Stacy Jer Sept. 5 ¡®01 Period 6 When you look at our world today, do you see a future of hope or a future of despair? Why is it these days, that whenever you sit down to read the newspaper, watch the news, or listen to the radio, it seems as if most of the ...

Abortion I'm writing about abortion, the rights, the innocent babies, and the society we live in. There are a few more important things issues in this country today than abortion. Combine a society that is partially governed by religion with scientifically uneducated community and the fev...

I see no problem with in vitro fertilization when used to circumvent the inability to create children. Likewise, using selective breeding to reduce the chances of disease is also a very noble thing to do. One could argue that it would be immoral to not perform such actions if one has the means to ...

The natural method of reproduction has become only one of many new techniques used today. There are millions of couples that do not have the ability to reproduce on their own because of infertility and therefore, must resort to these new techniques. The main causes of infertility are that of hormona...

Human Cloning: The Next Frontier Imagine a world without cancer, leukemia, baldness, kidney failure, heart disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dozens of other diseases. No couple would be infertile, and gay people could have children of their own. No more endangered species would be ...

Miranda The following essay includes a concise introduction of Miranda, and a profound elucidation of the gist of the story. Characters will be discussed as the twist and turns of the story. Also there will follow an attempt of interpretation of the ending. Afterwards I would like to give my view...

Current Status of IVF Many individuals are looking to alternatives in child bearing, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) being one of the most popular. IVF in the United States is a costly procedure. It can cost up to $12,000 for one attempt and that is not adding the cost of additional attempts shou...

Human cloning is inevitable. As part of the progress of science, human cloning will take place regardless of who opposes it. In this paper I will explain what human cloning is, some of the ethical and moral objections to it, some medical benefits it could serve, what many different religions thi...

Over the past few years, cloning has become a very controversial topic. The American Medical Association (AMA) defines cloning as "the production of genetically identical organisms via somatic cell nuclear transfer" (Farnsworth). In simple terms, cloning is the method of producing a baby that has th...

Many pregnant women are not aware of the complications that are involved with pregnancy. The greater majority of young women see pregnancy as a way of bringing a life into the world but do not use precaution in their dietary habits to prevent the destruction or inhibition of such a life. Most preg...

Abortion During the past century, abortion has been one of the most passionately debated subjects of controversy in the US. Since the early decades of the 20th century, abortion was used as a measure of limiting families to a manageable size. In the old times, a poor man's only luxury was sex, ...

Most of the clones don't even live to see their birth anyway. That's how it was in 1996 with Dolly, only one of the 277 copying attempts was succesful. Every other lab created embryo died in the Leihmutters womb/body or even in the Petrischale. In the meantime the procedures were improved, but even ...

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 Bif...

We live in a nation built on the idea of freedom, freedom of choice and freedom of expression, yet we are not free. After all, different people have different attitudes toward abortion. Like wise, the oppositions of society create constricts for women seeking abortions. They maintain that since the ...

Abortion (3) Under what conditions do you think abortion is morally justifiable? Include discussion on the status of the fetus and arguments from both sides of the debate. Introduction I believe in the right of a woman to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability and later if it is of harm to...

Cloning: A Controversial DebateSince the beginning of time, man has been afraid of the unknown. The caveman was afraid of fire, Columbus feared falling off the edge of the earth, and modern man fears cloning.Fire has been a friend to man for thousands of years. Although ships are still lost at sea...

You have been told that you are unique. The belief that there is no one else like you in the whole world made you feel special and proud. This belief may not be true in the future. The world was stunned by the news in late February 1997 that a British embryologist named Ian Wilmut and his research t...

Running head: THE EFFECTS OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME ON INFANTSThe Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on InfantsPsychology of AdjustmentAbstractPrenatal exposure to alcohol can have detrimental effects throughout a child's life. The primary concerns are changes in the brain that can lead to deficien...

Breastfeeding is the best start in Life It is very important for infants to be breastfeed, for the first zero-six months of life. It provides all the nutrients and water need for a healthy baby. Infants are more likely to eat more on breast milk. Breastfeeding ...

Breastfeeding is the best start in Life It is very important for infants to be breastfeed, for the first zero-six months of life. It provides all the nutrients and water need for a healthy baby. Infants are more likely to eat more on breast milk. Breastfeeding ...

Fetal and Neonatal Pain and Long Term ImplicationsIntroduction Over the last decade, the perception of pain and stress in fetal and neonatal life has attracted great attention. This is partly due to an increasing understanding of fetal physiology and a greater number of invasive techniques used in t...

By the end of 2001, 65% of all sexually transmitted diseases will be contracted by people under the age of twenty four. Teens have become one of the largest groups with STDs. One million girls become pregnant every year before they reach the age of 20. One reason why these statistics are so high: la...