... abortion is to reduce unintended pregnancies Almost half (49%) of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, including more than 30% within marriage. Better access to contraception, responsible sex education, and emergency contraception could cut the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions drastically. (Stanley K. Henshaw, Unintended Pregnancy in the United States, 30 Family Planning Perspectives 26-27, ... National Religious Organizations Support Reproductive Choice [Dec 2003]) Despite the claims of some anti-choice groups, studies have not shown that induced abortions ...

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... high blood pressure, heart disease, some kinds of stroke, and cancer, especially cancer of the esophagus, mouth, throat, and voice box. Women are at slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer if they drink two or more drinks per day. Drinking may also increase the risk for developing cancer of the colon and rectum. The pancreas helps to regulate the ... visual images persuade. I do think that pornography is psychologically and socially harmful and should be illegal in all forms. Pornography shapes attitudes and the way people view relationships and sex roles, specifically by norm...

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... easily startled by loud noises resembling the suction machine, obsession with pictures of fetuses, relationship problems, difficulty making decisions, fears when pregnant again, viewing later infertility as punishment, suicidal feelings, sex problems, anxiety problems, and clinical depression ("Symptoms" 7-11). In a study led by Dr. Brenda Major, a group of 442 women were interviewed four times, and 1.4 percent of ... , and this risk doubles after just one abortion (Ertelt 2). Some women who obtain abortions will contract pelvic inflammatory disease, many will have uterine perforations, ...

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... : A reason for being. Planned Parenthood is one of the nation's prominent providers of inexpensive health care for women, men, and young people, and the country's biggest provider of sex education ("Planned Parenthood at a Glance," 2014). Half of Planned Parenthood patients depend on federally funded Medicaid in order to have access to affordable, preventive care. The other half ... violates federal law, from someone pretending to be a donor. Also, the agreement of another employee to facilitate birth control and abortions to young girls by two people impersonating sex traffickers was ca...

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... use for our society today, and that is to abort a fetus. In most cases, women who use the drug, RU 486, have an unwanted pregnancy as a result of either unprotected sex, or their method of prevention failed. There are three required doctors" visits when using RU 486 to abort an unwanted or unplanned fetus. During the first visit the patient is ... uterus a surgical abortion is performed. (All Things Considered (NPR) 1994). Although RU 486 has been used for abortion, scientists believe that the drug may be helpful in treating endometriosis, fibroids, breast cancer, and certain non-malign...

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... being renamed to Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1942. Today they provide birth control and long-acting reversible contraception, emergency contraception, breast and cervical cancer screening, pregnancy testing and pregnancy options counseling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, sex education, vasectomies, LGBT service, and abortion to millions of patients annually. There list of services is so broad that according to ... ...

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