... for example, medical problems that can be life threatening due to a pregnancy. Women need to think about the consequences that can occur before having sexual relations and by extension unprotected sex. The effects of this can be sad for both the woman and her family. There are many reasons why women should not have an abortion. Some important reasons have to ... she had done and the result can be tragic for her. Fourthly, getting an abortion is critical to one's health. A woman who gets an abortion increases the risk of breast cancer. When a woman becomes pregnant, her breast immediatel...

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... bleeding, and even death. On top of the horrifying abortion, it could fail or complications could occur where you would then have to seek further medical attention. Breast cancer has also been found to be a possible side-effect of abortion. According to Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Wilke in "Why Can't We Love Them ... Both", a definitive study was done by H.L. Howe. "She investigated all the women in this who developed breast cancer under age 40 and checked to see whether or not they had abortions. The conclusion was that women who had aborted their first pregnancy had a 1.7 ... times increased ri...

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... including infertility" (ACLU). Not every teenager knows how to use condoms perfectly because it could slip or even leak, therefore paving way to unprotected sex. Their hope is on the contraceptive and if they do not have access to it, it may cause harm to their health in general. Furthermore ... , teenagers have to live by the rules of their parents but in the case of birth control pill it is different. To encourage safe sex, birth control pills have been made legal in many states and teenage girls have the right to access it. "Virtually every state has ... , "Even scarier than the mild s...

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Regardless of anyone's feelings about an embryos" or fetuses" rights or of women, sex and responsibility or of God, Karma or of the Bible, one cannot over look the fact that women have always used abortion to prevent child birth and always will. No ... drugs during their pregnancy, and are more likely to give birth to low birth weight, sick babies, as well as not breast feed. Should a baby be forced to be brought up under these conditions? Like drinking, drug use, prostitution, and sex, abortion is a victimless crime. In 1965, sociologist and lawyer Edwin Schur looked at the existing laws ag...

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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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... only 75-89%. The cost depending on whether or not it is sold under prescription is generally $30.00 a pill. The pill works best when taken within 72 hours after sex but can be taken up to 120 hours after. This should not be counted on to prevent pregnancy. When compared to a condom the morning after pill is much more expensive ... $125.00 quite a bit more than the cost of a condom. Some disadvantages of the patch are it causes some side effects in women including weight gain, nausea, mood changes, and breast tenderness. When compared to other forms of birth control however the patch is ...

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... hospitals and in legalized abortion clinics, like Planned Parenthood and Crisis Pregnancy Center. Both of these centers are non-profit organizations that help out teens who are wagering pre-martial sex or who have been a victim of rape. Girls who fall under this category are advised to go to Planned Parenthood or any Crisis Pregnancy center to seek counseling, and abortion ... makes the problem worse. When involved in a rape or incest situation, and a pregnancy occurs, adoption is not the only alternative. Abortion causes many health risks for the mother, such as breast cancer; and is e...

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