...(Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act). I suggest you vote in support of H.R. 3504 or any bill or amendment that protects the life of a child that survives abortion. The child is a legal citizen and is therefore entitled to the protections of law. I recommend a vote FOR H.R. 3504 for the following reasons: Guarantees legal status of the infant; Protects the infant as a legal person under law; Imposes punishment of fine or imprisonment to practitioners who fail to exercise the same equal care and diligence to the life of the surviving child as any other child would receive; Declares the killing of a child born alive as murder; and Provides civil remedies for the woman who attempted the abortion if the doctor violates the fair and equal care of the child....
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...to childhood Pre-industrial Britain had no concept of childhood - Everyone was held responsible for actions and Tudor law stated that a 7 year old can be hanged After industrialisation, these beliefs stayed within the working class children were an economic asset. Middle class families saw a decline in infant mortality rates and so family sizes declined. In the 19th century, children were banned from working in mines. 2) 20th century childhood A child-centered society emerged at this time due to improvements in living standards and nutrition thus leading to a decrease in infant mortality rates. Children also became an expensive business as parents began to favour consumption over primary interaction. Childhood and adolescence became largely separate from adulthood and children were seen as needing protecting 3) Children and the state Compulsory education lasts until 11 years of age. The role of child services bag to police at-risk families. The 2004 Children Act focuses on wellbeing of children from birth to age 19. In 2007, the Department for Children, Schools and Families was created to make sure children stay healthy, safe and enjoy childhood. The Child Support Act 1991 deals with care and upbringing of children. 4) Teenage parents From studies by the Social Exclusion Unit, teenage parents were said to be caused by low expectations and ignorance. Those who fear they will end up on benefits ‘ see no reason not to get pregnant’. Teenage parents are described by...
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...Research Proposal Melissa Robinson, Evan Acree and Arlington Neely CJA 334/ Research Methods in Criminal Justice Raymond Smith 1 May, 2015 Research Proposal This research paper we will be looking into violence within our homes. It is an important topic for anyone to be aware of as well as educated about for the safety of ourselves and our families. Specifically, we will be looking at childhood abuse and the ties to the abused children growing up to be domestic abusers. Understanding the ties between the two topics may give us a better understanding of the chances for children who are abused growing up to commit domestic violence acts. It will also give us a general idea as to how we may be able to help these children when they are younger as to prevent domestic violence in the future. According to "Child Welfare Information Gateway" (2010) The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C.A. § 5106g), as amended by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, defines child abuse and neglect as, at minimum: “Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation"; or "An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm." This definition of child abuse and neglect refers specifically to parents and other caregivers. A "child" under this definition means a person who is younger than age 18 or who is not an emancipated minor (para....
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...Professional EThics Professional Ethics Legal and ethical issues are frequently encountered in the health care setting and present unique challenges to health care professionals. Practicing nurses need to be knowledgeable with these concepts to ensure patient’s rights. In this paper, the author will describe the relationships between legal and ethical issues. In addition, the author will identify personal values and professional ethics and examine ethical theories and principles. Examples of applications of legal and ethical issues to current practice will also be provided. Relationships Between Legal and Ethical Issues “Ethics is the branch of philosophy concerned with evaluating human action” (Guido, 2010, p. 3). It is based on the principles of right and wrong and provides structure to behaviors and actions. Ethics are closely intertwined with morals and values. Morals are “personal principles that are acquired from life experiences, family and peer relationships, religion, culture, and the law” (Guido, 2010, p. 3). Values are “personal beliefs about the truths and worth of thoughts, objects, or behavior” (Guido, 2010, p. 3). Therefore, ethics are subject to an individual’s personal interpretation. In contrast, laws are rules and regulations established by some authority and enforced by judicial decision (Dictionary.com, 2011). The legal system governs actions and behaviors without regard to personal values, beliefs, and views. Laws are constantly evolving to...
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...terrorists. They killed more than 3,000 U.S. citizens. The United States was unprepared on how to deal with such an attack. The attack on New York's World Trade Center has been name the worst terror attack in U.S. history. After these terror attacks the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was developed. "The primary mission of the Homeland Security Act is to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; and minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States."1 Inside the Homeland Security Act it states the secretary of Homeland Security now has the authority and the power to direct and control investigations of terrorism and how to prevent terrorism. In 2002 the Homeland Security Act was created along with the US Department of Homeland Security. Many organizations made up this US Department of Homeland Security such as the US Coast Guard, the US Secret Service, and the Transportation Security Administration. The Department was given billions of dollars and approximately 180,000 new federal employees. The US Department of Homeland Security has a very similar mission as the Homeland Security Act. "The mission is to ensure the safety and security of the United States from terrorist attacks and other disasters."2 The main purpose is to help prevent terrorism; the US Department of Homeland Security created the National Threat Advisory system. The was this system...
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...the early 1950s, including the “United Cerebral Palsy Association”, the “Muscular Dystrophy Association,” and the “John F. Kennedy’s Panel on Mental Retardation,” which was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. This panel recommended federal aid to states. The “Elementary and Secondary Act” was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, providing funding for primary education. The advocacy groups believed this expanded access and public education for children with disabilities. The Federal government in (1950s and 1960s), worked with the support of the advocacy of family associations, such as “The ARC,” which began to develop and validate practices for children with disabilities and their families. These practices laid the foundation for implementing effective programs and services of early intervention and special education in states and localities across the country. The Training of Professional Personnel Act of 1959 (PL 86-158), helped to train leaders to educate children with mental retardation; the Captioned Films Act of 1958 (PL-905), the training provisions for teachers of students with mental retardation (PL 85-926), and the Teachers of the Deaf Act of 1961(PL 87-276), which trained...
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...Vaccinations: A Practice of Public Safety Vaccinations: A Practice of Public Safety Since their first introduction in the late 1700s, vaccinations have been a controversial topic of discussion. Vaccines are a safe and effective way to prevent the spread of disease. Although we can attribute the eradication and control of many diseases to vaccinations, there are still many Americans who are refusing to vaccinate their children based on their belief in a few unfounded fears. Most of these fears that the anti vaccine community believes are centered around the health risks involved with the practice of vaccinating. The majority of these fears have been disproven through extensive research. With the continued research and innovations of the leading scientists in vaccines, vaccines will become safer and more readily available to people around the world. Vaccinating is the most effective way to keep the public healthy by preventing and eliminating diseases and by preventing future outbreaks. Before the Scientist Edward Jenner introduced vaccines, it was a common to hear about deaths from diseases such as Smallpox, Rubella, Polio, Measles, Tetanus, and Diphtheria. Once these diseases were introduced into a community, they seemed to spread quickly, taking many victims with them. Today, because of the implementation of vaccines, this is a very uncommon occurrence. Hearing about someone being infected with these diseases is rare, and hearing about a death due to these diseases is even...
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...| Where are Children Protected? | | | | 12/10/15 | | Where are Children Protected? | | | | 12/10/15 | Where are Children Protected? Children across the globe have a fundamental right to be safe while they grow and mature into adulthood. Our responsibility to the future, as adults, is to protect all children. When private familial structures are broken down or tragedy occurs and leaves a child without parents then the Government has an obligation to protect this valuable natural resource. This report will attempt to explore “state care” in a few countries across the globe. “State care” for all intents and purposes will be defined in relation to the child who has been removed from the care of their biological parent(s) and includes institutions in France and foster care in Japan and the U.S. In order to illuminate my concerns it is necessary to first look at some evidence of the outcomes and well-being of children who grew up in “state care” exclusively. Foster care is intended to be a safe and temporary placement for children removed from their homes. Yet there is ample proof that once a child enters into the foster care system their quality of life is almost always compromised. Worldwide caring for abused and neglected children varies greatly. France historically uses institutions to care for their removed children. The prevalence of children placed into state care are removed from one parent families. It was the feeling that institutions...
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...Reorienting health services is evident though health professionals such as GP’s, they help individuals gain the knowledge on being vaccinated and completing correct vaccination procedures. The public health unit hotline serves for the sole purpose of protecting an individual's health, preventing disease, illness and injury. The website states the hotline number under the sub heading titled ‘public health units 1300 066 055’, the line allows individuals to ring up and consult with health professionals about vaccines and...
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...will move into the effects of child sexual abuse. The fifth part will cover child sexual abuse intervention methods and the sixth part will focus on the treatments available to help victims in the present as well as the future. PART ONE: CHILD ABUSE’S PAST In the ancient world, infanticide was common practice in nearly all cultures. Children were killed at birth if they did not seem fit. Fathers were permitted to kill their newborns if they deemed the child was abnormal. Children that showed signs of being physically handicapped were killed by order of the tribal elders by leaving the child out exposed to the elements. Midwives were instructed by physicians to kill children that were unfit. After the child was born, they’d examine the infant and if it wasn’t what they considered “normal,” the child was simply gotten rid of. Some of the worst instances of infanticide are depicted in...
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...Change” The alteration of our climate nowadays has been very evident due to climate change. It has been affecting our lives in many different ways. And It is one of the biggest problems our world has been facing. What is Climate Change? A change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century on wards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. There are two main causes of climate change. The first one is Natural Cause. Volcanic eruption is one of the examples. When a volcano erupts, it release big amounts of sulfur dioxide and dust particles in the air, will then travel to the atmosphere and will block the incoming sun rays and will lead to cooling of the atmosphere of the earth. Another example is the ocean current. It happens when the winds push horizontally against the sea surface and drive ocean current patterns, as well the movement of carbon dioxide affects. Moreover, another cause is the earth`s orbital changes. It happens due of tilting of the earth that affects the severity of the seasons. Second is Human Activity. Natural Resources are being used extensively for constructions of industries, transport and other establishment that causes greenhouse gas to rise which results to the warming of the earth surface. And the effects of climate change the first one is our human health. High level of ozone in our surface is causing a different...
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...obvious as the answer to this question may seem, variations in culture and over time are dramatic. People in modern Western societies have a widely held, unquestioned belief that children are fundamentally different from adults. We take for granted that children areóand have always beenóinnocent and entitled to nurturing and protection. However, in other cultures (for example, Japan) children are viewed as much more independent creatures who can act willfully from the earliest moments of life.1 We tend to base our Western beliefs about the nature of childhood on biological considerations. Young children are thoroughly dependent on adults for their survival. Infants cannot feed themselves or take care of themselves in any way. A 10-month-old child, left on its own, will surely die within days. A human may remain dependent on his or her parents for several decades. By contrast, other animal babies are much more self-sufficient. A newborn horse, for example, is able to gallop around when it is only a few minutes old. To us, then, laws protecting innocent and defenseless children from dangers like exploitation at work, pornography, neglect, and abuse make sense. It seems inconceivable to us that the protection of innocent children is not a fundamental value in all societies, present and past. But as you will see, childhood is not simply a biological stage of development. Rather it is a social category that emerges from the attitudes, beliefs, and values of particular societies at...
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...contexts hence some of the notions are irrelevant in some settings. In the article, he presents evidence that besides leisure and learning, work can be beneficial to many children and he highlights that a childhood without work is not necessarily a beneficial ideal. He also presents facts that in practice children may successfully combine work, learning and leisure despite the common belief that work often interferes with children’s education. He posits that learning can be achieved through play or leisure thus leisure and learning correlating. The author is against the idea stopping work as a way of improving education. He argues that work, actually contributes in such a way that children learn some life skills, which are not available in our modern institutions. In his literature, the author appreciates the negativity of hazardous work on children and the need to protect these children from child labour....
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...He has included bits of transcripts from the court proceedings and quotes from the correspondence of the Puritan Governor John Winthrop. This approached has helped Morgan to focus on what the attitudes were of the key players of the time. He understands that there is a tendency for us in our modern world to project the attitudes, ideas, and ways of thinking into the settings of the past. If we do not pay attention to the details and attitudes of the historical times in question, often we can impose our own frames of reference and philosophies when we read and study the past. Using primary resources helps us to better understand the past and to see it through the eyes of those who were present. As such, Morgan reminds the reader that “this proceeding took place in an infant community the leaders of which looked on democracy as the worst form of...
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...Prejudice and Discrimination Article Going on my 6-month expedition to India, I have explored, listen, saw and felt many emotions I cannot begin to explain. I started keeping a journal of everything I know was worth writing about. I met people who told me stories I couldn’t bear to listen because of how terrible it sound. The main point about writing my journal was based on discrimination and prejudice towards the people in India especially woman. It is very disappointing to know that there is still gender discrimination going on in India. We all live in a world where we feel according to Macionis (2011) that on a single level person either play up or play down their ethnicity, depending on whether they want to fit in or stand apart from the atmospheres society. That statement let alone tells me that people can have insecurities within themself or the fact that they are not open to who they are maybe depending on how they were raised or how not social they can be. Going to India and knowing that you are not there ethnicity, of course you will be looked stared at and knowing that discrimination happens to women still to this day makes me feel like I am being discriminated. India is a very large country; there were many different racial groups, discrimination towards woman, men, children and ethnicities that exist within India. Even though India is a very big country, it rapidly grows fast with people living there in every race. Known as the rigid caste system Dalits are known...
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