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- 2401: Abortion Is Morally Wrong
- ... of abortion seems to be constantly rising. Many current statistics and surveys prove that. It is an astonishing fact that ... forty-three percent of American women will have an abortion in their lifetime, if current rates sustain (Waldman 20). The abortion rate today is approximately 1.5 million a year. Around eighty-two percent of people who have abortions are unmarried or separated. Surprisingly, less than one percent of abortions are ...
- 2402: Abstinence And STD Prevention
- Abstinence And STD Prevention Todays world is full of worries and problems which did not affect teens a generation ago. New problems keep appearing in todays world, such as STDs, increased pregnancy rates, and other factors facing teens who choose to have sex. Emotionally and physically teens and getting less developed before having sex and are not prepared for the serious problems which come along with their decision ...
- 2403: Bulimia
- ... life. With bingeing and purging they believe they can eat all they want and exercise to an excess and still become thin. Young women who suffer from depression, a psychological illness where the individual loses interest in thing they used to love doing, a feeling of hopelessness, being tired even after getting adequate sleep, are at a higher risk of becoming bulemic. It is difficult to tell if someone is suffering ...
- 2404: Asbestos: Helpful Aspects vs. Harmful Effects
- ... more asbestos particles to reach deep into the lungs making them more prone to asbestos-related diseases. Occupational Safety and Health Administrations has reduced the permissible level of exposure to asbestos to help reduce mortality rates and help save lives. Other ways are to avoid unnecessary exposure to asbestos, wear proper protective equipment, follow guidelines, and do not smoke. Nevertheless, it is important for employers of asbestos workers to establish a ...
- 2405: Suicide
- ... a proposition to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Nevertheless, Derek Humphry's book "Final Exit", a guide for terminally ill people who want to commit suicide, became a best-seller that same year. During wartime, suicide rates drop dramatically. This decline may be related to the turning of aggression toward a common enemy, suggesting that there may be a great deal of agression that is not known behind the act of suicide ...
- 2406: What is Euthanasia?
- ... for allowing a euthanasia to take place. By this, I mean the doctor is involved in the patient's decision and actively performs the euthanasia. I believe that passive euthanasia would show a lack of interest on the doctor's part. Simply allowing a patient to die does not require a doctor's presence. Passive euthanasia should not even exist. Euthanasia is defined as "the action of killing..." James Rachels states ...
- 2407: Argument Against Euthanasia
- ... lives, while at the same time assenting to requests to take other lives. Such confidence reflects, perhaps, a high opinion of doctor's psychic robustness, but it is a confidence seriously undermined by the shocking rates of depression, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital discord consistently recorded among this group. "Dangers of Societal Acceptance". It must never be forgotten that doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators have personal lives, homes and families ...
- 2408: Regulate and Reform Euthanasia
- ... cases. Such an extreme comparison should not prevent a merciful euthanasia policy for the terminally ill in unbearable pain who request it. As people began forgetting World War II and the atrocities of Nazi Germany, interest in "assisted suicide" and euthanasia was restored. To understand the controversy of euthanasia and assisted suicide, one must understand the difference between the two terms. Euthanasia involves the administering of the life taking measure; whereas ...
- 2409: Euthanasia Term Paper
- ... lives, while at the same time assenting to requests to take other lives. Such confidence reflects, perhaps, a high opinion of doctor's psychic robustness, but it is a confidence seriously undermined by the shocking rates of depression, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital discord consistently recorded among this group. "Dangers of Societal Acceptance". It must never be forgotten that doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators have personal lives, homes and families ...
- 2410: Bipolar Affective Disorder
- ... irritable, hyperactivity, pressure of speech, flight of ideas, inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, distractibility, and excessive involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences. Rarest symptoms were periods of loss of all interest and retardation or agitation (Weisman, 1991). Effects As the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (MDMDA) has demonstrated, bipolar disorder can create substantial developmental delays, marital and family disruptions, occupational setbacks, and financial disasters. This ...
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