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    ethics topic, abortion, has two main proponents. The first is the view against abortion, also known as pro-life. The other view is rooted upon the belief of being pro-choice, or basically for abortions. These two different views are like two mathematical principles, in that although these two views have many differences, they also have larger similarities in the background. For example, when pro-choice activists support abortions due to unwanted pregnancies, the activists are not rallying behind the

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    Thomson uses many different examples in which he describes the different situations and premises that an abortion might have to states his points. There are 3 main examples that he uses the most, first is the violinist, secondly Henry Fonda and Thirdly the peoples seed. In his first argument he uses the experiment of the violinist and a person being kidnapped. The violinist is well known and famous and is in need for a kidney. In this situation the kidnap you because he can connect to your kidney

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    Abortion is the most common way to get out of unwanted or unplanned pregnancies. Abortion is also one of the most controversial issues and one of the most heated moral debate in the United States today. An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy and expulsion and death of the fetus generally before it is viable (capable of independent life). Human pregnancy typically lasts anywhere from 38-40 weeks, and abortions are almost always done within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. If a mother can

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    This report is written to study whether the act of selective abortion based on congenital defects can or cannot be justified. The justification of selective abortion based on congenital defects has become a globally debated topic. BBC (2014) defines selective abortion as the termination of human pregnancies due to undesirable characteristics. Notably, a myriad of factors such as gender and congenital defects has contributed to selective abortion. In this context, congenital defects are birth defects

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    The Zika virus and the increase of microcephaly, a rare birth defect that results in infants being born with abnormally small heads and brains, in Brazil is stirring up a large debate on the topic of abortion. Brazil has had over 4,000 cases of microcephaly since the past fall, which is 20 times more cases than previous years. With the rise of the Zika virus, a lot of research is being executed in finding the correlation between the two, if any. Although it is not yet clear, these increases have

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    Abortion is widely controversial topic. Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, it remains a sticky discussion and a hard subject to address. As a social worker we are thought to provide services despite what we may or may not believe. If you are a pro-life life activist, you’re against abortion. You believe that no matter the circumstance, life is important at any stage. If you are pro-choice you believe that circumstances matter and a woman should always have a right to choose. It is my personal

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    Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion has become a modern life casualty. There might be numerous "yes" and equivalent number of "no", voicing their conclusion over this, hence fortifying the contentions spinning around this issue. The truth is that the vast majority of the insights concerning premature birth don't portray an agreeable picture. Truth be told, premature birth has dependably been a warmed subject

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    caused extreme controversy with the public debating whether abortion is morally correct, should be illegal/legal, or in more recent times should be free of cost. The main two sides to this debate refer to themselves as either “pro-life”, for those who are against it, and “pro-choice” for those who believe it should be the bearer’s choice. However there are many more questions and answers related to the issue of abortion. The Catholic faith is strongly against abortion because Catholics believe that

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    between conservatives and liberals between pro-life and pro-choice respectively is a growing argument. With every new election, candidates rehash old arguments into new talking points and different people end up under scrutiny. Essentially the argument is (and has been) this: Some believe pro-choice is necessary because it is the mother’s right to make choices about her body: whether or not she wants to keep the baby, and on the other hand people supporting pro-life believe abortion takes the life of

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    The American Flag Swaddled Baby There are many ways to use the American flag. At school or pep rallies it can be common to see children holding flags and waving them to songs. Americans break flag rules when wearing prints of the flag, coloring the flag different colors, or mix matching the flag to resemble another. If one were to witness these actions taking place it is usually because one is ignorant, trying to stir up controversy, or protest views. An example of one who would stir up controversy

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