“We’re always going to argue about abortion. It’s a hard choice and it’s controversial‚ and that’s why I’m pro-choice‚ because I want people to make their own choices.” -Hillary Clinton. Abortion has been a contentious argument that has arisen in the United States over 2 centuries ago‚ and has been an fiery debate ever since. Citizens and politicians have been faced with two different arguments: one side‚ pro- choice‚ states that women should be able to choose the fate of their fetus‚ while the
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Down Syndrome Diagnosing Process Understanding Down Syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities are part of health care provider’s job. While most babies are born healthy‚ it is important to know the likelihood of having a baby with Down Syndrome. Older mothers are more likely to have a baby affected by Down syndrome than younger mothers (1). In other words‚ the prevalence of Down syndrome increases as the mother’s age increases‚ to clarify‚ each year‚ about 6‚000 babies are born
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Miguel A. Villanueva Jr. Sociology Dr. Slade Abortion An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death. This can occur spontaneously or accidentally as with a miscarriage‚ or be artificially induced by medical‚ surgical or other means. "Abortion" can refer to an induced procedure at any point during human pregnancy; it is sometimes medically defined as either miscarriage or induced termination before the point of viability.Throughout
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The Sperm and the Egg Teri Holland-Hill PSY/265 October 27‚ 2013 Kaiewa Muranaka The Sperm and the Egg This is the story of Sergei the sperm and Weva the egg and the journey they must embark upon in order to create a new life. The journey will be long and treacherous for both of them‚ but the one shining goal here is for Sergei to prove he is the fastest swimmer‚ and can deliver his package to Weva. Sergei the sperm lives in Testes in the neighborhood of Scrotum. He is planning a trip
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Reproductive Technologies and Ethical Issues. Introduction: Reproduction has always been among the most significant of human activities‚ and it will no doubt continue to be so. However‚ having children has certainly been filled with different meanings throughout different cultures and historical times. With In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)‚ infertile couples are able to produce a disease and illness free baby who otherwise would not have been able to.
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IVF‚ induces the ovulation of a woman‚ taking the eggs and joining them with the man’s sperm in a petri dish. After a couple of days the resulting of an embryo occurs‚ which leads to implantation into the woman’s uterus. Zygote intrafallopian tube transfer (ZIFT) and gamete intrafallopian tube (GIFT) are similar to IVF‚ except the sperm and eggs are placed straight into the fallopian tubes. Other technologies are also being used to reproduce children scientifically‚ for instance the freezing of eggs
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Reproductive System 1. How is a vasectomy performed? Be sure to cite the specific anatomical structures involved. How does this prevent pregnancy? Vasectomy refers to the surgical procedure that involves male fertilization that helps to perform lasting birth control. During this procedure‚ surgeon cut off part of the male anatomy called vas deferens that transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts. It prevents further sperm entering into the seminal stream. After this procedure
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Latina Sexuality‚ Fertility and Reproduction. When the U.S. population had reached a record‚ the 300 millionth person to be born‚ news reports and the media started to clamor. How with the “major” help of the Latinas did this come to happen (Chavez 70)? It is evident that we need to look deeper into how this data is represented in the U.S. and realize that these representations are not always accurate. A myth is more than a made up story‚ it can be the topic of what we represent to believe true
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This is a story about Spike and Edna and how they created new life. Spike is a sperm that is very excited about his day. Edna is an egg that feels like the luckiest egg ever. Spike and Edna both feel lucky because they were chosen for fertilization today. Spike and Edna are going to fertilize by combining together to create a new life. Edna has been waiting for this day since she was created in Katie’s ovaries while she was just a fetus. Edna was not the only egg created while Katie was a fetus.
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Conception Conception is the process of becoming pregnant. Most women ovulate each month this is when an egg is released by the ovaries. For women with a 28-day menstrual cycle‚ ovulation typically occurs on day 14. During intercourse the man will ejaculate and sperm will be passed from the testicles via the penis into the woman’s vagina. If a sperm meets the egg‚ fertilisation may occur. During a male ejaculation‚ there are anywhere between 60 million and 500 million sperm that have a
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