Essays Tagged: "abortions"

Abortion

would not be so debatable. Too manypeople do not see the cause and effect of not being able to have abortions.All human beings are given some inalienable right guaranteed by theConstitution. One of th ... ng child out of his distress and itestablishes a safer and more peaceful society. On these grounds, abortionshould be kept legal, and even encouraged to specific individuals, forbenefits to all of us.

(1 pages) 100 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Abortion

n abortion was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in the 1973 ruling on Roe vs. Wade, many abortions were performed illegally and in unskilled ways. This caused the deaths of many women from ... cal clinic or doctor's office using a local anesthetic for the cervix. During the second trimester, abortions are usually done by means of dilation and evacuation. This procedure uses forceps, curette ...

(3 pages) 117 0 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Defend a Position Essay on Abortion. The paper gives facts and real life situations to persuade an/the audience that abortion is wrong. It is titled "Dead Babies Don't Cry"

er commit, and we need to put a stop to it.The Center for Disease Control estimates that 78% of all abortions performed in the year 1992 were on unmarried women. Obviously, the women were not taking m ... be allowed to kill the child they are carrying? Most people don't know thatonly a small minority of abortions were for medical reasons (meaning the woman, the child, or both could die if she tries to ...

(3 pages) 351 1 3.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The Ins And Outs of Abortion: abortion activists, Laws and Policies of Abortion, Landmark Court Cases, abortion techniques, long term effects, and The History of Abortion.

ion. Abortion is when a pregnancy is terminated. This could happen naturally or on purpose. Natural abortions are caused for a variety of reasons, some in which the fetus does not develop normally, or ... or disorder that would prevent the birth of the child. Most people refer to the naturally occurring abortions as miscarriages. Other abortions are purposely committed to prevent the birth of a child. ...

(15 pages) 1131 3 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Auguments about Abortion

will never beagreed upon. By bringing morals into the question of whether it should be legal to haveabortions, this issue has been elevated to a higher level. By some people, it is no longerlooked at ... e that support the right of a women to decide what to do with herown body may be personally against abortions. But, that does not mean that they think thegovernment should be able to pass laws governi ...

(4 pages) 245 2 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

more of an in depth idea of womens rights based on gore and bush's opinions on abortion

in the way and say that a woman may not have an abortion. If someday the government decides to make abortions illegal, they are in on one. What on Earth will we do with all of these unwanted babies?Im ... be it would help to know that in 1994, for every one thousand teenage girls, twenty one of them had abortions(Abortion). Can you believe that the highest number of abortions performed in one category ...

(9 pages) 130 2 3.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

a personal opinion on pro choice along with the opinion of gore and bush

he is the winner.When Vice President Gore stated in one of his speeches, "You are not going to stop abortions, you're only going to put it in the back shadow of the legal system." (Gore). I believed s ... ack shadow of the legal system." (Gore). I believed strongly that what he said was true. If we make abortions illegal, they will be pushed back into the legal system. sure, they won't be legal, but wh ...

(3 pages) 92 1 3.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Designer Babies

r of children you can have, women are using sonograms to find out the sex of the fetus and choosing abortions if it is a girl. With these new advances in technology, it is scary to think about the pos ... ould want their child to have the best possible start in life, but then parents could use selective abortions until they achieve a child with the desired genetic profiles.In a 1993 Telegraph/Gallup po ...

(5 pages) 91 0 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

"Abortion Should Be Illegal" Why should abortion be illegal in the US? This is a persuasive essay, which provides reasons why abortion is wrong and why it should be illegal.

kill someone else for something they did to you, or for any other reason. Many pregnant girls have abortions because they got pregnant by a guy who was just a one-night stand, or because their boyfri ...

(1 pages) 28089 27 2.8 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Abortion

ue in America among women and their right to reproduce children. Approximately one to three million abortions are done each year. Women get abortions for many reasons such as for rape, teen pregnancy ... reminding them of such a painful time.Young women between 15 and 19 account for at least 5 million abortions every year -- 1 million of them in the United States. In fact, one of every five pregnanci ...

(1 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

A controversial essay about abortion with the view of despising abortion, and a little about some alternitives to abortion.

he may not be able to have a child after the abortion. Also, I do not think that the girls who have abortions think about the baby. It will never have a chance to live. Babies are so cute and loveable ...

(2 pages) 313 1 3.2 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Title: The Abortion Issue. Analyzes both sides of the abortion issue. Talks about how controversial abortion is and also discusses the idea of beliefs and religion in relation to abortion.

sefully, in which case it is often called an induced abortion." This paper will focus only on those abortions which are considered to be induced and will present the argument to both sides, considerin ... ends up happening is the development of a "slippery-slope" between permissible and not permissible abortions based on disabilities. There will always be disagreements on which disabilities could be c ...

(10 pages) 1357 4 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Healthcare & Religion

hovah's Witnesses; they refuse to accept blood transfusions. The Southern Baptists are also against abortions.The Catholics are in an ongoing fight against abortion. The Catholic religion says that an ...

(3 pages) 119 1 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Killing of the Unborn: this essay talks about the physical and emotional repercussions that a woman can encounter after having an abortion. it includes the works cited

the physical and emotional repercussion that she might have to encounter.Since the legalization of abortions in 1973, over 40 million unborn babies have been terminated (nrlc.org). These deaths surpa ... nt bystander and did nothing to deserve death and have its future robbed from him.Many believe that abortions are "safe" since they are legal. A person is not aware of how dangerous an abortion can be ...

(4 pages) 133 2 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

A pro-choice controversial paper on abortion

Keeping Abortions LegalThe purpose of this paper is to attempt to show the reader the importance, as wellas ... se of this paper is to attempt to show the reader the importance, as wellas the benefits of keeping abortions legal. Abortion is a right, not a privilege but anti-abortionistsare slowly turning it to ... support. Thirdly is the children suffering from their mothersunwanted pregnancy. If safe and legal abortions were not accessible, more women would undergounwanted childbearing. Mothers that have unwa ...

(4 pages) 151 0 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Is Abortion Immoral?

all humans have a right to life, the fetus is a person with a right to life. Therefore, all or most abortions should be prohibited. However, critics oppose this view and think it peculiar to think of ... ngs are entitled to be viewed as maintaining some moral significance. Some moderates recommend that abortions be decided on a case-by-case basis, asking: What are the consequences, good and bad, of ab ...

(5 pages) 232 3 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Pro-Choice: The Only Fair Position ; A reaction paper supporting a woman's right to pro-choice in the case of abortion

ery person should be allowed to have complete control over their own body, including women who want abortions. Last, if society outlaws abortion it isn't going to go away. Therefore, pro-choice is the ... she will find a way not to. Before abortion was legal and made safe, it was still performed. These abortions were not safe. Mandy times hazardous equipment and/or methods were used. The mother would ...

(5 pages) 180 0 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Abortion: Choice or Life. Asks the question of whether abortion should be a choice or if life outweighs the choice for a woman to have an abortion.

and its young body thrown into a dumpster to never be seen again. One and a half million women have abortions each year in the United States furthering the question of the morals of this higly controv ... ent to a contraceptive.While abortion is a very hot topic today, it is not a new topic of argument. Abortions have been performed since ancient times with the same cloud of controversy surrounding it ...

(3 pages) 417 3 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Hate Crimes in America

s of hate crimes committed on account of a person's viewpoint is the killing of doctors who perform abortions and bombing of abortion clinics by people in the pro-life movement. In a way, it is like t ...

(12 pages) 299 1 4.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Pro-Choice For Abortion - an opinion essay.

terus before it had reached the stage of viability (in humans the 20th week of gestation)."? 89% of abortions in the US in 1995 were performed 12-13 weeks and only 1% are performed after 20 weeks. Thu ...

(2 pages) 72 1 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues