ABORTION

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is visible or capable of living outside the womb. It is also defined as the termination of a pregnancy before twenty-eight weeks.
In modern society, has become the number one birth control pill. Women who become pregnant often consider as their first option. If they are not ready to take the responsibility of raising a child, they choose to have an . Today, women believe that if one becomes pregnant, an is the answer. This is how has become known as an effective birth control pill.
In 1986, in Ontario alone, there were 172,286 planned s. 147,619 were performed on resident women, the remaining 24,667 were carried out on non-resident women. A great percentage of these s were carried out because of the lack of contraceptives and carelessness. The s were performed to rid the women of unwanted pregnancies. (Charlish 5)
The circumstances surrounding the unwanted pregnancy plays a key factor in the decision of having an . If a woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape ...

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131) These women are not the only ones with the inability to afford a child. Many women with careers cannot afford to pay for the expenses needed to raise a child. Thirty-one per cent of women are not ready for the responsibility of parenthood. They may not be mature or old enough to accept the responsibility of caring for a newborn. Thirty-one per cent of all women may choose to have an because they do not want others to know that they are pregnant and that they are sexually active. This reason most often applies to teenagers who know that this news would be upsetting their parents or to those teens who are afraid that they will be judged by others. This particular group believes ...

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