... the policy has reduced China's population by 250 milion. Also, education is very expensive in China, so the one-child policy allows families to concentrate their resources on one child, which leads to higher standards of education. Furthermore, women, especially urban women, are now able to concentrate on their ... Some people worry what will happen when these "extra" males can't find females to marry. In addition, the one-child policy has led to the rise of the so-called "little emperors" - only children who are spoiled, since their parents and grandparents have fewer people on whom to ...

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... birth of her child refer to her baby as a "mass of cells"? When was the last time that any of the ladies in this room were invited to a "fetus shower?" The term fetus is actually a Latin word that means young one. Calling a baby a fetus is an attempt to dehumanize it but is not really a bad term, because we are all called lots of ... things at our different stages of development such as infant, toddler, child, adolescent, teen and adult. Changing the name does not change the baby into anything less than human. Our laws ... the caller is afraid that her parents will find out about the p...

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... as a country. Not at the rate they were heading, that's for sure. They decided to set up a plan to reduce the population growth. They called it China's one-child policy. This policy limits a Chinese couple to bearing only one child. (Milwertz 1997:56) Initially, the Chines! e government adopted the policy in order to reduce the severe famine that plagued the country. They realized later ... felt that the males carried the name of their ancestors and they needed to carry the name for the next generation. Therefore, whenever a couple had a female child they reverted to infanticide. They w...

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... ? Politicians, scientists, pro-life forces all agree that the answer to the abortion question hinges on this distinction. Politicians are now introducing legislation to define life as beginning at conception. It is a good piece of legislation and should go far toward protecting the life of an unborn. Yet can a Christian rest his beliefs on such legislation? In the past, governing ... of thought into their aims. However, scientists now confirm that the fetus is a living human being. Fetologists argue that shortly after conception a fetus is a separate, treatable patient from the mother. ...

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... in between. I believe that abortion should remain a safe option for all women. In the mid-1980's, leaders of the anti abortion movement produced a video called the "The Silent Scream." The video, produced by American Portrait Films, has been sent out to over 25,000 people across the country. Although the group ... heath and needs of the woman to an exaggerated concern for the fetus (Planned Parenthood, pg1). Originally designed to frighten women who turned to so-called "crisis pregnancy centers" for assistance with their problem pregnancies. Clips from the film are also always available ...

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... effective for making sure that China will be able to continue to support its large population. But it is also reviled because of human rights abuses and female infanticide. The one-child policy was adopted in an attempt to combat the widespread poverty that was caused by the overpopulation of ... carry the family name. As a result, female infanticide has increased. Abortions are also forced on women who are visibly pregnant with their second child. This also includes late term abortions. The records show that there have been mass sterilisations in the rural areas as well. In addition to...

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... the fetus is capable of independent life, can either be spontaneous or induced. It is called, "the knowing destruction of life of an unborn child." When abortion occurs spontaneously, it is called a miscarriage. However, when the loss of a fetus intentionally, it is regarded as a moral issue. An estimated 1.2 million are performed each year ... weeks later, can determine whether the abortion has been completed or if further surgery is necessary. Methotrexate is administered by intramuscular injection. It attacks growing cell of the trophoblast, which functions as the life support system ...

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... it almost impossible to make a final decision to please everyone. Abortion has earned the reputation of becoming one of the most controversial issues in America today. The people that are for abortion are called the Pro-Choice group. These people believe that many of abortion's positive effects are helping to keep babies from being born into a bad environment. If a mother is carrying a child ... and the child's birth has a chance of killing or hurting the mother then the option to abort is ... she tried to have the birth they both might die. Many people believe that just this aspect of...

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... Contraceptives sometimes fail. Women are periodically raped and impregnated by corrupt and deranged men. Demented fathers may also rape their daughters which is called incest. For these reasons alone abortion must be legal. These unfair and undesirable pregnancies can prevent women from keeping jobs, feeding their ... a woman cannot choose an abortion she must take a leave of absence from her daily life in order to have a child and take care of it. For many women this may mean quitting school or leaving their career. These women would be forced to a disadvantage in society ... Contracept...

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... , without the life-style and habits of the mother, the fetus would not survive. In 1973, the US Supreme Court ruled over a case called Roe v. Wade. This case described the legality of a fetus and the conditions that apply to the mother's rights as well. The ruling stated ... . Contraceptives sometimes fail. Women are periodically raped and impregnated by corrupt and deranged men. Demented fathers may also rape their daughters, which is called incest. For these reasons alone abortion must be legal. These unfair and undesirable pregnancies can prevent women from keeping jobs, feeding their ...

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... or Legal Murder? Approximately 1.6 million murders are committed legally each year. This is the murder of an innocent child by a procedure known as abortion. Abortion stops the beating of an innocent child's heart. People must no longer ignore the scientific evidence that life begins at the moment of conception. People ... , and start hearing the silent screams of unborn children. The procedure is not only disgusting, but also painful for both the mother and the unborn child. There are different ways to abort a baby and with medicine always changing there is now a pill to stop the growth...

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... outside of the womb and maybe someone who is unable to have children will get the chance to be a mother or father if they adopt this child who would have been aborted. The opposing side takes a different side to the argument. The pro side of legalizing abortion is known as pro-choice ... abort. Some activist believe there are a number of reasons why a mother would choose to abort. One, there might be something very wrong with the child and the child might be better off never being born than being born and having a life with many serious problems. You would also have to think of the emot...

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... life. She had previously given birth to two children . In which her mother had one and her father had custody of the other. She once called this time in her life: "I was pregnant with my third child . . . I was . . . A twenty-one-year-old nobody at the end of my rope " (McCorvey with Meisler 101). McCorvey went ... about having an abortion. She can save her life , as well as the child's life by just giving the child up for adoption. December of 1971, the case of Roe vs. Wade reached the U.S supreme court. While the court was still so called undecided, Norma had a baby girl and put her up...

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... for abortions are not simple but rather very risky. There are four categories of abortions. The first category women can have done is called a menstrual extraction. When the mother is only a couple of weeks pregnant she can have the child suctioned from her body. The doctor paralyzes the cervix and then inserts a plastic tube with a tip into the women's body. The tube ... no anesthetic for the baby. So the baby feels everything happening. The abortionist inserts the instrument into the women body, finds a leg or other body and, with a twisting motion, tears it from the baby's body. This...

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... China. This large population calls for restrictions. The Chinese government introduced a law that they called the one-child policy. The law allows a married couple whishing to have children to have only one child. The policy has prevented a possible three hundred and twenty million births since it was implemented in 1979. It was only in the 1970's that the Chinese government decided the population of their ... one generation. This causes privacy issues because with so many people living together in a small apartment there will often be no time to ones- self. The one-child policy causes ...

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... first trimester, when the "baby" is still a mass of mush has no heart beat, it is living totally off the mother and can actually be called a parasite. Getting rid of this mass of tissue is not murder for it is not even in the shape of a human Pro - life objected by saying the mass ... of tissue has the potential to become human and has the right to live. "Rights do not pertain to a potential, only to an actual being. A child ... cannot acquire any rights until it is born." Ayn Rand. Another reason for abortion is unwanted pregnancies as well as the emotional instability of teenage girl...

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... choice group supports that a female is a human being with the intellect to decide for herself weather or not she wishes to carry her child to term within the current given parameters of her personal living situation. Pro-choice further supports her right to act upon this decision. Organizations ... support a females right to decide weather or not she will keep her child. Pro-life works to ultimately suspend a females right of self-determination once she is pregnant. There are two separate segments to pro-life called Pro-completion they are defined as follows: The first group believes tha...

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... irritable, and show discomfort. Alcohol not only effects the fetus but also the newborn if a mother is planning to breast-feed. Alcohol passes through the breast milk to the child during breast-feeding. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a pattern of malformations and disabilities resulting from pregnant woman drinking heavily during her pregnancy, (http://member.aol...). Drinking a very small amount ... deficits, impulsiveness, temper tantrums, lying and stealing. Children who are not diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome but were exposed to alcohol while in the womb may have development problem...

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... remove herself from the toilet her mother saw the baby and screamed for Sarah's father. The baby was still breathing and the family called 911 immediately. Sarah's father tended to the baby's wounds and also attempted CPR when the baby started having difficulty breathing. The 5-pound ... from Woodbridge and the baby's father, Jose Ocampo, 18, of Chantilly, were too frightened to tell their families that they had had a child. Last week, the two teenagers pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a Delaware court and agreed to accept five-year prison terms, pending the judge's ... some philosopher...

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... also an option where the body is born live and is allowed to die or neglect or by a direct act. The final type of abortion procedure is called a Prostaglandin Abortion. This is a chemical hormone that triggers labor and premature birth. With this method the saline injection might also be used with this process to ... during the first weeks of the pregnancy? Pro-life and Pro-choice groups have been arguing the issue on abortion for many years. Pro-life supports the child and its rights to life. Pro-choice supports the rights for the women to choose whether or not they want to be a mother o...

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... whether or not to keep the baby and not giving her that choice violates hers rights and privacy. What about the rights of the child? The killing of the unborn child violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which says that no state shall deprive any person of life. What exactly is life? Webster's defines life as ... pieces through the cervix. The dilation and evacuation method varies slightly from the two mentioned above in that the curette is used to dismember the child and the parts of the baby's body and its crushed head are removed by ring forceps. This method is used primarily 13 to 20 ......

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... it. Abortions should be illegal in most cases because abortions deprive a child of his or her right to life, put women's lives at risk, and allow people to escape the consequences of their actions. To begin with, the most important thing is to understand the background of abortion. According to Kathlyn Gay, "Since the 1970s, many people who oppose abortions have called ... an abortion, women may often feel panicked. Women may be more likely to commit suicide because they regret killing their own child and feel guilty about it. Once a woman aborts her child, she will not get to experience ...

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... wife only the right to a common household and not the right to parenthood. Article 4. No woman shall have the legal right to bear a child, no man shall have the right to become a father, without a permit for parenthood. Article 5. Permits for parenthood shall be issued by government authorities ... Prostaglandin is a hormone that induces labor. The baby usually dies from the trauma of the delivery. However, if the baby is old enough, it will be born alive. This is called a "complication." To prevent this, some abortionists use ultrasound to guide them as they inject a "feticide" (a drug ...

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... societal decay in the United States. Despite the recent decline in the teen birth rates, teen pregnancy remains a significant problem in this country. It is a problem that impacts nearly every community. Therefore, the responsibility to solve this problem lies with all of us, including families, communities, ... go on welfare. (10.1) According to the Annie Casey Foundation in 1998 an estimated $7 billion annually in lost tax revenues, public assistance, child health care and foster care went to support teenage parents. (10.2) Poverty is correlated significantly with adolescent pregnancy i...

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... salt solution. This causes the uterus to contract. The fetus is then expelled. The third type is available in the first fifty days. It is a drug called RU-486. It was developed in France and approved for sale there in 1988. Clinical trials in the United States began in 1994.When performed under proper ... about these beliefs that violence has broken out. Pro-choice activists, on the other hand, also carry very strong points. They believe that the child inside them is their property and its life doesn't start until birth. In 1973, the United States Supreme Court decided that as long as t...

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