Anti-abortion violence

Post-Abortion Syndrome Abortion, a term that induces much controversy, is in fact a widely debated issue. My belief is that life begins at the moment of conception and that after women go through abortion procedures, they can suffer from post-abortion syndrome. There is a theory called the ‘attachment theory’ which is the theory that infants need a close emotional bond with their caregivers. If mothers share this emotional connection with infants outside of the womb, why should we assume it…

Clicking through channels on a Tuesday afternoon, past the news channel “Teen pregnancy is at a 10 year low!” (3. Koh) past MTV’s latest episode of Teen Mom and finally to a nice episode of Snapped. “Pssh. I would have more to worried about on Snapped than teen pregnancy,” I say aloud to myself. Just as the last commercials end to the final segment of the show, Alice comes running through the door, crying and runs straight through the living room and slams her bedroom door shut. I look at the…

the fact that he considers abortion as a medically and scientifically acceptable alternative for Jessica (Beuchamp and Childress, 2001). The cognition bioethical theory states that cognition properties such as awareness, thinking, and understanding are what constitute a moral being. Because Dr. Wilson believes the fetus has a probability of developing Down syndrome which will interfere with some of these properties in addition to the lack of arms, he feels that abortion should be performed…

Over the years the teen depression rate has been in an increase in girls. The Department of Health estimated about 30% girls are becoming more depressed between the ages of 12 to 17 totaling 1.89 million teens(47). Girls that goes through depression feels as if they’re alone in the world and have no one to turn to. They also may feel as if there parents wouldn’t understand them even if they tried explaining it to them. Parents should start being more cautious of the actions their teenage…

In "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", Rebecca Skloot provides an informational insider on the life of Henrietta Lacks- pointing out the ethical issues in Henrietta's operative. Henrietta, a woman who unknowingly had her tissue cells removed from her cervix by scientists were being used in wide-spread research. After reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", I started researching and came upon an article titled "Patient Safety: The Ethical Imperative". I began making connections that…

“Anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard” (Guillemets, Teri. “The Quote Garden.” QuoteGarden.com N.P. 18 Mar. 1998. Web. 6 Oct. 2017). What could possibly be wrong about a mother breast feeding her child in public? Absolutely nothing. A mother should have the ability to nurse her child at any time and any place. Many still find this an issue in today’s society and continue to view this act as disrespectful or not be courteous to others. Breast feeding should be accepted…

that it is God’s will to lead the public to righteousness. The heated debate about abortion has been going on long before Roe vs Wade and will certainly continue long after. Woman across the country have stood up and spoken out for their right to make their own reproductive choice. Authors, scientist, and philosophers have all taken a stance to show the great impacts the world has seen since the legalization of abortion. I was drawn to Pro-Choice representation for their examination of the…

Each year, approximately 67.8 per 1,000 girls aged fifteen to nineteen become pregnant. Of those pregnancies, the majority -82 percent- are unintended (Planned Parenthood). Numbers such as these have lead to a the popular debate of whether or not birth-control pills should be available to teenage girls without a prescription. Many take the side that it should not be sold without a prescription due to potential risks that would be unknown to patients without an examination from a doctor. However,…

Due to new and improved items used to prevent teen pregnancy, the numbers of unintended teen pregnancies are drastically falling. Items such as, birth control, condoms, and more education on safe sex are promoting women to wait to have a child until later in life. Many individuals disagree with women becoming pregnant at a young age. As well as, people point out the advantages of preventing teen pregnancy, like keeping children in school. Multiple authors will be assisting pointing out the…

“Parenthood is the leading reason that teen girls drop out of school. More than 50% of teen mothers never graduate from high school. And nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies occur each year.” (DoSomething) If birth control was offered over the counter many regulations would need to be set into place to ensure the safety of women because there is negative correlations that may come with the positive risk. Birth control methods should be offered over the counter without a prescription because it would…