WDW101Y1 Lecture : WDW387 January 17 2012.docx

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19 Apr 2012

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Woodsworth College Courses

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WDW101Y1

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William Watson

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January 17 - lecture 2 - abortion law. Abortions are common everywhere, but are outlawed in some areas e. g. ireland, poland. Procuring an abortion was a crime until 1969 whether the procurer was medically trained or not. Doctors usually prosecuted only when woman were hospitalized or died. Abortion was not always outlawed e. g. 1860"s turned to crime in codes. 1968 trudeau becomes pm and begins criminal code reform. Wolfenden committee on reform of sex laws had set out a new rationale for using the criminal law to regulate sexual and reproductive conduct. Target of prosecution was not the woman, it was the questionable doctors, midwives who were profiting from it. S. 251 abortion ok if performed in accredited hospital after permission granted by the majority of members of a therapeutic abortion committee (tac) Had to consist of three doctors, discluding the one who was to perform the abortion; hospitals were not forced to have therapeutic abortions.

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A 25-year-old woman stated that it had been six weeks since her last menses. Her pregnancy test was positive. By the sixth month of pregnancy, she felt irregular contractions of the uterus but no complications were present. After nine months, a healthy, 7 lb., 3 oz girl was delivered with no complications. Breast feeding was planned.

1. What hormonal component is the basis of pregnancy tests?

2. Following the positive pregnancy test, what hormonal mechanism prevented spontaneous abortion of the implanted embryo?

3. What prevented the uterus from initiating labor before the designated delivery time?

4. Describe the positive feedback systems that occur during labor and delivery.

5. What maintains milk production after birth?

6. Is it possible to get pregnant during the time of breast feeding? Explain your answer.

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Abortion keeps being a controversy because both sides of the spectrum have valid points. The side that is prolife it right about abortion being the termination of an organism. Their believe system states that murdering human being is wrong and since an unborn child is still a human child, then by default this should be condemned as a wrong thing. They also say they are helping the woman themselves because abortion can have âthe risk of breast cancer in those who had experienced an induced abortion was 50% higher than among other womenâ however the same study states âthe results across all epidemiologic studies of this premise are inconsistentâboth overall and within specific subgroups. The risk of breast cancer should be re-examinedâ. This means we should not jump in to conclusion because more studies need to be done before accepting something as fact. The side for pro-choice states that a woman should have the choice to make her own decision no matter if it is a good or bad decision. A decision that will change her live completely and most of the time make it harder for a woman to get ahead in life.

I am pro-choice, not because I like terminating live, I am actually pro-live of any type of organisms not just humans, but because woman who phase this problem should have their reason or really are not prepare to have a baby in a modern society, and as Mack T Brown said âThe value of a self-represented future resides within the person herself, as a feature of a richly complex mental life". Both sides of the argument go to the extreme to explain their case pro-choice and give the example of a raped woman. Pro-live give the example of that a baby is always a good thing. Both acceptable, however most woman are not in this spectrums, an example that is more relevant is a woman who does not have the emotionally and or financial maturity to make the choice that is to have a child. Physically a girl is ready to have a child when her menstrual cycle begins that is usually around 13. Most people would agree that a girl of that age will not have any type of maturity to take care of even herself less a child. Letâs not go far letâs say a girl of eighteen years old getting out of high school, she may have a rare emotional maturity at that age to have the child but in todayâs society impossible without any help from family members to take care of that child. How many hours will she work? How will she take care of the child? How will she go to school to better herself for the future to come? These girls that are asking themselves if they should have an abortion is not because it is something they would like to do, it is a hard decision to postpone taking that live changing decision before they are ready to do it and not be a burden in society.

The current abortion law is strict, so abuse of the law will be very hard to do. In the third trimester a woman would need 2 signatures of two physicians to be able to do an abortion. I personally think that this is great this way we can assure that there is no negligence from any party. The part of the law I do not agree with is that the law says that if during the abortion the baby is born alive they need to offer emergency services. This defeats the purpose of an abortion that as harsh as it sounds it is to terminate the pregnancy cycle before time.

Case Study

Sarah is a typical senior in high school with a few exceptions. She lives on her own, single, and is 7 weeks pregnant. She has been through much in her life. At one time adopted but then given back to foster care where she was abused. After gaining her emancipation, she works 30 hours a week as a waitress. Sarah is a smart young lady with a bright future in front of her. With her 4.0 GPA and in the top 10% of her class, she has earned a full-ride scholarship to an undergraduate pre-med program at a very prestigious university.

Sarah is all alone. The father of her future child disappeared soon after she told him she was pregnant and she has no family to lean on. As you can imagine, she is scared. She has no insurance and doesnât want to be pregnant nor a mother at this stage in her young life. With her experience in the adoption system, she rejects that as an option. While at the hospital where she has always received medical care, her only request if for an abortion. Sarah is your patient.

Using critical thought, research and respond to the question below with a minimum of 5-8 sentences.

1)Letâs assume you work for a faith-based health care system that rejects the elective abortion option. What should be done for Sarah and by whom? Remember that she is your patient.

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