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Abortion is often viewed as a cruel and final decision, however, in many aspects it is necessary in society. Because of abortion we have things like genetic and stem cell research. Abortion eases strain from the economy and ultimately it is a woman’s right to choose. ... In many cases abortion is a result of rape or incest. Abortion is a difficult issue, because a fetus seems much more than a lump of tissue but considerably less than a human being. Most of us are deeply uncomfortable with abortion, especially in the third trimester, but we still dont equate it with murder. ... Embryonic cells and fetal tissue obtained through induced abortion ,excluding those for fetal defects ,are highly useful for research and therapy because they are likely to be free of major genetic abnormalities and viral, fungal, or bacterial infections. ...
Many religious or pro-life groups believe that because of this research women are more willing to have an abortion, therefore this research is a cruel thing. ... The woman having an abortion must first give full, written consent to having the abortion. ... Therefore a woman would not ever be asked to donate fetal tissue until she had already made the decision to have an abortion.
There are three main sources of embryonic cells and fetal tissue in the United States: hospitals, abortion clinics and private physicians (gynecologists, obstetricians). ... However harsh it is, the truth is that it is easier to have an abortion then to take care of someone for their entire life. ...
There are several different options when it comes to abortion. ... If you are less than fourteen weeks into your pregnancy and choose to have an abortion, the doctor would probably use the:
Suction Aspiration Procedure:
You would lie on your back with your feet in stirrups and the doctor would apply a shot of anesthetic to your cervix to reduce pain. Your cervical muscle would be stretched with cone-shaped rods until the opening was wide enough to allow the abortion tools to pass into your womb. ... The doctor would open your cervix, as before, but in this case the abortion would be done with a loop-shaped knife which he would use to scrape the wall of your womb, cutting the fetus and placenta into smaller parts and pulling them out of your body through the cervix. ...
D&X Partial Birth Abortion:
This type of abortion is done during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. ...
RU-486:
RU486 is an abortion pill that would be taken very early in a pregnancy. Every RU486 abortion involves at least two drugs, RU846 (mifepristone) and a prostaglandin (PG), usually misoprostol. ... It is highly likely that we will see great psychological problems with this occurrence of this type of abortion. ... As with all abortion procedures, there are risks and dangers that should be addressed before agreeing to this. ...
The morning after pill:
This is a type of abortion because the pills you would take would act primarily by preventing implantation of the already fertilized egg. ... A very popular pro-choice argument for abortion is in instances of rape. ...
Another controversial topic when it comes to abortion is incest. ...
This was the second such mass abortion trial lately in Portugal. The previous one involved 42 defendants, including a girl who had been 16 at the time of the alleged abortion. ... A recent opinion poll shows that people here now favor abortion rights, 79 percent to 14 percent. As a sign of the changing mood, Theres a growing sense that while abortion may be wrong, criminalization is worse. ...
The first lesson is that abortion laws are very difficult to enforce in a world as advanced as ours. ... Wade would probably mean bans on abortion only in highly religious states. ...
The second is that if states did criminalize abortion, they would face a rebellion as the public focus shifted from the fetus to the woman.
Approximate Word count = 3255
Approximate Pages = 13
(250 words per page double spaced)
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