Abortion is defined as: "the termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival." However, if only the debate over the abortion issue was as simple as the definition provided above. Much like every aspect of human life, a statement is neither right nor wrong, but simply left open for interpretation. There is no black and white in life, only gray areas. Some issues tend to provide us more gray areas than others. Abortion is a prime
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This is the story of my pregnancy. The night I found out I was pregnant I got a funny feeling in my stomach, and I wasn’t sure what was going on. I told my mom what was going on, but she was already suspecting I was pregnant and already had a test ready for me to take. I took the test and the results was positive. I cried because I was scared and in shock. I showed my mom and I called my boyfriend Damonte to tell him the news. He was in shock and scared of how his mom was going to react. My mom already
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In recent years the issue of teenage pregnancies has become an important topic of conversation for many people whether in formal or informal settings. This is due to the fact of the social, economic and health consequences associated with teenage pregnancies, with that being said this paper going to further explore these consequences. Teenage pregnancies for one is associated with less schooling, lower income, increased poverty and dependency. It is well proven that more education is associated
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Female Genital Mutilation also known as FGM or female cutting is the purposeful injury to a female’s external sex organs (Female). Greek documents originating from 183 BC mention “female circumcision” being performed in ancient Egypt (Female). Therefore, many scholars believe that is where early forms of FGM began (Female). FGM is practiced in over 20 countries currently and has even made its way to developed countries like Canada and the United States (Pauls). Female Genital Mutilation cannot
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Some drugs are incredibly dangerous for human consumption and use. Such drugs have disastrous effects of people. Sometimes physically, other times, mentally. But the risk for an infant is much higher. In March 3rd 2015, the bill called Protecting Our Infants Act was introduced to the senate. The bill requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to “report on prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome.” The bill also states that programs were to be in place to prevent, identify
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I knew that television and movies would always exaggerate scenes to captures people’s attention. However, I did not think that the birth scenes were not accurate. I always thought that the pain and agony was something that every woman would experience when they are giving birth to a child. In fact due to the portrayal of the deliveries in movies, I was somewhat sacred to consider giving birth to children. People would always ask me if I was interested in having children, but because of the movie
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The Bangladeshi people also practice the culture of misconceptions about vaccination. Most people believe that immunization makes the population infertile, a misconception that creates barriers in the prevention of various preventable diseases, such as polio among children and tetanus among mothers. Such strong myths and norms regarding different vaccines and diseases have created barriers for vaccination even among well off families in the Bangladeshi culture. The belief among the villagers is that
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A lot has impacted me my whole life and has made it rough on me. I grew up without parents and had to grow up faster than most children would have so I could take care of my family. I had lost my grandfather he was my role model, losing him was such a hard issue for me to get over. Although, losing him was very hard for me and much more was not the hardest part of life for me. The one thing that has impacted me in my life was my miscarriage. When I found out that I was pregnant I was emotionally
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The making of the movie about Selena: Selena Quintanilla born in Lake Jackson, TX. Was a Mexican American singer, dancer and entertainer. PUNCTUATION Selena was the “Queen of Tejano,” and was killed by the president of her fan club. She sang and entertained for 16 years. Selena's murder sent shockwaves through the Latino community, and her fans around the world mourned the singer's passing. Selena's life story has been the subject of a 1997 film, Selena, which stars Jennifer Lopez as the Tejano
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Abortion is defined as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy (dictionary.com, 2015). Many people argue that it is the mother’s body, therefore, making it ultimately the mother’s choice to abort the pregnancy. Others argue that the fetus within the mother has a beating heart and should have his/her own rights to life. Planned Parenthood has been argued to provide easy access to abortions and this has become an uprising
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