This probably isn't as complete as it should be, but here goes...
name: Claire
age: 21
birthday: July 4th
weight: 115 pounds
height: 5'2"
skin color: white
hair color: chocolate, long with large waves
eye color: blue
physical marks: none
left or right handed? Right
apparel: Trendy, designer-brand apparel. Claire always looks hot off the runway and is typically outfitted with the latest fads jewelry: She has pierced ears, and typically wears large silver hooped earrings shoes: Claire wears sneakers or flip-flops for casual occasions, and sky-high heels for all other occasions!
cosmetics: Claire wears thick black eyeliner and lots of black mascara. She also wears a pearly pink lip gloss. All the rest of her makeup, she wears in neutral tones. Her nails are typically manicured (and pedicured) in a pearly pink or French style with white tips.
strengths: She is compassionate towards others, and readily imparts aid to those in need. She is an Olympic swimmer and and a world famous painter. Her appearance is very striking, most people consider her to be very beautiful and envy her appearance.
weaknesses: She had a tendency to talk loud without realizing it. She also sometimes unconsciously rolls her eyes during conversations. Although she is beautiful, she is very concerned about her appearance, and checks mirrors frequently to make sure that everything is up to her standards of perfection.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Outlaw Abortion in the United States
I love to write about controversial issues, so this will be your chance to give constructive criticism on a piece that you may or may not agree with! I wrote this piece in late 2006. Reader discretion is advised, as this piece contains graphic descriptions of abortion procedures (I felt that the descriptions were necessary to strengthen my case that abortion should be outlawed).
Outlaw Abortion in the United States
Ailene R. Hert
The United States government should outlaw abortion because all six procedures for abortions are brutal and inhumane, the risk of dying because of childbirth in the United States is low, and because of the reasons people have abortions.
The six procedures used are suction abortion, dilation and curettage, dilation and excavation, salt poisoning, hysterotomy, and prostaglandin abortion. (ProChoice.com, 2004) All these procedures would be considered first-degree murder, if performed on a victim outside of the womb.
Suction abortion rips the placenta away from the uterus, and dismembers the baby that is inside the uterus. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Dismemberment of a human being is first-degree murder and is punishable by death or life in prison. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
Dilation and curettage involves the person performing the procedure cutting the baby into pieces. In a dilation and evacuation, the surgeon rips and tears body parts off the baby with forceps, dismembering the baby. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Dismemberment of a human being is first-degree murder. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
For salt poisoning, the surgeon injects saline solution in the amniotic sac. The saline solution poisons the baby, and burns his or her flesh away. The mother then labors and delivers the poisoned baby. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Poisoning, like dismemberment, is first-degree murder. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
The mother delivers a live baby during a hysterotomy. The abortionists then kill the baby by neglect or a direct act. (ProChoice.com, 2004) The U.S. Code defines murder as “Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought.” The U.S. Code also defines deliberate and willful killing as first-degree murder. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
Prostaglandin abortion sends the mother into violent labor, and can result in the mother having a heart attack. Prostaglandin is a chemical that poisons the baby and is dangerous to the mother. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Poisoning of a human is first-degree murder. First-degree murder is punishable by the death penalty, or lifetime imprisonment. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
Abortion is murder in the first degree. However, many may argue that abortion is justifiable if the mother’s life is threatened. Dying of childbirth, in the United States, is highly unlikely if a woman takes preventative measures and follows her doctor’s orders. Ninety-nine percent of deliveries in North America have a skilled attendant at the birth. (SaveTheMothers.org, 2006) The presence of a skilled attendant can prevent the leading causes of death during childbirth. According to SaveTheMothers.org, the chances of dying in childbirth in the United States are 1 in every 4,000 deliveries. (SaveTheMothers.org, 2006)
Even though dying in childbirth is rare in the United States, some people have abortions to prevent dying. In 2004, the number of women who reported having an abortion due to a problem with their physical health was 12%. (Finer, Frohwirth, Dauphinee, Singh, and Moore, 2005) If abortion were to continue to be legal, the jeopardy of the mother’s health should be the only legal reason for an abortion.
Many people have an abortion for the other reasons. In 2004, 74% of women who had an abortion did it because having a child would dramatically change her life, such as interfering with her education or job. Other reasons reported for having an abortion were the mother did not want others to know that she had sex or became pregnant, the mother was unmarried, and the mother could not afford to care for the baby. (Finer, et al., 2005) None of these “reasons” are good reasons to go forth with the barbaric procedure of abortion.
In conclusion, there is little reason that a mother should have an abortion in the United States. Women have gone too far in the practice of abortion. Society has come to use this murderous practice as a form of convenience and as an expression of freedom. Murdering innocent babies is barbaric. Therefore, the United States government should outlaw all abortions in the United States immediately and treat abortion as they would first-degree murder.
Works Cited
Finer, L.B., Frohwirth, L.F., Dauphinee, L.A., Singh, S., and Moore, A.M. (2005, September). Reasons U.S. women have abortions: Quantitative and qualitative perspectives.
Retrieved December 9, 2006, from Guttmacher Institute Web site: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3711005.pdf
ProChoice.com, (2004). Abortion...how is it performed?
Retrieved December 9, 2006, from ProChoice.com Web site: http://www.prochoice.com/abort_how.html
SaveTheMothers.org, (2006). Mothers are dying: The statistics that motivate save the mothers professionals.
Retrieved December 9, 2006, from SaveTheMothers.org Web site: http://www.savethemothers.org/mothersdying.htm
U.S. Code Online, (2004, January 20). Title 18--Crimes and criminal procedure. Retrieved December 9, 2006, from WAIS Document Retrieval Web site: http://wais.access.gpo.gov/
Outlaw Abortion in the United States
Ailene R. Hert
The United States government should outlaw abortion because all six procedures for abortions are brutal and inhumane, the risk of dying because of childbirth in the United States is low, and because of the reasons people have abortions.
The six procedures used are suction abortion, dilation and curettage, dilation and excavation, salt poisoning, hysterotomy, and prostaglandin abortion. (ProChoice.com, 2004) All these procedures would be considered first-degree murder, if performed on a victim outside of the womb.
Suction abortion rips the placenta away from the uterus, and dismembers the baby that is inside the uterus. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Dismemberment of a human being is first-degree murder and is punishable by death or life in prison. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
Dilation and curettage involves the person performing the procedure cutting the baby into pieces. In a dilation and evacuation, the surgeon rips and tears body parts off the baby with forceps, dismembering the baby. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Dismemberment of a human being is first-degree murder. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
For salt poisoning, the surgeon injects saline solution in the amniotic sac. The saline solution poisons the baby, and burns his or her flesh away. The mother then labors and delivers the poisoned baby. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Poisoning, like dismemberment, is first-degree murder. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
The mother delivers a live baby during a hysterotomy. The abortionists then kill the baby by neglect or a direct act. (ProChoice.com, 2004) The U.S. Code defines murder as “Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought.” The U.S. Code also defines deliberate and willful killing as first-degree murder. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
Prostaglandin abortion sends the mother into violent labor, and can result in the mother having a heart attack. Prostaglandin is a chemical that poisons the baby and is dangerous to the mother. (ProChoice.com, 2004) Poisoning of a human is first-degree murder. First-degree murder is punishable by the death penalty, or lifetime imprisonment. (U.S. Code Online, 2004)
Abortion is murder in the first degree. However, many may argue that abortion is justifiable if the mother’s life is threatened. Dying of childbirth, in the United States, is highly unlikely if a woman takes preventative measures and follows her doctor’s orders. Ninety-nine percent of deliveries in North America have a skilled attendant at the birth. (SaveTheMothers.org, 2006) The presence of a skilled attendant can prevent the leading causes of death during childbirth. According to SaveTheMothers.org, the chances of dying in childbirth in the United States are 1 in every 4,000 deliveries. (SaveTheMothers.org, 2006)
Even though dying in childbirth is rare in the United States, some people have abortions to prevent dying. In 2004, the number of women who reported having an abortion due to a problem with their physical health was 12%. (Finer, Frohwirth, Dauphinee, Singh, and Moore, 2005) If abortion were to continue to be legal, the jeopardy of the mother’s health should be the only legal reason for an abortion.
Many people have an abortion for the other reasons. In 2004, 74% of women who had an abortion did it because having a child would dramatically change her life, such as interfering with her education or job. Other reasons reported for having an abortion were the mother did not want others to know that she had sex or became pregnant, the mother was unmarried, and the mother could not afford to care for the baby. (Finer, et al., 2005) None of these “reasons” are good reasons to go forth with the barbaric procedure of abortion.
In conclusion, there is little reason that a mother should have an abortion in the United States. Women have gone too far in the practice of abortion. Society has come to use this murderous practice as a form of convenience and as an expression of freedom. Murdering innocent babies is barbaric. Therefore, the United States government should outlaw all abortions in the United States immediately and treat abortion as they would first-degree murder.
Works Cited
Finer, L.B., Frohwirth, L.F., Dauphinee, L.A., Singh, S., and Moore, A.M. (2005, September). Reasons U.S. women have abortions: Quantitative and qualitative perspectives.
Retrieved December 9, 2006, from Guttmacher Institute Web site: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3711005.pdf
ProChoice.com, (2004). Abortion...how is it performed?
Retrieved December 9, 2006, from ProChoice.com Web site: http://www.prochoice.com/abort_how.html
SaveTheMothers.org, (2006). Mothers are dying: The statistics that motivate save the mothers professionals.
Retrieved December 9, 2006, from SaveTheMothers.org Web site: http://www.savethemothers.org/mothersdying.htm
U.S. Code Online, (2004, January 20). Title 18--Crimes and criminal procedure. Retrieved December 9, 2006, from WAIS Document Retrieval Web site: http://wais.access.gpo.gov/
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