Twenty-five years after the Supreme Court's infamous Roe v. Wade decision, the majority of the American public still favors the legislation of abortion. The latest New York Times/CBS Poll shows that there have been nearly 30 million abortions preformed in the last two decades. Personally, as ...

Every twenty-six seconds a teen becomes pregnant in the United States. The women who tend to become teen mothers tend to be among the Black and Hispanic decent. Others tend to be sexually assaulted or abused as children. Whether realized or not, teen pregnancy effects everyone. It takes a toll ...

Every twenty-six seconds a teen becomes pregnant in the United States. The women who tend to become teen mothers tend to be among the Black and Hispanic decent. Others tend to be sexually assaulted or abused as children. Whether realized or not, teen pregnancy effects everyone. It takes a to...

Abortion is a personal choice; however, it has psychological as well as physical effects on the mother. Abortion has an impact on everyone. Although it effects women the most, it is also seen in fathers, grandparents and children. Even medical personnel involved in the abortion industry have reporte...

Condom distribution in Public Schools During our panel discussion on should condoms be distributed in public schools, I took the position of supporting the distribution. It is not that I agree with young teenagers having sex but the statistics show that 70 percent of all students are having sex...

Today abortion is a pretty simple and safe procedure when done by a trained medical personal during the first three months of pregnancy. Abortion is less safe when preformed after the 13th week of pregnancy. The usual surgical technique of abortion during the first trimester is to insert a metal ...

Over recent years, it seems that all the efforts to fight teen pregnancy are beginning to pay off. Thanks to the continued dedication of our parents, teachers and community leaders, the young people today have more support and education concerning the dangers, consequences, and challenges of adoles...

Teen Pregnancy Do you enjoy sex? Are you ready to take a chance when you are only a teenager? Are you ready to be a parent? I didn't think so. Most of us are still in high school and enjoying our social lives. Can you believe that only 1/3 of teenage mothers receive their high school diploma...

The Dangers of Smoking While Pregnant There is no clear evidence that smoking prior to pregnancy will harm a developing fetus, but it is well documented that smoking during pregnancy is very harmful. It affects the baby's development in utero. Babies of smoking mothers are not as healthy at...

On any given day in the United States... 10,657 babies are born. (US Census Bureau). Twenty of these babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Twenty may seem as though it is not a lot, but when you compare it to the fact that this number is more than HIV positive, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina B...

Research has shown that mothers who have some form of prenatal education, and who are cared for by qualified physicians, have significantly lower risk pregnancies. Education is a key factor in preventing possibly severe birth defects such as, "spina bifida." Each day an average of 11 babies are born...

Everywhere we go the media is always around us. Through television, radio, internet, movies, video games; we cannot escape media's influence. The media is full of sexual images and themes that can be unhealthy for a growing mind to view. The prevalence of overtly sexual content in the media influe...

Having a child while still a child On May 1, 1997, 17 year old Audrey Iacona unexpectedly gave birth to her son in the basement of her parents' home (Lipowski). Audrey swears that she never knew that she was pregnant. Periods came regularly and morning sickness and weight gain never appeared u...

Abortion, another name for Murder! Topic- Abortion is a barbaric practice that is carried out every day around the world; it is the morbid act of taking a potential human life, it is wrong and should be stopped. Abortion definition: Abortion is the removal of a fetus from the uterus before it ...

The Love Canal is located near Niagara Falls in upstate New York. The Canal was constructed as a waterway during the nineteenth century, but was abandoned shortly afterwards. The Love Canal story is essentially the story of the thousands of families who lived unknowingly amongst an abandoned toxic...

The Love Canal is located near Niagara Falls in upstate New York. The Canal was constructed as a waterway during the nineteenth century, but was abandoned shortly afterwards. The Love Canal story is essentially the story of the thousands of families who lived unknowingly amongst an abandoned toxi...

Some Aspects of Vietnamese Culture in Child Rearing Practices I decided to focus my last cross-cultural research project on child rearing practices of the Vietnamese people and how they differ from that of my own. Included in my work are noteable differences I have found through my reading...

The Love Canal is located near Niagara Falls in upstate New York. The Canal was constructed as a waterway during the nineteenth century but was abandoned shortly afterward. The Love Canal story is essentially the story of the thousands of families who lived unknowingly amongst an abandoned toxic che...