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…and chronic villus sampling can diagnose Tay-Sachs before birth. In amniocentesis, which usually is done between the 15th and 18th week of pregnancy, a needle is inserted into the mother's stomach to take a sample of fluid that surrounds the fetus. The fluid…

…become one of the most debated controversies in the Unite States' history. There are pro-life people and pro-choice people. People who are pro-choice believe that women hold the right to abort a pregnancy, but people who are pro-life believe that abortion…

…terminate a pregnancy or cause a miscarriage (Katz). The state of Kentucky has had many cases of fetal homicide in the past four years; the two highly publicized cases of fetal homicide in Kentucky have resulted in a bill called the Caleb-Haley Act. This act…

…age should be aware that a postpartum mood disorder can strike any woman after delivery regardless of whether they are a first-time mom or have had previous pregnancies. Postpartum mood disorders can be classified according to the severity and intensity…

…if it were the person's fault.         Pregnancy is usually considered a natural occurrence that all people accept, but from 1965 to 1978 AT&T forced pregnant women to take unpaid maternity leaves, awarded those employees less seniority than others…

…Abortion is a controversy between secularism and religion since the beginning of civilization. Today, 46 million abortions occur worldwide every year and eighty-six percent of pregnancy deaths are illegal abortions and one percent legal. Abortion can…

…of the vagina, and is also referred to as the "neck of the womb." The surface of the cervix is covered with skin-like cells.The cervix is very important in that it maintains a normal pregnancy. Other functions of the cervix include producing lubrication…

…Abortion is a choice of life or death that has affected over 1 million women this year alone. Abortion is defined as termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival. Many people believe that abortion…

…deliberately caused. Induced abortions are further subcategorized into therapeutic abortions and elective abortions: o Therapeutic abortion - To save the life of the pregnant woman. - To preserve the woman's physical or mental health. - To terminate a pregnancy…

…life, and it really is. Abortion does kill a living being that could one day be a human like you and I. This is all true. The fetus may become a human but during pregnancy a fetus is only potential life. 3"The fetus has no independent existence without…