In the European Journal of Social Sciences, it is stated that abortion is a selfish act only centered on the mother as an individual. ... Passing all other factors in the argument of abortion, the legal matter is that legal abortion is a choice it is not a forceful act upon which all women must abide by, but illegal abortion limits women's rights as mothers and all women must abide by it. The standing the United States has on abortion is one that is not fully pro-choice or pro-life, according to the Women's Choice and Reproductive Health Protection Act of 1995 - "The 1973 Suprem...

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Casey the court had upheld all but one of Pennsylvania's Abortion Control Act. ... Between 1967 and 1973 some states, starting with Colorado, had weakened these protections. ... In 2010, Nebraska was the state to enact the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. ...

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This is where Thompson's view is incorrect, it is unfair to take away the life of a potential human being solely on basis that one has the right to decide what happens of one's body, as the act of abortion can be potentially harming another human being who was not at all involved in the decision of participating in the intercourse. ... Thompson focuses on the matters of having the moral right to decide, rather than the protection of one's interest. ...

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Many advocates of abortion say that it should be legal because the baby is not really a human being deserving legal protection, and it is fine under certain circumstances. ... Therefore, his statement is strongly suggesting that abortion is wrong because it is an act of murder that shouldn't be committed. ... This suggests that more and more women in England and Wales are submitting themselves to the act of abortion. ... For example in the UK, the 1967 Abortion Act was introduced with the aim of reducing the risks to women of unsafe abortion practices at disreputable clinics. ... An unlo...

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Meilander's writing centers around "two essential elements at the core of the traditional Catholic view," those being (1) An affirmation of the equal rights of every human life to protection; and (2) Justification of indirect killing in some (but not all) cases where life conflicts with equal life. ... Though, to pro-choice activists abortion is not seen as evil it is seen as almost an act of mercy for both the mother and child; the mother not having to sacrifice her life to a child she most likely can't support and the child not growing up in an unhappy home without the necessary ex...

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Persons with FAS/FES know the rules and have the ability to realize consequences, but do not have the ability to think before they act (Institute of Medicine, 1996). ... These children often are bedwetters, have erratic sleep patters, minimal sense of self-protection, are wildly impulsive, and often respond to minor frustrations with rage (Little et al., 1991). ...

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In 1987, William and Elizabeth Stern contracted Mary Beth Whitehead to act as a surrogate mother. ... For the women who wanted to act as the surrogates, it served as a good source to earn a substantial amount of money, while helping a couple realize their dream of having a child. ... Often times the women who agree to act as surrogates mother are influenced by social and economic factors. ...

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Teenagers in the United States are experimenting with sexual activities more and more today than ever before, and the sad thing about this issue is that it is becoming common-place in our society, because it is not being frowned upon as it were just a couple of years ago. It is now a known fact th...

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" The authors do in fact completely miss a premise that could easily serve as justification to their aforementioned claim: the act of abortion denies the child of rights which protects them from the abuses of arbitrary power, by both the state and other individuals. ...

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Sexual education is important to the wellbeing of our nation's youth. It has been said that knowledge is power. If the students throughout the United States are not properly educated on the consequences of sexual activity then they cannot be blamed for the repercussions that will follow unsafe sex. ...

• Word Count: 2898
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