... are logic, validity of data, and the consequnces. "... We have to know what the situation is in which we are likely to be. If, for example, we think it right to try to maximize human happiness, a scientific approach to the practical problems may instruct us how best to set about it..."(A. J. Ayres The Central Quenstions of Philosophy pp. 226). Unlike the believers ... viewed through situational ethics. The rights of the fetus, from absolute truth, must be protected. The fetus must be recognized as human right after conceptualiziation. "... legal writers, taking note of scientific and me...

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... . The issue of abortion also hits home in the medical community and the doctors too have certain very strong convictions about the controversy. For example, one medical doctor, Dr. Nathanson, stopped performing abortions after becoming aware of the horrors he observed. "A woman has the right to go ... your opinion because as soon as you turn around, there's another one that takes the other side while still being just as convincing. Scientific research has successfully shown that abortion causes many psychological side effects. It leaves the women with many strong feelings about their dec...

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... , we've been able to come up with great scientific breakthroughs such as penicillin, as well as finding facts about ourselves and new diseases. Gathering information is a main thing to understand what we are trying to learn or discover how ... things that we do not need is a waste, such like finding a new lipstick or something pointless as cosmetics. Even if scientist have a good reason for testing on animals, like for example, finding a new vaccine or a cure, it still comes down to a waste of time and the gathering of information is not efficient. The Food and Drug Administration repor...

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... challenge is in providing reasons in support of one reason over another. But even if we all could agree on a stage of personhood, such as the moment of conception for example, the abortion debate would not be over. After that point, questions arise about whether the mother's right of self decision overrides the rights of the fetus. It is, after all ... will resort to "back-alley" abortion clinics. 9. Aborting unwanted children reduces the number of abused children. Although pro-life argues that a fetus is just an earlier stage of a human being, scientific facts state that during the fir...

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... be foolish to think that any judicial approach to the question would not be controversial, because if it were every answer to the question would be wrong (Tribe 77) . An example of the controversy the United States Supreme Court causes was during the case of Roe vs. Wade. Roe said she had been ganged raped and later to her dismay found ... problems doctors were facing (Tribe 207-213). "The medical community presents itself as objective in that its premises are assumed to be scientifically based. But to often these so-called scientific pronouncements are heavily weighted by the personal ...

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... is a true and fair society. It allows individuals to fully express themselves and their ideas, thereby expanding the knowledge and experience of their society. This may take the form of scientific or medical research, or the pushing back of ignorance as through literature and art. Whilst we may all see this as beneficial, quite how beneficial this may be can only ... of speech are perhaps the most crucial. Not just for the individual but for the society as a whole. Popper sees the idea of freedom of speech and thought in a very scientific way, but this idea can be applied to a much wide...

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... have fervently held conflicting beliefs about when this transpires. This naturally leads to differing policies on whether a woman should have access to abortion or not. This brings us to the scientific aspect of the controversy. The interminable question surrounding the controversy is this: When does a baby actually become a baby? A female's ovum (egg) and a male's sperm are both clearly alive. They are ... rape or incest (Be Fearless). The whole controversy of abortion is based on the non-existent consensus as to when personhood in point of fact begins. There is plenty of scientific ev...

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... of the life of a human being " a being that is alive and is a member of the human species. There is overwhelming agreement on this point in countless medical, biological, and scientific writings." Report, Subcommittee on Separation of Powers to Senate Judiciary Committee S-158, 97th Congress, 1st Session 1981, WHY CAN'T WE LOVE THEM BOTH by Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke state that ... of the life of a human being " a being that is alive and is a member of the human species. There is overwhelming agreement on this point in countless medical, biological, and scientific writings." Report, Subco...

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... a fetus is caused intentionally, it is regarded as a moral issue. Abortion destroys the lives of helpless, innocent children and is illegal in many countries. People must no longer ignore the scientific evidence that life begins at the moment of conception. We can no longer ignore the medical and emotional problems an abortion causes women. People must stop denying the facts about ... the baby. Are they really providing the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people? Psychological Effects Many times after having an abortion, a woman will become emotionally unstable. Scien...

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... rest his beliefs on such legislation? In the past, governing bodies in the United States have passed not only dangerous but humorous legislation at times. For example, in the Pine Island District of Minnesota, a man must tip his hat when passing a cow.? The California penal code prohibits the shooting of any ... It is true that science is now confirming opinions many Christians have held for a long time. But a Christian's opinion is not ultimately based on scientific evidence. What does the Bible say about the beginning of life? This is the question that has to be addressed in order to ...

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... that the fetus is a real person. It responds to noise, has feeling and fears. To have an abortion it will destroy an innocent life which is directly connected to murder. Scientific research has successfully shown that abortion causes many psychological side effects. It leaves the woman with many strong feelings about their decision. They feel sadness, wishing things could have been ... be legal, but I oppose dishonesty, remember. Well, here is the scam they're pulling, and this is no "conspiracy theory": They put clauses in everything, like partial birth abortion for example, which say ...

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... of the right that women were lacking was one of the first attempts at creating a legislation that included women in its laws. During the scientific revolution men were making discoveries and coming up with new ideas all over the world. This was not possible for women because the education was not ... not just slaves to the male. They started thinking for themselves, having there own thoughts and ideas. In the modern 20th century women used the example of these women as arguments to push there cause. When the idea of Nationalism began bringing countries together it helped women slightly. ...

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... or not, but I think that this belief is selfish. Our right to choose is limited by the rights of other people. For example, if this "right to choose" were applied to another situation it would not be appropriate; very few people would say that an employer ... individual comes into existence, genetically different from its parents. The development of vitro fertilization has proven that an embryo can exist outside a female body. All the scientific advances confirm that the unborn is a separate human being. The terms "embryo," "fetus," "baby," "child," and "adult" are just different words ...

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... is a human being with a soul and has the right to live under all circumstances. However, Pro-choice supporters argue that the fertilized egg as potential life, based on medical and scientific evidences. I believe that the fetus is not a human being. It cannot be viable in the early months of woman's pregnancy and it is still a part of its mother "s body. Secondly ... and it may come as a terrible shock. There are many reasons for not wishing to continue a pregnancy: 1) the woman may be too young or too old. Teenager pregnancy is a good example. They are too young to have their own child...

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... Deer High School shows that 50% of the surveyors thought the mother should be obligated to take care of their child no matter what her living situation is (Her). For example, in January 2014, a 10-year old girl from Paraguay was denied an abortion by her government, who stated that "this girl became a uterus. She became a birth canal" (Theguardian ... ' development, long after most [legal] abortions are performed. This finding was endorsed in 2012 by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which stated that that there is "no legitimate scientific information that support...

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... , "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." Jefferson was a philosopher, educator, naturalist, politician, scientist, architect, inventor, pioneer in scientific farming, musician, and writer, and he was the foremost spokesman for democracy of his day. Jefferson believed freedom was "That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by ... against. Spiritual freedom is seen be Shirlee Taylor Haizlip through her culture. Shirlee was born in 1937. She viewed spiritual freedom as the coming together of cul...

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... made different choices, and the majority would prefer never to have become pregnant when the circumstances were not right for them. When a wanted pregnancy is ended (for medical reasons) for example, some women experience a sense of loss and grief. As with any major change or decision involving loss, a crisis later in life sometimes leads to a temporary resurfacing of sad feelings surrounding ... old. Some anti-choice organizations have worked hard to stir up fears that abortion causes breast cancer even though they know that the evidence is extremely weak, and that the scientific commu...

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... essay: The Way We Were - 1949. She dealt with a society that expected women to fulfill certain roles. Those roles completely disregarded the needs of educated and motivated business women and scientific women. Actually, the subtle message that society gave was that the educated woman was actually selfish and evil. I remember in particular the searing effect on me, who once intended to ... needed college to support a family. Not only was I not going to get any help, I was also tagged as selfish because I wanted to go to college. (See Endnote #6) This is another example of women being lab...

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... side Henry Morton Stanley would tell their staff to keep silent and, "forbade them to divulge anything about the real purpose of their work," Leopold would tell the press, "Only scientific explorations are intended." A main tactic proposed by Leopold was to cleanse the Congo of its Arab slave-traders, which in turn would give him authorization to, "levy import duties to ... change the outcome of the Congo for the better. More importantly, his use of publication would also kick start the first human rights movement, and would eventually serve as an example to reach the "sleeping" world f...

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... expect to be pardond under the freedom of expression law. All candians must have the right to "recieve or impart imformation for ideas". To create artistically to develope academic and scientific and to allow freedom of press and media. Censorship allows a select body of people to determine if their thought belief of opionions or information recieved from media, is acceptable. Unfortunately ... ...

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... that the fetus is a real person. It responds to noise, has feeling and fears. To h ave an abortion it will destroy an innocent life which is directly connected to murder. Scientific research has successfully shown that abortion causes many psychological side effects. It leaves the woman with many strong feelings about their desicion. They feel sadness, wishing things could have been ... ...

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... that the fetus is a real person. It responds to noise, has feeling and fears. To h ave an abortion it will destroy an innocent life which is directly connected to murder. Scientific research has successfully shown that abortion causes many psychological side effects. It leaves the woman with many strong feelings about their desicion. They feel sadness, wishing things could have been ... ...

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... that the fetus is a real person. It responds to noise, has feeling and fears. To have an abortion it will destroy an innocent life which is directly connected to murder. Scientific research has successfully shown that abortion causes many psychological side effects. It leaves the woman with many strong feelings about their desicion. They feel sadness, wishing things could have been ... ...

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... and security of the person, which includes "the right: to make decisions concerning reproduction; to security in and control over their body; and not to be subjected to medical or scientific experiments without their informed consent." (South Africa Bill of Rights) Opponents of euthanasia are concerned that giving the terminally the right to choose death, by legalizing euthanasia, other categories like ... ...

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... , it is ridiculous, and if anything at all it is more harmful than helpful. How does television affect societal violence? Television violence does not affect societal violence. "There is no scientific basis for assuming [media violence] plays a major role in the development of aggression, and history provides countless examples of whole societies aggression before the advent of movies or television" (Kevin ... ...

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