Abortion

Term Paper # 59684

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Women Studies

Abortion

This paper discusses the history, methods, and current debate about abortion.

2,630 words () | 6 sources | APA | 2005 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that abortion is not a new issue or practice and is not exclusively concentrated on American culture. The first abortion-causing drug was produced in 2600 BC. The author points out that, in the 4th century AD, St. Augustine laid down Catholic rights allowing abortion up to eight days for female fetuses and up to forty days for male fetuses, which is very significant because it is the first time that the Catholic Church publicly issued its opinion. The paper describes seven popular types of abortion being used in the U.S. abortion clinics today. The first method and the most popular is suction aspiration administered during the first twelve weeks of the fetus's life.

From the Paper:

"In 1564, the Italian anatomist Fallopius, founder of the fallopian tube, publicized condoms as a disease-avoiding device. In 1564, Pope Sixtus forbad all forms of abortion. Directly after the decree of Pope Sixtus, Pope Gregory XIV withdrew his decree and allowed abortions to be performed freely. In 1803, some time after the Catholic Church's reign, Great Britain decreed that abortion would be considered a misdemeanor crime."