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... What astounds me is that those who favor
abortion went through an identical development stage as the being
they are condemning to death. ... Abortion today is used primarily as a birth control of
convenience because people are too self-centered to take
precautions. ... I believe abortion is a
crime against humanity and should be outlawed. ... Archive+14
Many supporters of abortion claim that it protects the woman’s right to personal fulfillment. ... This truth shapes all the other teachings of the Church, including the teachings on abortion. ...
The link here with the abortion struggle is this: We do not find fulfillment unless we give ourselves away in love. ... To see the abortion debate as simply a conflict between the rights of the mother and the rights of the child is to underestimate the depth of this controversy. The abortion debate goes deeper. ... "
Some claim, "Abortion is my right because I have the right to fulfill myself in this society. ... html
January 22, 2003 marked the 30th anniversary of the US Supreme Courts decision to legalize abortion for any reason throughout the nine months of pregnancy. According to the abortion industrys own statistics, since that time, over 42 million babies have been sacrificed on the altar of "choice". ... This means that a significant percentage of the childbearing population in America is using abortion as a means of birth control.
With each passing year, the abortion industry adds to the growing mountain of tiny corpses, leaving in its wake, physical and emotional devastation. Stop for a moment to consider an often-surprising segment of society that has been victimized by abortion. ... Brad went to the parking lot of the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic and shot himself in the head. ...
There has been precious little research done to document post-abortion stress in the fathers of aborted babies. The most comprehensive study to date involved 1,000 men who completed questionnaires in 30 different abortion clinics as they waited for their partners abortion, after which, follow up occurred. The result showed that eight percent or more have been deeply traumatized by the abortion. ...
When an abortion takes place, these crucial, God-given instincts are often damaged or totally obliterated. This is typically the reason that we see the onset of symptoms of post-abortion stress. ... The conscience, in a significant number of fathers who lose a child to abortion, kicks into overtime and wreaks emotional havoc. ...
Anger is one symptom that I believe is present in every father who experiences abortion. ...
Early pioneers of counseling fathers with post-abortion stress have coined the term "hooking". A man may see, hear, smell or otherwise experiences something that triggers a memory of the abortion. ...
Most relationships fail after an abortion, and future relationships are often difficult or impossible. ... If a man does not talk or grieve after the abortion, it will be more difficult for him to express his feelings later on. ...
Society provides little incentive for a man to grieve the loss of a child to abortion. ... How much more will they refuse to acknowledge post-abortion stress in men? ... A crucial aspect of post-abortion counseling is the realization of divine forgiveness. ... Has a past abortion tormented him to the extent of irrationally acting out his anguish? Sadly, abortion most likely will not be considered as a possible mitigating factor. How many acts of violence, great and small, are in reality connected to a past abortion decision? ... html
Abortion, termination of pregnancy before birth, resulting in, or accompanied by, the death of the fetus. ... This type of spontaneous abortion is commonly known as a miscarriage. ... Induced abortion, the focus of this article, has become one of the most intense and polarizing ethical and philosophical issues of the late 20th century. ... But in the United States, the debate over abortion has led to legal battles in the courts, in the Congress of the United States, and state legislatures. ... This article discusses the most common methods used to induce abortions, the social and ethical issues surrounding abortion, and the history of the regulation of abortion in the United States.
II Abortion Methods
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Induced abortions are performed using one of several methods. ... In the United States, a pregnant woman’s risk of death from a first-term abortion is less than 1 in 100,000. ...
A variety of drug-based abortion methods may be carried out under a physician’s supervision. ...
Misoprostol can also induce abortion when taken with methotrexate, an anticancer drug that interferes with cell division. ...
In two procedures known as preemptive abortion and early uterine evacuation, a narrow tube called a cannula is inserted through the cervix (the opening to the uterus) into the uterus. ... Preemptive abortion uses a smaller cannula and is performed in the first four to six weeks of pregnancy; early uterine evacuation, which uses a slightly larger cannula, is performed in the first six to eight weeks of pregnancy. ...
After the first 16 weeks of pregnancy, abortion becomes more difficult. ...
An induction abortion can also be performed in the second trimester, usually between the 16th and 24th week of pregnancy. In this type of abortion a small amount of amniotic fluid, the fluid that surrounds the fetus, is withdrawn and replaced with another fluid. ...
Intact dilation and extraction, also referred to as a partial birth abortion, consists of partially removing the fetus from the uterus through the vaginal canal, feet first, and using suction to remove the brain and spinal fluid from the skull. ...
III Social and Ethical Issues
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As noted earlier, abortion has become one of the most widely debated ethical issues of our time. On one side are pro-choice supporters—individuals who favor a woman’s reproductive rights, including the right to choose to have an abortion. On the other side are the pro-life advocates, who oppose abortion except in extreme circumstances, as when the mother’s life would be threatened by carrying a pregnancy to term. ...
A variety of ethical arguments have been made on both sides of the abortion issue, but no consensus or compromise has ever been reached because, in the public policy debate, the most vocal pro-choice and pro-life champions have radically different views about the status of a fetus. ...
This combination of medical ambiguities and emotional political confrontations has led to considerable hostility in the abortion debate. ... Similarly, many pro-choice individuals are deeply saddened by the act of abortion and seek to minimize its use through more education about, and use of, birth control. ... In response, participants in the abortion debate find common ground in the admission that the issue is surrounded by complicated, difficult questions that require more than simplified pro-life or pro-choice rhetoric.
IV Regulation of Abortion
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Abortion has been practiced around the world since ancient times as a crude method of birth control.
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