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Could the legalization of abortion 1973 be the cause for the drop of crime in the 1990’s? That is precisely what Dubner and Levitt are saying in the article “Where Have All the Criminals Gone?”. In this work Dubner and Levitt make the claim that the decrease in crime rates in the early 1990’s was caused by the legalization of abortion in America. The essay makes very convincing arguments against commonly accepted causes for the drop of crime and outlines this increase of abortion as the sole…

the sale and import of cosmetics containing lead. The article described, in English, that several Chinese women in Singapore of “fairly good social position” had been blinded or paralysed by lead-laced face powder, while others had given birth to babies with birth defects or even stillborn infants. The poisonous powder had allegedly been manufactured in Guangzhou, where according to a doctor, a woman had been poisoned. The article also reported that the poison face powder had travelled to Penang…

2010. Among both older and younger teens, abortion rates have been declining since the late 1980s” (Teens Abortion). Although the rate of teen abortion had declined, it is still a controversial issue in the society. At the same time, it causes many severe side-effects to the teenagers. Besides, the direct definition of abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by loss or destruction of the fetus before birth. Moreover, any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is also known as…

According to the Advocates for Youth organization 's timeline, History of Sex Education, sex education was admired and promoted as a necessity in school curriculum. Since the creation of sex education, the main focus was on contraception (condoms and birth control), but would begin to change in the early sixties. With overwhelming concerns and beliefs about sex education, multiple groups began to oppose the course being taught in schools. Groups such as John Birch Society, Christian Crusade, and…

“Teaching sex ed in schools is really important for obvious reasons. No parent wants to talk to their kids about sex and no kid wants to talk about sex with their parents”., This quote from John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight puts the conversation taking place in the U.S about sex into an informative, yet entertaining package. Sexual education in the United States is a controversial topic shrouded with misinformation and bias. Policy makers and makers of the curriculum may have a personal bias or…

is why does it happen? Many people say that the media glorifies teen pregnancy with shows such as MTV’s famous “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. Although this may be true, research from the University of Maryland suggests that these shows act as “birth control” to young viewers; promoting the use of contraceptives (Washington Post). So the question still remains, if shows like “Teen Mom” can drop conception rate by 5.7% in the first 18 months (CNN.com) what could sexual education in public…

For many years, the biggest talk of all time has been about sex in my opinion. Whether this talk is on television, through music, in books and in almost every conversation of any typical teenager. When I step back and look at this topic, I ask myself, is sex really worth it? Why is sex so important to us? How come sex is “normal” to hear about on a daily basis? Sex comes with many risks and people do it anyway. This is what I want to get to the bottom of and understand why people do what they do…

What’s the purpose of marriage? Do you have to love someone to get married? Is it love or lust that decides if someone should get married? “Love and sexual desire are intrinsic to the human condition, basic drives that reside in mature adults regardless of time or place but if the urge to love and make love is constant, the freedom with which individuals may do so is anything but. After all, although making love is an enjoyable and cheap entertainment, the raising of children is hard work and…

The Controversies of Extreme Preemies Of all the babies that are admitted to NICUs, prematurely born children seem to be the most controversial. The controversy begins because sometimes parents must make an agonizing ethical choice of whether or not to keep their child alive when machines or the only thing doing so. Every life is worth trying to save, but there may be a point, financially, physically, and mentally, when the survival of preemies may be doing more harm than good to both the child…

or physical extraction (Kohler et al. 347). In scenarios where the female wishes to go through with the pregnancy, comprehensive sex education ensures that they provide insight on the various terms during pregnancy and what to expect during child birth. Also, if an individual wishes to have the child but put it up for adoption, these pathways are proposed as well. By offering a multitude of choices tends to every individual’s preference gives female students more alternatives rather than being…