... some say that a woman has the right to make a decision that affects her body. If abortion were banned, many think that women will simply find unsafe ways of abortion. (www.cbsnews.com/2003/01/22/opinion/polls/main537570.html) Much has been said about abortion, and is still currently being said. Things are stated on the radio and television and talked about ... opinion on this topic, whether they are for it or against it. Arguments show to go no where because both sides have very strong arguments that provoke good questions. (www.rosicrucian.com and also www.foshay.k12.ca.us.html) Minnes...

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... Courthouse on March3, 1970. The Ninth Amendment states that "the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."(www.galegroup.com) Coffee and Weddington argued that the right to privacy also protected a woman's right to bear a child. District Attorney John Tolle assigned to defend Attorney Wades right to enforce the ... "wanted to terminate my pregnancy because of the economic hardship which my pregnancy entailed and because of the social stigma attached to the bearing of illegitimate children on our societ...

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There are 170,000 rapes each year. And 170 to 340 assault rapes pregnancies a year in the entire United States (www.skyscraper.fortunecity.com). When these women become pregnant, the word abortion comes across their mind. These women have been subjected to an ugly trauma, and needs love, support and help. But she has ... the help is free. The counselors can give you many other options other then abortion. One place that is all around the country is Evangelical Child and Family Agency (www.abortionfacts.com). One option is adoption this is also not an easy choice but at least you know that yo...

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... : What to Think About in the Case of Rape There are 170,000 rapes each year. And 170 to 340 assault rapes pregnancies a year in the entire United States (www.skyscraper.fortunecity.com). When these women become pregnant, the word abortion comes across their mind. These women have been subjected to an ugly trauma, and needs love, support and help. But she ... the help is free. The counselors can give you many other options other then abortion. One place that is all around the country is Evangelical Child and Family Agency (www.abortionfacts.com). One option is adoption this is also not an...

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... the New York Penal Law under Article 125(Homicide, Abortion, and Related offenses) as obtained from the Internet site http://members.aol.com/abtrbng/ny125.hym only a licensed physician can perform an abortion and only when either the life of the mother is in danger ... be appreciated until compared to the abortion restrictions in other States. According to the National Abortion Rights Action League, at their Internet site www.NARAL.org/ Mississippi for example has a completely opposite policy to that of New York's. They have yet to repeal unconstitutional (and ... conservative religiou...

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... 's right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. ( David M. O'Brien, "Abortion," World Book Online America Edition,http://www.aolsvc.worldbook.aol.com/wbol/wbPage/na/ar/co/) These two groups offer different solutions to problem. The pro-life solution is to have the child and ... murder. Women's bodies, rights and health would be subordinated to the protection of the embryo. (Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion, Inc http://www.wcla.org/articles/procon.html) No abortions would be permitted for any reason, including rape or incest. Each miscarriage would have to be investigated .....

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... we have the choice, but it would be better if we did not have to make it. [ Work Cited Elroy, Brian Mc. The Bible and Abortion, Why abortion is Biblical www.elroy.com/her/abortion.html The Every day Bible, ( New century version ) 87-51673. Peace after abortion, an internet site that offers help for women ... ...

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... about giving up the baby even if they can not afford to take care of it, therefore adoption is not an option anymore. Not only that but according to http://www.abortionfacts.com/ there is a two to four year wait for an adoption and could cost as much as $10,000 to $15,000. Personally I do not know a lot of people who ... ...

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... pregnancy and also bans partial-abortion. This is a very serious matter to many women in the US as well as myself. I found this article in an archive from http://www.newsday.com from November 11th 2003. To understand my argument on this very sensitive and controversial matter, we must go back to the facts and where it all began. In 1973, in ... ...

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... argument made by the pro-life community is the argument that abortion is murder. Murder is defined as, " the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice" (www.dictionary.com). Abortion is not murder because the fetus does not yet exist. "The unborn is an embryo or a fetus- just a simple blob of tissue, a product of conception- not a baby. Abortion ... ...

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... a religious aspect David C. Reardon, Ph. D, quotes "How can you call yourself a loving Christian if you would force a victim of a violent rape to give birth to a rapist's child (http://nichole.simonweb.com)?" Who would want to tell their child who their real father was when in reality that child was conceived during a gruesome, heartless act of rape. Granted that a minor proportion of ... occur in our world today. Abortions are becoming more and more common. There have been over forty million abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion on January 22, 1973(http://www.nrlc.o...

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... G. Bush saying this wills violates two U.S. court ruling. The congress that didn't agree with this bill, because there say it violators the Roe vs. Wade (www.nrlc.org). But the senate's approval of the ban such as NRLC. " President Bush, 70 percent of the public, 64 senators and four Supreme Court justices no ... constitutional right to deliver most of a living baby and then puncture her head"(www.nrlc.org). If would be to dangerous to do that. Abortion has been debate for centuries, but I do not think there should be a law that lets ... I am still going to abort you. Because I don't w...

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... someday have lead our world. On top of that even the bible says taking a life is murder and murder is a sin against God. Abortion should be outlawed. Resources Used: http://www.ohiolife.org/abortion/index.asp http://www.prolifeinfo.org/risk007.html http://:www.roevwade.org/statements.html http://:www.prolifeinfo.org/art35.html http://:www.prolifeinfo.org/news124.html World Book Encyclopedia ...

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... In our country alone there is an estimated 1.6 million abortions happening per year. Now this does not include illegal abortions and abortions around the world. (http://www.rockforlife.org/index2.html) I believe that a baby is conceived at the instant that they sperm meets the egg. Once that occurs, there is a cell ... but we cannot figure out when the fetus begins to feel pain. "At some stage in a pregnancy, a fetus becomes capable of feeling pain." (http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm) This should be reason enough not to want to end a babies life knowing that it may feel m...

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... , she is stripped of her freedom and liberty. If for personal reasons a woman wants an abortion, which is currently her constitutional right, she has the freedom to do so. ("http://www.law.pitt.edu/AmericanLaw2003-Address.pdf") What kind of country would we be living in if our Constitutional freedoms do not even give our women the choice to give birth ... she have an abortion so she can concentrate on bettering her life, rather then try to support both her and her child with the full knowledge of its impossibilities. ("http://www.plannedparenthood.org/abortion/abortquestions.html") There...

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... education, adoption and ending partial birth abortions. President Bush would support a Constitutional Amendment banning abortion except in the cases of rape, incest, or when the woman's life is in jeopardy. (www.addoubleclick.net Who is George W. Bush by Jacci Howard Bear). Abortion should be made illegal, punishable by the same penalty of second-degree murder for the person who performs it ... , and or the mother who has it done, unless an objective multi member panel would agree that the pregnancy would threaten the mother's life. (www.americancapitalism/nationalism.html) If the mother...

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... use personhood as an argument for abortion rights, therefore, also leads to the argument that it should be okay to kill a 3-month-old baby since it hasn't obtained consciousness either. www.elroy.net Religion has a lot to say about abortion. Genesis 2:7 Says that God made Adam's body out of the dust of the earth. Later, the "man became a living soul" only ... ...

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... stations used to broadcast pictures of napalm victims in Vietnam- "If a picture of an abortion is too ugly to look at, isn't the reality of abortion too ugly to tolerate?- (www.ohiolife.org) These pictures I viewed are accurate portrayals of what is going on every day all over the world. ...

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... their minds. William Blake a writer, poet, painter, engraver, in visionary among other things (A Pocket Anthology). Mr. Blake also wrote stories and books for children such as The Gates Of Paradise (www.tate.org). In 1790's Blake became more interested in writing political pieces. Some were too dangerous to publish. Blake was very opinioned, and dared talk about really delicate issues like ... ...

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... having sex, if child is over the age of 16, they are sadly mistaking. I am not saying that all 16 year olds are sexually active, but statistics show that 72% (www.purelove.org) of high school students are having sex. Frankly, I suspect that many young people are not living according to their morals. Americans seem to be attempting to uphold some ... ...

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... inadequate prenatal care; babies born to young mothers are more likely to have low-birth weight, childhood health problems and hospitalization." The above are statistics taken from the following site: www.agiusa.org/pubs/fb_teen_sex.html - Research conducted by the Alan Guttmacher Institute A number of people are affected by teen pregnancies - the teens (both male and female), their families ... ...

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... , and people who dread the thought of carrying a child in their stomach for nine months. To many women pregnancy is miraculous but to others it is a nightmare. According to abort73.com. "Half of pregnancies among American women are unintended; about 4 in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Twenty-one percent of all U.S. pregnancies end in abortion." Meaning innocent ... ...

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Abortion among Teens According to cnn.com, Pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates among teenagers in the United States have declined over the past decade but still remain an endemic public health issue. The reasons for the decline ... ...

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... has a 90 percent chance of becoming pregnant in 1 year if no contraceptives are used (teenpregnancy.org). Required sex education in schools is a measure supported by 85 percent of adults (birthmother.com). Schools can play a vital role in teaching teens about sexuality and the hazards of becoming sexually active. Just about all the states have some official curriculum dealing with the education ... ...

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... of the probability of infection". Today the situation is reversed. With the use of our technology, abortions are becoming safer than actual childbirth. This editorial was found on The Atlantic.com website. This website is filled with news, articles, surveys, statistics, and editorials on serious issues. This web site has been around since the 60's era. The articles all have a different ... ...

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