Abortion
Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in the United States today. One out of every three pregnancies never come to term because a woman has an abortion (Flanders 3). It is understood that a new individual human begis growing in the mother's uterus at fertilization ("When Does Life Begin"). The term abortion refers to any premature expulsion of a human fetus. Approximately 93 percent of all induced abortions are done for elective, non-medical reasons. In 1973, the Supreme Court handed down Roe v. Wade ad Doe v. Bolton decisions legalizing abortion in all 50 states during all nine months of pregnancy, for any reason, medical, social, or otherwise (Abortion: Some Medical Facts). Other than spontaneous abortions, induced abortions include many different procedures, each with it's own risks, consequences, and results. A chemical abortion is only one of two methods for aborting a fetus. This method involves the injection of drugs or chemicals through the abdomen or ce
Flanders, Carl N. Library in a Book: Abortion. New York: Facts on File, 1991. rvix into the amniotic sac to cause death to the child and his or her expulsion from the uterus (Abortion: Some Medical Facts). Hypertonic saline, hypersomolar urea, and prostagladins are the most commonly used in the US, but RU 486, methotrexate are also being used. Abortion: Some Medical Facts. 19 April 2000 http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ASMF/asmf3.html. "Chapter 2: Is Abortion the Killing of this Being?" The Moral Question of Abortion. 9 May 2000 http://www.ohiolife.org/mqa/2-1.htm. "When Does Life Begin?" Right to Life. 19 April 2000 http://www.rlc.org/abortion/wdlb/wdlb.html.
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