Abortion Essay Introduction

A statement from John Pepper, CEO, Proctor & Gamble might have summed it up in one of the most well thought out statements, “Our success as a global company is a direct result of our diverse and talented workforce. Our ability to develop new consumer insights and ideas and to execute in a superior way across the world is the best possible testimony to the power of diversity any organization could ever have.” (1) After reading the lecture, “Searching for the Diversity Advantage”, I see the same…

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a disorder that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in a person’s body. PKU is caused by a defect in the gene, the PAH gene, that helps to create the enzyme hydroxlase that is responsible for breaking down phenylalanine. Without this important enzyme, a person will build up a dangerously high level of phenylalanine when they eat foods that are high in protein. Babies in the United States are screened for PKU soon after birth. Newborns with PKU…

As we all know by now, the incarceration rate has been increasing and prisons are dealing with over-crowding. This article written by Mertens goes into depth about their concerns and what needs to be addressed involving pregnant inmates. Even the female inmate rate has been increasing. The most shocking statistic is The National Women’s Law Center report stating that 10 percent of the female inmates are pregnant and 15 percent developed postpartum depression. According to the article, health is…

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders that is known to affect women during reproductive years. This disorder is characterized by hyperandrogenism, chronic anovulation, and typical morphologic changes of the ovaries (Pan, Chen, Tsao, & Chen, 2015). PCOS is estimated to have a prevalence of 5%-10% of reproductive aged women (Grossman & Porth). The symptoms that accompany this disorder include menstrual irregularity, obesity, infertility, and androgen…

Proponents of selective abortion strongly agree with such a claim, however, this claim purports an argument that the disabled is incapable of living a full life; that is, a life worth living. I strongly agree with the claims of the disability community that screening to remove particular…

Abortion rough draft 2 Some believe abortion is morally wrong , while others say it is a human right “my body, my choice”. Should abortion be legal? Every woman should have the right to decide what happens to their bodies. A man should not be able to tell someone they have to have a kid. It is medically shown that within a certain time frame the fetus will not feel pain. Many opponents to abortion believe it should be illegal. Women are being careless and irresponsible not taking the correct…

This week the article "Caring for Infibulated Women Giving Birth in Norway" really stood out to me in our textbook Cultural Anthropology. This topic brings up stuff we learned in a previous chapter about the infibulation of women in other societies. In this case, we are discussing how birth in Norway is supposed to be considered natural and something that comes relatively easy for the typical woman. They are expected to have little to no medicine or incisions made on their bodies during…

Action, 1) Aborting a baby is wrong. While many people think abortion should be legal in the united states, it should be illegal because abortion hurts your body and may even kill you also, abortion cost more money, and abortion is murder. Many women have died from abortions. There has been 49 million terminated pregnancies at least 20 million were unsafe. Approximately 68,000 women die annually as a result of complications of unsafe abortions. In the past few years lifenews has reported…

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a disorder that can be passed down from generation to generation. It is caused by a deficient hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), which is an enzyme in the liver that catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine, using the coenzyme, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). One treatment for PKU would be to have a restricted diet because PKU does not allow for the process of phenylalanine, which is a protein found in many foods (Scala et al 2015). With the help of BH4,…

After two public hearings, 35,000 comments heard and sharp disagreements from anti-abortion and pro-choice groups the state of Texas has approved the recently proposed rules that will change the current disposal of embryonic and fetal remains. The rules will go into effect on December 19 and will require the cremation, sanitization, and interment of fetal tissues. The Texas Department of State Health Services received hefty backlash after the first public hearing and was questioned about the…