Keywords
- Abortion
- Birth control
- Right to life
- Pro-choice movement
- Pro-life movement
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“Induced abortion, termination of pregnancy) the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus at a stage of pregnancy when it is deemed incapable of independent survival (i.e. at any time between conception and the 24th week of pregnancy)" "abortion" Concise Medical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 2010. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Broward College. 29 April 2011
Narrow the topic
- Should the rights of the unborn be more important than those of the mother?
- When does life begin?
- What can be done about abortion clinic bombings?
- Should aborted fetuses be used for medical research?
- Should parents be notified when their teenagers before a teenager has an abortion?
- How can Roe v. Wade be overturned?
- Should an ultrasound be required prior to an abortion? Should late term abortions be permitted?
- Is the abortion procedure safe?
- Is abortion immoral?
- Is abortion justified after a rape?
- Is the fight against Planned Parenthood justified?
- Is partial birth abortion infanticide?
- Is abortion genocide?
- How is the abortion battle being fought in the Florida legislature? In Kansas?
- Should Planned Parenthood be funded by the government?
Reference Books
%3CBR%3E/SC.GIF&client=ccla&type=xw12 "Abortion: opposing viewpoints")
%3CBR%3E/SC.GIF&client=ccla&type=xw12 "Encyclopedia of abortion in the United States")
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- MLA Update 2009In Summer 2008, the Modern Language Association released its third edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, which publicly unveiled modifications to MLA Style for the upcoming year.
These changes go into effect in April 2009. - Sample of MLA Work Cited PageFrom Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
- Citation Builder - NCSUCitation Builder is an interactive web tool designed to assist college and university students in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
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