Fetus

arguments on assumptions that seem to prevent any resolution. Pro-lifers assert that a fetus is a human being, and since we must not kill human beings, abortion is immoral. On the other hand, pro-choice advocates do not consider the fetus to have the same level of personhood as the mother, and so it is not murder. Pro-choicers deem the mother’s autonomy over her own body to be more important than the potential life a fetus may have, and so they view allowing women to abort to be moral. Although…

Abortion What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘abortion’? Abortion is when a woman decides to end the pregnancy, meaning that they are removing the fetus or the embryo from the womb. Abortion is also known as a miscarriage; however, abortion is not a good choice. Many woman out there don’t think right. They probably think that abortion is a game, when in reality it’s not. ABORTION IS EVIL! How many abortions do you think there is internationally or only here in the United States?…

do not start feeling pain until the third trimester of pregnancy, after 26 weeks the cortex begins to form causing the fetus to be able to feel pain. Abortions rarely happen after that. In 2016 Utah passed a law that requires doctors to give anesthesia to a fetus prior to performing an abortion that occurs at 20 weeks of gestation or later. So even after the 22nd week the fetus would not feel pain during the…

Could you imagine a lifetime worth of burden? Studies show that abortion brings many feelings of guilt, regret, and ultimately a lifetime worth of burdens to the mother. The thought and action of aborting an unborn baby has been continually thought over for many years. There are many sides of determining whether abortion is correct but usually the two sides can be split into pro-life and pro-choice. Pro life being individuals who are against abortion because once conceived, the baby is alive.…

1. Introduction The second trimester scan is a routine ultrasound examination in many countries that is primarily used to assess fetal anatomy and detect the presence of any fetal anomalies. The second trimester extends from 13 weeks and 0 days to 27 weeks and 6 days of gestation although the majority of these studies are performed between 18 and 23 weeks. (Chudleigh & Thilaganathan, 2004) 2. Patient’s history The patient is a 31 year old pregnant female, with unsure dates of her last menstrual…

argue that a fetus cannot survive on it’s own and that a women should have free choice to her own body. an article I read titled Perspectives on Abortion, the author brings up a pro-choice author named Boonin, who argued that “...the fetus is not yet a person and does not have a moral value yet…if a fetus is considered a person, then a zygote or a woman’s egg is a person as well; and therefore are entitled to human rights.” (Lopez, pg. 515). Boonin is trying to argue that if a fetus has rights,…

allow the humane killing of people suffering incurable diseases. We do not allow people to start killing off elderly people because they need help taking care of themselves. We do not allow murder of people who are physically in pain and suffering. A fetus…

oppose religion say that it is a violation of the fetus’ human rights but there is no exact definition of when a human life begins, it is usually a religious belief or a philosophical opinion. Most say that there are other options other than abortion, such as adoption, but that makes it seem like a woman is just trying to get out of raising the baby which is not always the case. Pregnancy and giving birth can cause many health issues to the fetus and the mother. “Pregnancy complications are the…

chemical, medication, radiation, virus or infection, etc., that can cause malformation of an embryo. Teratogens can be found anywhere, such as your own home or workplace. It is proven that “teratogens are thought to have the ability to affect the fetus about 10 to14 days after conception” (“Teratogens”, n.d.). The harmful effects are “influenced by fetal genetic vulnerability, type and amount of teratogen, and timing of the exposure during pregnancy” (Palenchar, 2002). Two substances that…

Mother is in danger: When the life of a pregnant person is in danger and she is having complications during her pregnancy such as an Ectopic pregnancy. An emergency surgery has to be performed. The safest way is to save the mother and abort the fetus. Or both could die. An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside the womb…