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    An abortion is a surgical procedure that ends a pregnancy. Abortion is a highly argued topic through out the United States and continues to challenge people worldwide to come to a solution. Although the procedure has been legal in the United States since 1973; the abortion rights battle urges on with supporters and opponents trying to gain the rights that they feel they deserve. The abortion of a healthy baby should not be legal in the United States because it is taking the life of an innocent…

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    Abortion, a controversial topic presently and decades ago, was made legal in the United States in 1973 by the legendary Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Countless speeches, editorials, and other persuasive pieces have been written on the topic, and one in particular was written by the New York Times Editorial Board regarding the restricting of access to abortions by state laws. In the editorial “Closing off Abortion Rights”, by the New York Times Editorial Board, the author effectively…

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    Abortion In The 1900's

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    In the late 1900’s and early 1800’s abortion was referred to the termination of a woman’s pregnancy. This was very uncommon at the time but women would often take other drugs to get rid of their babies they did not want. Illinois and Connecticut being two of the first few states to pass a law that made the use of drugs for abortion illegal and very highly punishable. It gave women up to three years in prison. As time passed, abortion was becoming more popular throughout the world. By the 1900’s…

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    Why Is Abortion Wrong

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    Many argue abortion is wrong because it is believed life is created upon conception and the woman is morally obligated to give birth to the child otherwise it would be murder. The woman was responsible for the act of conception and must accept responsibility for the consequences of her actions, regardless of any long-term effects it will have on her. However if thinking that the fetus cannot live separately from the mother within the first trimester and can be considered her body. Then it…

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    Abortion Critical Thinking

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    Critical Thinking Research Paper: Abortion is a dissenting question that continues to impinge all aspects of political policy. How did this moral issue turn into one of the most popular topics in American politics (Luker, 1984)? Well, this is because it involves not only a woman’s individual rights but a child’s potential in life. Over the past couple decades, there has been extreme embroilment on advocating either pro-life or pro-choice. If someone supports pro-life, they believe that every…

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    Abortion is one of the most several social issues in society for many years. Both sides of the debate can put forward many arguments; some of these are good, others not so good. This is a short guide to writing an essay on abortion from the pro-choice point of view. The executing of a guiltless individual isn't right, regardless of the possibility that that person has yet to be conceived. Unborn children are viewed as people by the US government. The government Unborn Victims of Violence Act,…

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    What Is Abortion Ethical

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    in the United States.” (HRF) The fact that a person is raped it’s catastrophic, but when the victim results pregnant after such a traumatic event is horrible. What is abortion? “An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus.” (MedlinePlus). Abortion is a very polemic topic in society, and people have different opinion,…

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    While the raging feminists may think they are being progressive when they support abortion, I think this attitude is simply archaic. How can anyone think that killing an innocent baby is okay, let alone something that women deserve? It is horrific that in Australia abortion can be requested up to 24 weeks (Victoria) into a pregnancy when, as stated by the Mayo Clinic, a baby’s heart is already beating and finger nails, teeth and bone marrow are already forming. If someone was to kill a new…

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    Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo from the womb before it can survive on its own. There are two different groups of people. There is the “pro-choice” group who believe that the women have the right to choose what she does with her body. Then there is the “pro-life” group that believes that the unborn child has the right to live. I am pro-life; I believe that there is no sense in killing the child that you brought into this world. Having an abortion is basically…

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    you? Abortion..... You visit your local Planned Parenthood who are willing to work with you, to help you, to guide you, and they give you recommendations. BUT one suggestion strikes you and catches your attention. What if my fetus can help humanity? What if my fetus keeps another baby breathing another day? You make your final decision. Content, you walk away from the planned parenthood knowing that you have given the greatest resource of all to the world of medical research.…

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