Unsafe abortion

In Meg Elisons, Book of the Unnamed Midwife, a deadly fever takes most of the women and children of the world's population, Karen was one of the few females to survive. In the male dominated world, change was required in order to have protection and survive. Karen had to change her life from a sophisticated nurse to a barbaric way of living, disguise herself, and move frequently to protect herself and survive. Karen was quickly introduced to the new barbaric lifestyle she would have after she…

The first menstruation, got “on the same day of the month as the other girls, […] all synchronized in their lunar rhythms” (Eugenides), is Cecilia’s body signal that she is biologically mature and able to bear pregnancy. She approaches womanhood and gets closer to the characteristics of a harlot, consequently further from a young and immaculate virgin. The blood is also inherently connected with defloration, in many cultures an indicator of becoming a sexually active woman, thus becoming a…

Forced Marriage is a human rights violation in society (Inspiration to Empowering Human Rights and Human Dignity) Introduction The word, human rights was used after the World War II, and the ideology of human rights have been discussed many years ago. Human Rights were based on the idea of natural rights, which pre-existed in human society. The antecedents to human rights are found in all cultures and religions. Through time, starting from the Magna Carta to the Universal Declaration of Human…

Source A- The elephant in the room: How contraception could save future elephants from culling By- Rose Eveleth Web address- Rose Eveleth . 2011. The elephant in the room: How contraception could save future elephants from culling . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-elephant-in-the-room/. [Accessed 05 February 16]. Summary of evidence- In the 1900’s poaching threatened to wipe out the elephant population in South Africa. This made conservationists worried, so…

Guest Post Keyword: Swimming Lessons Cypress TX Swimming During Pregnancy: Important Things to Know Gone are the days when a pregnant woman would be required to live in confinement. While pregnancy certainly brings a lot of changes in your body, the prospect of the arrival of a new life is reason enough to make you feel energized. Now, if you are one of these extremely fortunate expectant mothers and if you love swimming, it is obvious for you to be worried and anxious. There is no doubt that…

The Ndembu Isoma ritual is used to cure a woman of infertility in their society. Initially hearing of the Isoma ritual one would not think that this a straightforward ritual, however, as Turner describes the process it is clear the ritual is more complicated and rich in symbolism than one would think. The symbolism quickly becomes complicated with most being polysemic and oppositions. To begin it is best to have an overview of how the Ndembu believe the women have become infertile. It is…

The movie traces the life of a family after their eldest daughter is diagnosed with leukemia. The family’s 11 year old, Anna Fitzgerald, was born by means of in vitro fertilization to be a genetic match to her leukemic sister Kate. When Kate’s condition gets worse, and she goes into renal failure; Anna knowing that her parents will force her to donate her kidney, hires a lawyer and sues them for “medical emancipation”. Their mother, Sara, who used to be a lawyer proceeds to go to court in order…

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley explores a mother’s inner fears of child defects and irregularities that could potentially shun them from the rest of society. Dr. Frankenstein creates the Monster in attempt to provide something for society as well as feeding his own ego, but fails and sees every mother's fear; losing their child. Dr. Frankenstein’s experiences could be a projection of her Mary Shelley’s fear of bearing children, due to the loss of her daughter that was conceived outside of marriage…

Hardy to Hardly: A Comparative Reflection of Current Events to their Respective Histories 1. “The Internet Still Thinks I’m Pregnant” by Amy Pittman (Sept. 2nd, 2016) 2. “New York Can’t Block Late-Term Abortion in Certain Cases, Schneiderman Says” by Vivian Yee (Sept. 7th, 2016) 3. “Passing My Disability On to My Children” by Sheila Black (Sept. 7th, 2016) 4. “America’s Shocking Maternal Deaths” by The Editorial Board (Sept. 3rd, 2016) With women using apps on their smartphones to track their…

word has a different meaning. There are a lot of different concepts that come into play when discussing the ethical issues that circle around life. There are stories about fetal development, artificial conception, contraception, sterilization, and abortion to name a few. The way life starts is different to different people, and some of their reasons are justified by their religions. For example, some people are raised to believe that life takes place at the moment of the conception. Others are…