... Primm 1). Many women who have acquired an abortion harbor intense feelings of self-hatred and guilt resulting from the abortion. The abortion results in guilt, and guilt contributes to child abuse (Primm 6). Not only has abortion demoralized Americans, abortion has also devalued children, and made them less important, the fact that one in four pregnancies ends in abortion with the ... Abortion Risks" 2). The psychological trauma of abortion damages women's self-esteem, which results in a pattern of denial that may last for five to ten years, while causing drug and alcohol abuse, personal ...

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... of motivation such as a good education, job, financial independence, and marriage. Also, there is a significant correlation that exists between childhood sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy. Statistics show that 40 percent of girls who had intercourse at age 13 or 14 had done so involuntarily or with an older ... preceded by experiences of molestation, rape or attempted rape. Findings compare sexually abused pregnant teens to pregnant teens that had not suffered sexual abuse; the results show that sexually abused girls initiated intercourse a year earlier than the ones who had not. Only ...

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... away with intentionally killing a baby in its mother's womb. [8] South Carolina now recognizes viable fetuses as possible subjects to child abuse and sentenced a Malissa Crawley to five years after she bore a baby with cocaine-tainted blood in 1991. [4] South Carolina also found Cornelia Whitner guilty of ... substance abuse during pregnancy and sentenced her to eight years in prison. [4] At the time Roe v. Wade was decided, Justice Blackmun held that the ... fact that a child is dependent on others does not take away his Constitutional right to live a peaceful life without abuse from ...

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... , the clinic should open up and tell these innocent victims the consequences of abortion. Legalizing abortion was suppose to help reduce child abuse, since it was assumed most abused babies were unwanted at birth. Furthermore, this theory has been disproven by scientific studies as well as by evidence ... that child abuse has sharply increased since abortion became legal (Roe). Since this theory was disproven, the congress should take action and eliminate abortion because it is ... mothers who decide to choose abortion. For example, in 1980, there were 785,100 cases on child abuse and n...

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... is dangerous to young women physically, mentally, and socially. Secondly, minors are currently allowed to seek confidential medical treatment for many other more serious conditions such as alcohol and drug abuse. Lastly, this bill "seriously infringes" on a person's right to confidential medical treatment. Given these three very broad but very serious faults of HB 1402, one can rationally expect that ... desirable situation than a young girl whom is abandoned and pregnant, or an expectant young mother being beaten by her parents. In addition to the potential for an increase in child abu...

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... Life. They are, according to their Internet site www.feministsforlife.org/, a nonsectarian, nonpartisan organization that are against any type of violence. This includes such things as abortion, infacide, child abuse, domestic abuse, euthanasia, and capital punishment to name a few. They are surprisingly against abortion even for those victims of rape or incest. They felt that after any type of rape or sexual ... abuse that an abortion would be like a second rape, a violation of a woman's body. Another pro-life group is the American Life League; this groups roots are based in conservati...

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... some way or another by this issue and feel like they have the right to protest aggressively. Violent anti-abortionists have gotten to the extreme where the verbally and physically abuse physician performing these abortions. Abortion doctors have been yelled such things as "baby killers" and "murderers" in public places and even on their own private properties. Some even refer to ... women are: Many are forced into unwanted abortion by husbands, boyfriends, parents, or others. If the woman has repeatedly been a victim of domineering abuse, such as unwanted abortion may be perceive as the...

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... -Abortion Aftermath: A Comprehensive Consideration, has conducted numerous studies which reveal that women who have had an abortion experience a "high incidence of depression, stress, low self-esteem, suicidal feelings, and substance abuse" (Rue). Those people who support abortion do so mainly because they believe that at the time of abortion, the fetus is not a human being, but rather just a mass of blood ... - to late 1800s until 1973 caused from unsafe abortion procedures. In addition, abortion-supporters believe that, because of the absence of unwanted children, child abuse is severel...

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... 's society. In 2014 there was a reported 270,000 rapes and sexual assaults against women and girls nationwide (Fuentes, 2014). Many African American go through sexual abuse as early as age 18. Issues like sexual violence and abuse is never a subject African American's bring up in the community, which cause women to keep quiet about the incident. Support organizations are being created in ... ...

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... later to have children. There are not only negative effects for the moms, but also for the dads as well. Teenage pregnancies are associated with increased rates of alcohol abuse and substance abuse, lower educational level, and reduced earning potential in teen fathers. Because of these odds, these same type of parents are more likely to have children who have poorer educational ... ...

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... provide their services to this research. With federal funding, the government is also guaranteed oversight of the project. If continued reliance on public funding occurs, then the ultimate fear of abuse of such research could become a realistic factor because the government has no oversight. As of now, there is a ban on the use of federal funding of research that results in ... will continue in order to promote the advancement of medicine in this area. Government oversight is lost with private funding of this research. Without oversight, there is the possibility of abuse of this researc...

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... babies. They believe that they would be abused and neglected. This is why abortion is okay to them. They believe abortion is saving the child from abuse. Abortion, however, is the most severe case of child abuse. The procedures are painful to the child and intentionally end in death (except in cases where the procedure results in a living child). About once a day ... ...

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... . Abortion, infanticide, and child abandonment are acts of fear and despair. They are symptoms of a society that does not embrace young mothers and fathers, but instead subjects them to criticism, abuse, and coercion. The only solution is to offer young women and men unconditional love and life-affirming support. That's hard to do, especially in a society that is so enamored with ... death. Abortion is child abuse because it kills a living unborn child, but it also abuses the hundreds of thousands of teenagers, many of them very young, who undergo it every year. They have been badly ... ...

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... really related to the abortion issue by saying that it is better to abort babies than to see them grow up being abused. Abortion is the ultimate abuse so it is like saying lets abuse them now while they are extremely small so they won't be abused later in life. It is sometimes pointed out that the world is overcrowded . Did you ... ...

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... consent by one or both parents mandatory. Unfortunately, not all teens live in a supportive home environment. Some are in dysfunctional families where the news of their pregnancy could precipitate emotional abuse, physical abuse, or ejection from their home. Parental involvement laws are a very controversial topic. Each state has different laws regarding this issue, requiring one parent or a two-parent consent. Some don ... ...

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... we be denied? Will we be denied some rights, based on moral or religious grounds, as was done in the past? Will we be denied a right because some in society abuse that right? Will we be denied freeing ourselves of wasted years of anguish, unbearable pain and mortifying humiliation as only subjectively experienced? Denying me the right to choose my own ... recovery, but when it may serve to make a fair and easy passage." We have paediatricians, gynaecologists and psychologists, why not euthanasiasts? Of course euthanasia is potentially open to a lot of abuse, all medical processes are. C...

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... (McGee 6). That is why partial abortion and abortion in general should be made legal in the U.S. and all across the world, it is not only saving the baby's life from abuse and neglect but also the mother's. It was recently discovered that implantations of tissues from aborted fetuses into the brain have proven a possible treatment for both Parkinson's and Huntington's disease ... conflict. On the other hand, would you want a child born with deformities and abnormalities to live in suffering for the rest of its life, whether from constant ridicule and mentally abuse or from physical pain...

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... that may entering the interstitial spaces of the patient and the fetus. Motor vehicle accidents account for 67% of all major injuries; this cause is followed by falls and physical abuse (10-31%). (http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic484.htm) Penetrating trauma Stab wounds are similar to gunshot wounds, but typically have less energy associated with them. Knife wounds are less ... , the elderly and adults with weakened immune systems. (http://www.newhouse.com/archive/story1a061200.html) Including such habits, like smoking cigarettes can subject the fetus to CO2 and other toxins. Abuse of ...

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... , either a woman or a man, states that they are not ready or interested in having a child, it might have a disproportionate future implication. There are several cases of depression, drug and alcohol abuse, self-mutilation, psychosis, and finally suicide, among people who know they were unwanted babies. Several parents even say that openly to their children, causing disproportional trauma and an eternal feeling ... ...

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... victimized by others. "Bullying is far different today than it was even a decade ago. The entwining of social media in adolescents' social lives has created a whole new environment for abuse" (Leung, 2012, para.3). What does that really mean? It means that bullying can now be done behind the screen through social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Formspring etc ... ...

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... ." The terrible guilt and grief after an abortion leads to a significant increase of suicidal intention and attempts, especially in teenage girls. They are more likely to have serious substance abuse problems, low self esteem, eating disorders, and sexual dysfunction. These facts show that women undergo a tremendous amount of physical and psychological discomfort after an abortion. Many pregnant women believe that ... ...

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... of all pregnancies in the United States end in abortion, 2,500 of these abortions will be performed illegally. A positive on the Pro-Life stance is that some teenagers and woman abuse abortion as a form of birth control. Many women have used legal abortions as a drastic form of contraception, due to carelessness or ignorance of better methods. Opposing this position is the ... ...

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... both the woman and the fetus because it will prevent many problems from occurring in the future. If a woman were to have an unwanted baby, she may neglect or even abuse the child causing the child to go into the care of the government. Bringing an unwanted child into the world is unfair to the innocent child and the woman. The ... ...

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... his administration in attempt to change abortion rulings concerning Roe v. Wade due to his strong anti-abortion sentiments. Beginning with the election of 1980, in which Reagan called Roe "an abuse of power worse than Watergate", Republican presidential candidates pledged to appoint justices who would not only reverse Roe, but would also repudiate the legacy of judicial activism that the court ... ...

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... also cause brain damage, there is strong link between smoking and strokes; it increases cholesterol and decreases the vitamin C levels in your blood. Smokers have a higher lifetime frequency of substances abuse, severe depression, anxiety disorders, and other psychological problems. Smoking can also make you look older. Heavy smokers have nearly five times as many wrinkles as their non-smoking peers. Since ... ...

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