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    an abstinence-only point of view is something that every school should do because it can help them understand the facts about their bodies. “Sex education aims to reduce of potentially negative outcomes from sexual behavior, such as unwanted or unplanned pregnancies and infection with sexually transmitted diseases including HIV.” (AVERT) By teaching sexual education it can help them to understand the emotional values it has by resisting peer pressure and how to recognize it. One reason sex education

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    the physical wounds would heal .The emotional healing would take much longer since the incident is now imprinted in her brain. Weeks after, the Clinic confirmed her worst nightmare: she was pregnant .She knew there was no way she could endure the pregnancy which is

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    The Abortion Debate

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    real question is how abortions are being paid for. The taxpayers’ money each year? Should the government raise money to fund abortions each year or not. Abortions are typically defined as the termination of a child during the first 28 weeks of the pregnancy. Some say that the government should pay for all healthcare related problems since they are paying taxes every year. Some would disagree stating that it’s not fair to the “higher class” who rarely have abortions according to certain articles. Some

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    Sex Education in the Classroom         Teenage unplanned pregnancies continue to increase and the Aids epidemic is still wiping out entire populations rapidly worldwide. Here in the United States we hear little about the ongoing battle that is being fought between parents, educators and government officials, with the outcome having a significant impact on our children's lives. Programs that teach sex education in the classroom and promote distribution of condoms are constantly under siege by

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    Going Green: Effect of Nature on Humanity in “Hills Like White Elephants” Located in the Northeastern region of France, the Ebro is just as famous for its literary recognition as it is its geographical significance. Due to Ernest Hemingway’s writing of the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” in 1927, the valley especially has been critiqued, analyzed, and studied for nearly a century. The valley itself makes up almost 17% of Spain itself, and is called “one of the main physiographic units in

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    man that she thought loved her as much as she loved him. Her fears of telling him she was pregnant made her uneasy, but never in her dreams did she expect to hear the words that came out of his mouth when she told him. He was not accepting of the pregnancy and persuaded her to have an abortion. He brainwashed her into thinking that an abortion was the best option at the time because they were both young and were not ready to become parents. She was convinced that she had to go through with the abortion

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    One of the most estranging moral and politically controversial issues in the United States is the stand on abortion. By definition an abortion is the termination of a pregnancy and the expulsion of pregnancy tissue, including embryo, fetus, placenta, and membranes (Wicclair, Gosman 2005). In the recent years the debate on abortion has shifted to a different viewpoint that has reopened the conversation of abortion and has generated a healthy following for abortion control. The premise of abortion

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    every family member or friend. This is not an act of abortion. Abortion is the act of removing a human embryo or fetus from the uterus of a pregnant woman prior to the completion of the full term of pregnancy. The common reasons for getting an abortion can be because of “unplanned and unwanted pregnancy” but also “intimate personal violence (IPV)” (Coyle 3). In fact 27.3% of women stated their experience of abuse influenced their decision to abort. The two types of abortions: coerced and gendercide

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    xAn abortion is defined as a deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. There are many chemical contraceptives and morning after pills that some would also consider a form of abortion though for the sake of this paper we will only define the two main methods for performing an abortion. An Aspiration is a surgical abortion usually performed within the first month gestation. This 10-15-minute procedure involves the suction of the uterus

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    One main reason that women decide to end a pregnancy is due to malformation of the fetus. Most women think that the future child is going to be in pain so they decide to get abortion. But is malformation a fair reason to not end a life? Or women don't want to face any challenges or struggle they might face with their child in the future? According to Inga-Maj Anderson, Kyllike Christensson, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson authors of the article “Experiences, Feelings and Thoughts of Women Undergoing

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