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…in the 1820s and 1830s, were actually poison-control laws: the sale of commercial abortifacients was banned, but abortion per se was not. The laws made little difference. By the 1840s the abortion business -- including the sale of illegal drugs, which were widely…

…in the definition of human. In principle, the word human applies once the sperm enters the ovum, although factually, the Canadian Criminal Code asserts that a human being exists after the mother has given birth. "Human being" is used throughout the bill, yet a definition…

…. Childbirth was very dangerous and caused many premature deaths amongst women. This is something that had changed significantly by 1929. The average number of births per marriage had fallen to 4.5 in 1912 and birth control was much more widespread. In 1929 40…

…, had an abortion seventeen years ago. She had gotten her tubes tied and was taking birth control when she got pregnant. She had just given birth to her son four months prior to her pregnancy and wasn't ready to have another baby. She was going through hard…

…'" ("On Abortion: A Lincoln Position"). The fetus is "the unborn young from the end of the eight week after conception up until birth" ("What is an Abortion"-About Abortion: What is It). Many pro-choice women, women who support abortions, look to have them either…

…itself. Out-of-wedlock births among teenagers have increased dramatically in the last several decades and now account for almost 70% of all teenage births. Yet, trends in teenage sexual activity and childbearing reflect broader trends in sexual…

…Who is a serial killer? Why do people become serial killers? Are they born or are they made? Why do they kill? Where do they come from and how can they be identified so they can be stopped and controlled? Some, if not all of these questions I think I…

…the factory - puts it in the first chapter is to make “people like their unescapable social destiny.”3 In order to uphold a state of social stability various methods of social control are used. After birth each person goes through a process of “conditioning…

…it is just a "blob of tissues". People opposing abortion argue many other beliefs. They argue that human life is always there and that it just changes through time to achieve birth and to become an adult (Schwarz in Cozic & Tipp, 1991, p. 32). They argue…

…. One view, known as the pro-life, see abortion as the immoral slaughter of innocent human life. The other view, pro-choice, considers abortion as an option that must be available to women if they are to control their own reproductive lives. These two…