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    Short Paper Assignment – Abortion Abortion is an ongoing controversy that surrounds moral, legal, and religious issues. The debate of abortion is split into two main movements, pro-life and pro-choice. Pro-life is concerned with the rights of the unborn fetus, while pro-choice is concerned with the woman’s rights over her own body. The abortion debate has become a political and legal issue, with anti-abortion campaigners seeking to expand anti-abortion laws while abortion rights campaigners…

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    have teamed up to pursue safe environments in abortion clinics in the name of women’s health. By restricting abortion laws, the Texans hoped to see mortality rates of expected mothers drop from .6 deaths per every 100,000 abortions. A Texas House Bill, (3994), introduced in 2015 has effectively done the opposite of its said intent by limiting access to safe terminations and increasing requirements for operation. As a result, safe and legal abortions have become increasingly difficult to gain…

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    “Statistics from providers of abortion services, such as Planned Parenthood, show legal abortion is safe and has physical, psychological, social, and financial pros and benefits for the women who must choose to have one.” The risks of complications and death from legal surgical and medical termination of pregnancy procedures are small. Recovery after an abortion is also simple. There are not many major or minor complications due to abortion. In fact, the percent of a major complication occurring…

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    because a mother is not prepared for a baby at the time? Abortion is becoming a bigger problem day by day in today’s society. Abortion is looked upon as being cruel for murdering innocent unborn children for no reason. After further research I found that conversely, others believe women are guaranteed the right to choose the abortion method is cases of rape, incest, and other health issues. There have been over 50 million reported abortions worldwide since 1973. The U.S government have taken…

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    court case that is arguing that abortion should be the woman's choice and also legalized. Roe v. Wade eventually was ruled 7-2 that a right to privacy under the Due Process Clause in the 14th amendment. This allowed women to have an abortion but only before it became fetal viable. Which means that the fetus would be able to survive outside of the womb. Fetal Viability is usually after 20-25 weeks of pregnancy, so women have that time to decide to have an abortion or not. Planned Parenthood v…

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    Abortion, a constant battle between “pro-life” and “pro-choice,” has carried over since the 1820s when the first set of abortion laws were established. Through court cases, the topic is has been debated and re looked at time and time again. Religion, different in every case, has also had an influence on some as to what ‘side’ they are on. The debate on when life begins has also played an impact as well as who has the right choose. Abortion is one of the most controversial topics inside the…

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    Abortion to Anguish Jamie Berube gives her account on the single worst decisions she ever made. That decision was to have an abortion. “‘But the choice that I made on that day, the choice to sign my name on a piece of paper that would give my consent to terminating a pregnancy is chief among the ones I regret most. Yes, I regret my abortion. I regret not thinking through it more carefully. I regret not considering that I might have been a really great mom. And I regret that there’s no amount…

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    Pennsylvania regarding abortion was challenged. It required that a married woman seeking an abortion must inform and get consent from her spouse, a 24 hour waiting period, and required consent from at least one parent of a minor seeking an abortion. The parties of this case are Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, ET AL v. Robert P. Casey, ET AL. Issue: Can a state lawfully enforce a 24 hour waiting period and require informed consent of women who want abortions, and, if a minor…

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    For our first promotion Family Night, the organization wants to target families within the area. Baseball is an American pastime, and what a better way to spend a hot summer night than watching a baseball game. Families could see attending a minor league baseball game as a cheap night full of entertainment. The organization is offering a meal package with the purchase of four tickets. Families will receive four Friendly Franks and four medium drinks. Our proud sponsor, Friendly’s will provide…

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    Blackmun stepped forward to read the decision, ”A state criminal abortion statue of the current Texas type… is violative of… the 14th amendment.”…

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