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... I have never met anyone who is pro-abortion. Being pro-choice is not being pro-abortion. ...
“Only half the patients who go into an abortion clinic come out alive.”
-Author Unknown
What is an abortion, and should they be performed?
Abortion as defined by Encarta Encyclopedia, is the termination of pregnancy before birth, resulting in, or accompanied by, the death of the fetus. Abortion is an issue that has divided people in this country and much of the world for centuries. ... A ruling that came In 1973, stating that women had the right to choose if they wanted to have an abortion in the first 6 months of pregnancy. ... Wade is relatively new, the practice of abortion is very old. One of the first methods of abortion dates back as far as 2600 BC when the first recipe for an abortion drug was made, and one of the first calls to stop abortion can be dated back as a far as 1588 AD when Pope Sixtus’ banned all abortions.
People, who consider abortion a crime, see it as the same as the slaughter of a living person, while people who do not see abortion as a illegal act see it merely as the right of a woman to choose what she desires to do with her own body. ... Abortion also brings up another question, should doctors who take an oath to always save and protect life to their best abilities, also take life? ...
What do most people think about abortion? ... In fact abortions are so widespread that most people know someone who had or is planning to have an abortion, and that 1 out of every 6 women in this country has had an abortion. Today most polls show the two opposing sides of the abortion issue at 50 % each. ...
What are the alternatives to abortion? ...
What is RU486, nicknamed the “abortion pill”? ... Acting alone, RU486 is able to induce an abortion only between 64% to 85% of the time, a rate researchers consider "inadequate” for general clinical use. ... An RU486 induced abortion can take days, weeks, or if failed never happen at all and usually involves three or more visits to the doctors office over a two-week period.
Approximate Word count = 1749
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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