An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death‚ when artificially induced by chemical‚ surgical‚ or other means. When a fetus is expelled from the womb spontaneously it is called a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion. Abortions have been induced throughout history‚ using methods that were often unsafe and could result in serious harm or even death to the woman. A strong argument for permitting legal abortions has been to eliminate
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The Ambivalence of Abortion Whether or not abortion is morally right or wrong‚ the fact remains that a woman has the right to make her own decisions. If a woman decides to have an abortion it is her right to do as she pleases with her body. It is understandable that many may disagree with abortion being legal‚ but that is no reason not to allow others to have a different opinion. Nevertheless‚ the question of whether abortion is morally right should be left up the conscience of the woman whom
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Morality of Abortion For the past couple of decades‚ the issue of abortion has been the most heated topic debated in the United States. When considering this topic‚ one must look at three things: ethics‚ emotions and the law; for all of these are important to this issue. Like any debate‚ there are two sides to this issue: pro-choice and pro-life. The people who are pro- abortion say that the mother is the ultimate person to decide to abort a pregnancy and that the government should not get involved
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Since 1973‚ when abortion-on-demand was legalized‚ more than 15 million unborn children have had their lives snuffed out by legalized abortions. That is more than ten times the number of Americans that lost their lives in the nation’s wars. However‚ abortion-on-demand is not a right granted by the Constitution. Not too long after the Roe v. Wade decision‚ Professor John Hart Ely‚ who is now Dean of Stanford Law School‚ said that the decision “is not constitutional law and gives almost no sense of
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Is Abortion Ethical? Abortion is one of the very many controversies our country faces. The battle between pro-choice and pro-life has been waged for many years now and still continues today. The big question is; is abortion ethical or not? To determine this there are many questions that need to be answered about the fetus and the mother. Is the fetus a person with rights? Does the pregnant mother have an obligation to the unborn child? Is it ethical to force a pregnant woman to term? Does the
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Strengths of the research Throughout the studies‚ a number of investigators implemented thorough and practical approaches to determine reproductive outcomes following an abortion. Since a majority of the studies are longitudinal and based on factual‚ reproductive and obstetric data and history‚ the information obtained regarding the women participants is straightforward and clear. This allows it to be easily measured‚ coded‚ and compared with other variables to identify potential correlations. In
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Abortion is a moral dilemma in today’s society there are many that support both sides with good reason; one supporting the life of a newborn‚ the other supporting a woman’s choice to have control over her own life. In this situation a Commanding Officer must face the decision of whether or not he should send a deployed sailor back to the states under “emergency leave” status in order to have an abortion. The Commanding Officer has several things to consider when making this decision that will affect
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Abortion persuasive speech I stand before you today addressing this selfish‚ uncharitable and inhumane crime that is claimed to be legal in most of the countries existing on our planet. It’s all a matter of probabilities and possibilities‚ 50% is the chance. That’s what most children from unwanted pregnancy face. A 50% chance of survival‚ A 50% chance to be born. What’s the other 50% chance‚ death by abortion. For years the earth has been split into two by the controversial topic of abortion.
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Eden Shuffield Philosophy: Intro to Ethics George Gittinger 14 Sept 2014 Abortion The word abortion‚ availing itself in two different forms (spontaneous abortion or miscarriage‚ and surgical or medical) is simply used to describe the early ending or termination of a pregnancy. The form discussed throughout the remainder of this essay will be the surgical and medical type. Abortions have been practiced for centuries‚ dating back to the Egyptian era‚ around 1550 BC (historyof.com). The practice
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The definition of abortion is the fetus in the uterus if her mother remove / die before the fetus can survive outside the mother uterus the mother uterus ‚ in other ways means the fetus killed accidentally or by some medical ways before its born. There are 2 types of abortion ‚ the 2 types call spontaneous abortion and induced abortion ‚ these two different ways have their own characteristic . SPONTANEOUS ABORTION Spontaneous abortion also call miscarriage abortion ‚ its happen because of accidental
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