are incapable of giving birth. They rely on advances in science to produce an offspring. In Chapter 4 of the Bioethics book‚ Munson examines cases of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy utilization to illustrate their benefits and risks and allow readers to analyze the ethicality of limiting their use. One significant example of IVF usage was the story of “Octomom.” This woman wanted many children so she requested to be implanted with 6 embryos and gave birth to 8 children. The children
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fifty-thousand United States teen girls have experienced unintended pregnancies. Approximately half are because the girls were not using birth control pills. Birth control pills should be sold over the counter because it would lower the percentage of abortions‚ lower teen pregnancies‚ and even reduce the risk of ovarian cancer other medical issues and other menstrual pains. Birth control has been instrumental in lowering the number of abortions performed each year. 4.4 to 7.5 abortions per one thousand girls
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and sexuality. Sex had become more socially acceptable outside the strict boundaries of heterosexual marriages. In a ten year period from 1965 to 1975 sexual intercourse for women prior to marriage had showed an increase‚ as well as out-of-wedlock births‚ sexually transmitted diseases‚ and teen pregnancy. Since the 1960’s marriages had declined and divorces had doubled. Information also shows that more and more people mainly women‚ felt an
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written by women thanking Stopes for her work and asking for information on birth control. The book was labeled "immoral" and "obscene" by the church‚ the media and the medical community. In two weeks time‚ Married Love sold 2‚000 copies and it was the first sexual manuscript or book ever published in the UK. Numerous women wrote letters to Stopes thanking her for her work and asking for advice on the information of birth control even if the book was condemned by the church‚ the media‚ and the medical
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cardiovascular disease. Personality implications of adaption-innovation: v. birth order as a determination of cognitive style. The first born child is the
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Following news that singer Janet Jackson has given birth to her first child at the age of 50‚ stories of women above 40 delivering babies has come to public attention. Such a phenomenon is actually not unusual. Thanks to scientific advances‚ women aged 55 or even 65 years old can now become pregnant and give birth to healthy children. As reported by kompas.com‚ according to records‚ the oldest woman who has delivered a baby was an Indian named Rajo Devi Lohan at 70 years of age‚ who reportedly
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Birth Order theories have been around since the 1920’s. Alfred Adler‚ a contemporary of Sigmund Freud‚ was the first to emphasise the importance of birth order and how it affects our lives. Today’s psychologists tend to believe that birth order is simply one variable that affects‚ but does not determine what you are like. It is very clear however‚ that there is a lot more to your child’s personality than what they’ve inherited from their gene pool. Do you believe your child’s birth order
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have many children resulting in an increased birth rate. For example‚ in some cultures having many children is seen as a sign of virility in men. Conversely‚ some cultures and religions discourage large families though this is rare. This would have the effect of lowering birth rate. Certain religions view birth control and abortion as bad in the eyes of their beliefs. As a result they discourage the use of these procedures resulting in an increased birth rate in countries where these religions are
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on May 10‚ 2006‚ Putin called the problem of Russia’s dramatically declining population‚ "The most acute problem of contemporary Russia." The president called on parliament to provide incentives for couples to have a second child to increase the birth rate in order to stop the country’s plummeting population. Russia’s population peaked in the early 1990s (at the time of the end of the Soviet Union) with about 148 million people in the country. Today‚ Russia’s population is approximately 143 million
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being the topic about birth control. However‚ ignoring these issues is the worst thing that can be done and it is obviously not going to make them disappear. The truth of the matter is that we live in a generation where teens having sex is something that is very common. The least parents can do is give their teens the basic information they need in order for them to prevent unwanted pregnancies. However‚ many parents are still opposed for their children to be taking birth control. Some of these
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