Psychiatry 47:1 (2006)‚ pp 16–24 doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01538.x Abortion in young women and subsequent mental health David M. Fergusson‚ L. John Horwood‚ and Elizabeth M. Ridder Christchurch Health and Development Study‚ Christchurch‚ New Zealand Background: The extent to which abortion has harmful consequences for mental health remains controversial. We aimed to examine the linkages between having an abortion and mental health outcomes over the interval from age 15–25 years. Methods:
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Abortion Abortion can be defined as termination of pregnancy which results in voluntary or involuntary death of the fetus. In recent years the question of abortion has turned into one of the major political and social issue faced by our society. People that support abortions are generally referred to as prochoice and people that are against it like to identify themselves as prolife. No matter which side individuals belong to they are very passionate about this topic. Some are passionate
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Marcus Pope 4/23/2012 Dr. Audrey Anton Abortion In this paper I will argue that abortion is morally correct based on the situation at hand. The most common argument against abortion is that every person has a right to life. Abortion a very misleading factor in the social scheme of people lives today can never grasp the concept of rather it is right or wrong. Around for more than one hundred years and still pushing is the talk on abortion and rather it’s right or wrong. Taking the life
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Abortion - Explain why abortion is a controversial issue Deadline – 25/10/13 In the UK‚ the 1967 Abortion Act says that abortion can take place if the mother’s life is at risk‚ if there is risk of injury to the mother’s mental/ physical health‚ if a new baby would affect the life of other children in the family and if there is a substantial risk of the baby being handicapped. Now‚ abortion is very controversial because there are many people on both sides of the argument; for and against. The
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Abortion Should be Legalized The issue of abortion is very controversial in today’s society. Although many people think it shouldn’t be legalized‚ there are just as many who think it should. Your opinion rests with you and possibly the values you were brought up with. Whether you think women should have the right to abortion or not‚ you can find support for either side. Many individuals take the side of anti-abortion or pro-life which means
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Abortion and Its Effects By: Jesse Pietroburgo Omnibus 1 Wednesday‚ March 23‚ 20011 History of Abortion Abortion is a huge and serious problem in America today and has been since the 1970s. Abortion is an evil practice that consists mainly of the taking of an unwanted pregnancy and the killing of a beautiful creation of God for no reason except that it is an unwanted gift. Now I will give a brief history of abortion. Abortion used to be outlawed and looked down upon in early American
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Forms of the death penalty predate historical documentation‚ but it is surrounded by flaws which turn it into a cruel and unusual punishment. Because of these flaws‚ an argument can be made against the death penalty regardless of the moral argument surrounding it. Until issues such as botched executions‚ possibility of innocence‚ and flaws surrounding the trial and choice of sentence are remedied. One of the biggest issues with capital punishment is the possibility that the person being executed
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OUTLINE Topic: Abortion should be banned in all over the world. I. Introduction: Abortion should be banned in all over the world for 2 main reasons : Its bad effect to women’s life and its immorality II. Body: 1. Abortion causes a lot of negative effects on not only women’s physical health but also their psychology: 1.1 Definition of abortion: 1.2Negative effects: + Physical health: + Emotions + Other risks 2 Abortion is against humanity III counterargument and refutation
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ABORTION INTRODUCTION New law in Spain: outlawing abortions except in rape cases or where the mother’s health is in danger. BENEFITS OF ABORTION It is a common belief that abortion is primarily used by women who simply don’t want a baby. While this reasoning can be true‚ there are other situations in which an abortion could actually be beneficial and even life-saving. PREVENT MENTAL TRAUMA There are numerous situations in which an unplanned pregnancy can cause excessive amounts of stress and physical
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Abortion What is Abortion? An abortion means to end a pregnancy prematurely. There are two types of Induced abortions: * Medical Abortion: This is when pills are used to terminate the pregnancy. * Surgical Abortion: This is when procedures such as Suction Aspiration or Dilation And Evacuation are used to terminate the pregnancy. Medical Abortions: Some of you may have heard of the ‘abortion pill’‚ well this is what I am referring to with medical Abortions. Medical abortions are used
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