Abortion: The End of the Beginning

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Abortion The End of the Beginning

• By Rea Acda
• Stephen Girlich
• Mike Hammer
• Janelle Mammini
• Kristoffer Praxedes

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What Is Abortion?

• the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus
  in order to end a pregnancy
• Internet citation from dictionary.com

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What makes this a moral Issue?

• Should the fetus have the same rights as a human
  being?
• At the time of conception?
• At a certain trimester (brain development)?
• What makes abortion an issue of right and
  wrong?
• What voice should men have on the issue of
  abortion?
• What other alternatives do women have other than
  abortion?

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Ethical Questions To Ponder

• When does a life begin?
• Are there circumstances that justify abortion?
  What are they if any?
• Should the woman have the right to choose to
  abort the baby or not?
• Is it right to give birth to an unwanted child?
• If a child is unplanned, are there options other
  than abortion?
• Does the unborn child have a voice?
• Should abortion be used as birth control?

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Statistics
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History

• Abortion laws begin to appear in 1820s in the
  U.S.A.
• Abortions outlawed by 1900 (Leads to Back Alley
  abortions)
• Susan B. Anthony against Abortion
• 1965 All 50 states outlaw abortion
• Roe vs. Wade January 22, 1973
• Supreme Court makes abortion legal throughout the
  United States
• http//womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/
  a/abortion.htm

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Fetus Development

• First Trimester

Snyder, Julie. "Fetal Development First
Trimester." Weeks One to Fourteen. 2005.
Pregnancy.Org. 28 Oct 2006 lthttp//www.pregnancy.o
rg/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment1.phpgt
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Fetus Development

• Second Trimester

Snyder, Julie. "Fetal Development Second
Trimester." Weeks Fifteen to Twenty-Eight. 2005.
Pregnancy.org. 28 Oct 2006 lthttp//www.pregnancy.o
rg/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment2.phpgt.
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Fetus Development

• Third Trimester

Snyder, Julie. "Fetal Development Third
Trimester." Weeks Twenty-Nine to Fourty. 2005.
Pregnancy.org. 28 Oct 2006 lthttp//www.pregnancy.o
rg/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment2.phpgt.
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Methods of Abortion

• During 1st Trimester
• Electric or Manual Vacuum Aspiration
• Dilation and Curettage
• Medical Abortion Mifepristone/ Methotrexate

• During 2nd or 3rd Trimesters
• DE and DX
• Hysterotomy
• Prostaglandin
• Saline Injection
• Partial Birth

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Repercussions

• Physically
• Abdominal pain/ cramping
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Bleeding (severe)
• Fever
• Back Pains
• Infection
• Death

• Emotionally
• Relief
• Low self-esteem
• Lonely/ Isolated
• Angry
• Guilt
• Fear
• Eating Disorders
• Depression
• Drugs/ Alcohol Abuse
• Suicidal feelings

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Churchs View

• Believes in dignity of all human life
• Directly goes against Commandment You shall not
  kill
• Believes that a fetus is a human being
• Abortion is a key social evil

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Pro-Choice

• A womans right to choose is more important than
  a fetus
• Women who cannot get legal abortions will resort
  to back alley

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Pro-Life

• Human life begins at conception
• Abortion is the killing of innocent human life
• Undervalues that life is sacred
• Proves that life is disposable

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Government Imposed Laws

• Roe vs. Wade
• Government finally took a true stand on abortion
• Depending on the circumstance abortion may be
  needed

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Moral Situations

• Rape (small percentage)
• Only extreme circumstances were permitted
• Incest (small percentage)
• Affecting the mothers health
• Early detection of disabilities

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Current Events

• October 13th, 2006
• Nicaragua votes on extending the ban on abortion
• Feb 21st, 2003 A 9- year old rape victim in
  Nicaragua needed to abort the child or else she
  would die

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Ethical Questions?(What Now..)

• When does a life begin?
• Are there circumstances that justify abortion?
  What are they if any?
• Should the woman have the right to choose to
  abort the baby or not?
• Is it right to give birth to an unwanted child?
• If a child is unplanned, are there options other
  than abortion?
• Does the unborn child have a voice?
• Should abortion be used as birth control?

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VIDEO

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