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Cigarette Smoking Unborn Babies
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... se, but long-term smoking may still
permanently damage arteries. Studies continue to
confirm the dangers of second-hand smoke; one
study reported that exposure to second hand smoke
is just as dangerous in the workplace as it is at
home. Regular exposure to passive smoke is now
estimated to increase the risk of heart disease in
the nonsmoker by between 25 % and 91 %, causing
30, 000 to 60, 000 deaths each year. According to
one report nonsmokers who spend as little as a
half-hour in a smoke- ...
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Baby Is Born Sexually Active
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why or Teaching about Teenage Pregnancy why not?
What is sex education, Planned Parenthood of
America defines sex education as a learning
responsibility and the ethical behavior stressing
the importance of understanding sexuality in all
its aspects, humane growth, sexual development,
social development, and decision making, as well
as information on the biology of the reproduction
system. (1. p. 24) Do our children today need to
be aware of what sex education is and how teen
pregnancy can affect...
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Lot Of Times Lot Of People
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Abortion", the very sound of the word conjures up
horrible images and is, in fact, a very
controversial and emotional issue. Abortion has
been going on all over the world for centuries. In
the dictionary, the word abortion means, "A
premature birth occurring before the fetus can
survive. " In other words, an abortion is when the
fetus is "killed" and then removed from the womb.
Abortions are not very safe and could cause
serious emotional and health problems. The endless
oppositions usually go n...
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Child Is Born Prenatal Testing
1,801 words
Is it morally right to peer into a mothers womb
and select a childs future according to how it is
progressing or how healthy it is? Is it right to
use the capabilities that science has uncovered to
create our children? Or should those decisions and
concerns be left for God? According to Kim Painter
prenatal testing is about reassurance; couples
expect to learn that their babies will be fine.
But its also about avoiding the births of disabled
children. Many people think that using prenatal
geneti...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Blood Alcohol Level
1,595 words
What can happen to a fetus when a pregnant women
drinks heavily during her pregnancy? It can lead
to permanent, irreversible and incurable effects
that will bring a lifetime of pain for both the
child and the family. These permanent and
unchangeable effects arise from a fetus attaining
fetal alcohol syndrome from its mother. Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of
malformations and disabilities resulting from a
pregnant woman drinking heavily during her
pregnancy. FAS is unique in that effe...
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Mothers Womb Pro Lifers
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In an essay entitled A Defense of Abortion author
Judith Jarvis Thomson offers a number of
considerations that would justify abortion in
almost all cases without denying the personhood of
an unborn child. Thomson's argument is not based
on the distinguishing comparison between human
beings classified as members of a species, namely
homo sapiens, who possess the human genetic code
and the actual human person who possesses
cognitive consciousness or the ability to know
what is going on around him ...
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Moment Of Conception Morally Justified
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Abortion is an extremely complex and highly
debated public issue that has consumed much of the
American social and political arena in the late
twentieth century. People on both sides of the
debate present strong arguments that establish
valid points. Society clearly states that child
abuse and the murder of one's child is illegal,
but does allow abortion. Regardless of whether it
is right or wrong, the fine line that exists
between abortion and murder will be discussed and
debated for decades to...
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Roman Catholic Sexually Active
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Abortion is a way to end pregnancy. Sometimes, an
embryo or fetus stops developing and the body
expels it. This is called spontaneous abortion or
"miscarriage. " A woman can also choose to end a
pregnancy. This is called induced abortion. There
are two ways it can be done X surgical and
medical. Who chooses abortion? The chances are
high that a woman will have more than one
unplanned pregnancy in the course of her lifetime.
Nearly half of all women will have an abortion by
the time they are 45 y...
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Modern Society Birth Control
775 words
Presently, one of the most complex and emotional
dilemmas facing modern society is that of
abortion. The complexity of this dilemma has
caused controversy throughout the nation. It has
raised many fundamental questions such as who has
the right to make the decision to abort a child,
the female or the male. It has also raised many
moral questions, questions that differ among
society. Societies' view on abortion has been
greatly influenced by factors beyond ones control.
Dealing mainly with circum...
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Neural Tube Defects Children With Down Syndrome
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Downs syndrome is a genetic condition involving an
extra chromosome, this change occurs around the
time of conception. A person with Downs syndrome
has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual
forty-six. A relatively common genetic disorder,
Downs strikes 1 out of 600 babies. In 95 percent
of all cases, the disorder originates with the
egg, not the sperm, and the only known risk factor
is advanced maternal age-at age 35, a woman has 1
chance in 117 of having a baby with Downs; at 40,
her odd...
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Period Of Time Anorexia Nervosa
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In recent history, the idea of feminine beauty has
been shifting toward a less healthy, overly thin
model. More than 25, 000 years ago when humans
first evolved, women exaggerated their
reproductive organs, like breasts and hips, using
fertility symbols. Slim women were not considered
beautiful because they did not seem healthy enough
to nourish and raise a family, or make it through
the winter. Slim women were also considered to be
poor, because they could not afford enough food to
keep their b...
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Low Self Esteem Wall Street Journal
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Although the overall rate of teen pregnancy has
been declining, the rates have remained high for
teens that are most vulnerable. The great majority
of Americans believe that teen pregnancies are a
serious national problem, indeed a problem that is
the major component of what is thought to be
national moral decline. However, what causes these
teens to become pregnant at such a young age? A
large body of research has identified a number of
factors that underlie teen sexual and
contraceptive behavi...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol During Pregnancy
882 words
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome A pregnant womans lifestyle
ultimately affects the development of her baby.
Excessive exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can
inflict serious, permanent physical and mental
damage on her child. When a pregnant woman drinks
alcohol she is making her child drink also. In
knowing how Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be
prevented, what the symptoms are, and who and what
make up the risk factors fetal alcohol syndrome
can be better understood. The National
Organization on Fetal Alco...
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Red Blood Cells Fatty Acids
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Malaria is Parasitic Wasps Introduction Malaria is
one of the most prevalent and dangerous diseases
known to man. It has existed for centuries and
affects a myriad of people in the tropical region.
Even today, with our newly discovered treatments
for many of the tropical diseases, over 10 % of
the people that are infected with malaria each
year and do not receive proper treatment die. In
Africa alone, over 1 million children die each
year because of malaria and new cases are reported
frequently....
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Characters In The Play Breaking The Law
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Without tragedy interfering, ones present life
will be affected and in many ways dependent on
their past. Pertaining to the play A Dolls House,
one could say that the present is pregnant with
the past. In A Dolls House there is a great deal
of the past that is still a major part of the
present day. There are many characters in this
play that who have a past that is altering their
present situation. Nils Krogstad who is a lawyer
in the play, is living a life of hard times right
now because he is ...
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Infected With Hiv Hiv Testing
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A. Summary This particular journal researches
prenatal HIV testing as it relates to vertical
transmission. 1. Randomized controlled studies
involving HIV- positive pregnant women at various
stages of pregnancy were monitored and evaluated
in an effort to find conclusive reasoning for
prenatal testing. Women of different income
levels, educational and ethnic backgrounds were
involved in these studies. 2. The AIDS Clinical
Trials Group Study 076 as well as following
randomized controlled trials we...
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World War Ii Men And Women
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Women in the United States have long fought for
the right to be included in many facets of society
such as the right to vote to breaking into
professions like the medical field and getting
females elected to major government offices. But
one of the most intriguing questions of
integration has yet to be fully answered. Apart
from all others is the battle to allow women the
right, the honor, and the privilege of serving and
defending their country as part of the United
States Armed Forces. Being i...
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Bimbo Burgers Mouthed Drunken Quot Edits Quot Sharon
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Snapper stands for a baby, child, kid, which is
the main matter of the book. The story evolves
around the pregnancy of the main character. But to
snap means you change moods very easily, because
of the hormonal changes during a pregnancy.
Biography: Roddy Doyle was born in 1958 in Dublin
and has grown up there, in Kilbarrack, to be
precise. Kilbarrack is a suburb in the north of
Dublin, close to the sea. He was a Geography and
English teacher there and thus stayed in touch
with all generations o...
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Life Or Death Rape Or Incest
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Abortion Debate Pro-Life Stance- In Roman times,
abortion and the destruction of unwanted children
was permissible, but as out civilization has aged,
it seems that such acts were no longer acceptable
by rational human beings, so that in 1948, Canada
along with most other nations in the world signed
a declaration of the United Nations promising
every human being the right to life. The World
Medical Association meeting in Geneve at the same
time, stated that the utmost respect for human
life was t...
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Bimbo Burgers Pissed Drunk Paddy Bertie Sharon
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Roddy Doyle. Title: The Snapper (Snapper stands
for a baby, child, kid, which is the main matter
of the book. The story evolves around the
pregnancy of the main character. But to snap means
you change moods very easily, because of the
hormonal changes during a pregnancy. Information
about the book: This book was first printed in
1990. My copy: Blackbird, 183 pages. Publisher:
Wolters Noordhoff. Biography: Roddy Doyle was born
in 1958 in Dublin and has grown up there, in
Kilbarrack, to be precise...
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