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Paper Abstract: This paper discusses the abortion issue, presenting the pro-life side and the pro-choice side. It gives a medical definition of abortion and a legal definition. It gives some of the possible physical and psychological results of abortion, and presents statistics to show that the risks are higher for childbirth than abortion for these complications. Paper Introduction: The medical definition of abortion is the induced termination of apregnancy with destruction of the fetus or embryo Stedman\'s Thelegal definition is the termination of pregnancy by various means including medial surgery before the fetus is able to sustain independentlife Hill and Hill These are the rational definitions However the emotionally charged definition of the Abortion Alternatives group is it is the murder of a child Clinicians sell abortion as a process ofelimination as cruel and insensitive as that may sound but Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. On the pro abortion side are such groups as NARAL Pro-Choice America,which, while it agrees that everything should be done to prevent unwantedpregnancies, believes that abortion is a woman's right to choose (NARAL,2 6). (2 6). Theproblem with this argument is that unwanted pregnancies are a fact of life,and bringing unwanted children into the world who, in many cases, themother is unable to care for, simply does not make sense. They express the same sentimentsas the Abortion Alternatives group regarding the dangers of abortion. Theybelieve if a woman chooses to have sex, she should accept the consequences. 2nd ed. Retrieved Mar. Retrieved Mar. Is abortion safe? Retrieved Mar. On the pro-life side, pro-life groups such as Abortion Alternativestend to use scare tactics, describing the lurid details, talking ofabortion as "killing children" (Abortion, 2 6). 5, 2 6 from http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/issues/abortionNational Right to Life. 5, 2 6 from http://www.protectchoice.org/essay_help.htm Abortion. They talk of the dangers of abortions - a punctured uterus, damageto other organs, hysterectomy, excessive bleeding, intense pain, and partsof the baby left inside. They insist that a fetusis a human being at implantation - yet at implantation it is not even afetus, but still an embryo. Psychological complications. (2 6). Retrieved Mar. (2 5). Wade decision in 1973, and claims that 93 percent of abortionsperformed today are done for social and not medical reasons. The medical definition of abortion is the "induced termination of apregnancy with destruction of the fetus or embryo" (Stedman's, 2 4). Retrieved Mar. Retrieved Mar. He is the first president in U.S. The logical answer is to leavethe choice up to the woman. Ifabortion is legal, it is practiced safely by medical practitioners underideal conditions, and with adequate followup of the mother. They claim clinics sell baby parts from abortionsThey talk about the emotional consequences - guilt, flashbacks, nightmares,hallucinations about the unborn child, depression, numbness, lowered self-esteem, drug and alcohol abuse - yet they offer little support for any ofthese claims. The risks of abortion are low, and the risk of death is one-tenththat of dying in childbirth (The Facts, 2 6). By the numbers. Thelegal definition is "the termination of pregnancy by various means,including medial surgery, before the fetus is able to sustain independentlife" (Hill and Hill, 2 5). However,the emotionally charged definition of the Abortion Alternatives group is,"it is the murder of a child. Physical complications? Thisinformation comes from the Pro-Choice Public Education Project. 5, 2 6 from http://www.nrlc.org/Missionstatement.htmNational Right to Life. However, if abortions are legal and done by aqualified medical practitioner in a hospital setting, these complicationsare extremely rare. 5, 2 6 from http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ASMF/asmf14.htmlPro-Choice Public education project. each year are accidental and half of these end in abortion. 5, 2 6 from http://www.abortionsinformation.com/Bush's war on the right to choose and the right to privacy. (2 5). Studies have shown thatwhile abortion is mentally stressful for many women, they are more likelyto experience mental illness after giving birth than after an abortion. Retrieved Mar. Mission Statement. 5, 2 6 from http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/issues/bush-administration/ bushs-war-on-choice.htmlHill, G.N., & Hill, K.T. Birth control, pre-natal checkups, abortions and regular checkupsare only available to those with insurance. The Pro-life side believe life begins at conception andseek to ban all abortion since they believe it is killing a child. The facts about reproductive rights and health. The 1973 Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. (2 4). They claim women have abortions to be free ofthe burden of raising a child, or don't want the inconvenience. Defining "Abortion." Retrieved Mar. Abortion information. (National,2 6)). 5, 2 6 from http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/abortionNARAL. ReferencesAbortion. This is because of a 1976 HydeAmendment law which prohibits states from spending federal Medicaid fundson abortions except in rare cases. They admit that the CDC maintains that induced abortions are saferthan childbirth, with serious complications in less than one percent ofcases, but do not believe their results. http://www.nrlc.org/abortions/ASMF/asmf13.htmlNational Right to Life. Clinicians sell abortion as a process ofelimination, as cruel and insensitive as that may sound, but they wouldn'tdare state it as harshly" (Abortion Alternative, 2 6). Their solution: adoption of unwanted children. New York, NY: Houghton-Mifflin Company. They claim victims of rape and incest often have the child to prove theabuse. Adoption isfine, except there are not enough adoptive parents now for all the childrenin orphanages now. (2 6). 5, 2 6 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/abortionAbortion Alternatives. These are the rational definitions. Wade was a"compromise between the state's ability to restrict abortion and a woman'sright to choose." Despite that ruling, 87 percent of U.S. (2 6). (2 6). The arguments are pretty well-defined on both sides, no matter whichsources are read. (2 6). Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Abortion. (2 6). The only objection to this side of the argument would be astrong moral conviction against abortion. history to criminalize medicalprocedures. Retrieved Mar. (2 6). The reproductive rights and health of a woman encompass many aspectsof her life, including the right to choose if and when to do so (The Facts,2 6). 5, 2 6 from http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ASMF/asmf12.htmlNational Right to Life. 5, 2 6 from http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/ASMF/asmf3.htmlNational Right to Life. The Pro-Choice side believe it is a woman's right tochoose: they do not advocate abortion, but would not deny a woman the rightto so choose if she decides that is what is right for her particularcircumstances. About half of pregnanciesin the U.S. The National Right to Life organization was founded in response tothe Roe v. Retrieved Mar. For those without insurance,reproductive technologies and abortion are usually not covered by Medicaid,and so are unavailable to many women. In four states, even private insurancecompanies are banned from paying for abortions. counties stillhave no provider of abortions for women, and the anti-choice activists workconstantly to chip away at a woman's right to choose, as can be seen in theconstant legislative actions taken by the Bush Administration (Bush's,2 5). If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.