortions (Medline). Even though abortion was legalized in the United States, women were still seeking illegal abortions, so no one found out. The privacy laws now keep women anonymous from people finding out they aborted their unwanted baby, also known as fetus. As a mother, I sometimes wonder what makes a woman decide to have an abortion. There are other options to choose from, but do the women know about them? Are women just oblivious when it comes to the different procedures abortionist do, and that the unborn baby does feel pain? There would be fewer abortions if women were properly educated. Abortion should not be a choice as it affects the women’s body and mind, their relationships, and the unborn baby. Some people feel abortion is not bad for women. They say women should have a choice in what they do with their bodies, and whether or not they want to have a baby. Yes, I do agree women should have a choice about their body, but you were the unborn baby with the heartbeat and growing, your mother had a choice. I know I am happy with the choice my mother made, how about you? If the mother does not want the baby there is always adoption. Someone else who cannot have a baby would love to adopt one. If the women say they would...
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...Is it ethical to have an abortion? ETHIC ISSUE It is ethical or unethical to have an abortion. INTRODUCTION Abortion is a controversial social issue that has been continually argued over for the last 40 years. The pro-choice people and the pro-life people hold different opinion on whether or not a mother have right of abortion. “According to the pro-life position, the conceptus has an absolute right to life from the moment of conception onward. According to the pro-choice position, however, women have absolute rights over their own bodies and lives” ( Thiroux, J & Krasemann,2009).On the whole, when we talk about it is moral or not of abortion and whether or not abortion should be legal, we may mainly consider about the result for existence of abortion. This article will analyse this subject by using consequentialist ethical theories. FACTS ◆ 54 countries allow abortion, which is about 61 percent of the world population. ◆ Unintended pregnancies account for almost half of all pregnancies and four out of ten unintended pregnancies end in abortion. ◆ Out of the total number of pregnancies, 24% end in abortion. ◆ The number of abortions per year is approximately 42 million and the number of abortions per day approximately 115,000. ◆ 83% of all abortions are obtained in developing countries and 17% occur in developed countries. ◆ 1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the...
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...discuss what the organizations views are and the types of crimes they are associated with. The strategies that law informant has used against the Army of God to prevent any attacks from this group and what precautions will law enforcement need to take before apprehending a member from this group. This paper will also discuss how the local court systems handle domestic terrorism. Finally, should domestic terrorist be tried in local, state, or federal courts? The reason the people of Army of God choose to be terrorists is to stop and make all abortion illegal and they will do this by any means they can and harm homosexuals. They twist the meaning of scripture to say God approves of what they are doing by destroying the sin and sinner (Understanding the, 2013). The Army of God is and anti-homosexual and abortion extremist group who believe that the use of violence is acceptable to stop homosexuality and abortions (The Army, 2010). They believe they are the army of God, God is the General and Commander and Chief and they are the soldiers carrying out his duty. The group started in the early 1980’s and founded by Reverend Michael Bray (The Army, 2010). The crimes that Army of God is associated with are a kidnapping of an abortion doctor and his wife in August of 1982, first time they were heard from. Later the doctor and wife were released unharmed (U.S. Domestic, n.d.). In1984 the group firebombs two abortion clinics on in Virginia and the other in Washington D.C., no one hurt at...
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