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Is it a Right or is it Murder?
By Rebekah MacDonald
History of abortionHistory of abortion
Unsure as to when it actually started.
The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans preformed abortions.
England and the Roman Catholic Church were some of the first to make abortion illegal.
The United States followed shortly after England and the Roman Catholics in abortion laws.
In most states in the U.S. it has mean made legal to receive an abortion.
Types of abortionTypes of abortion
Vacuum Suction AbortionDilatation and EvacuationInduction AbortionHysterotomy AbortionAbortion pillsRU-486 AbortionsPartial-birth Abortion
Vacuum Suction AbortionDilatation and EvacuationInduction AbortionHysterotomy AbortionAbortion pillsRU-486 AbortionsPartial-birth Abortion
Possible Effects of Abortion
Physical Mental
Physical EffectsPhysical Effects
Unable to have more childrenPunctures in the organs from the instruments
Ripped organsIn some severe cases, death
Unable to have more childrenPunctures in the organs from the instruments
Ripped organsIn some severe cases, death
Mental EffectsMental Effects
Depression and/or thoughts of suicide
Crying episodesConflict with loved ones who may have pushed them into getting the abortion
GriefRegretThe effects can last a lifetime
Depression and/or thoughts of suicide
Crying episodesConflict with loved ones who may have pushed them into getting the abortion
GriefRegretThe effects can last a lifetime
In a Year Worldwide In a Year Worldwide
In a year there are approximately 42 million abortions done worldwide.
That means 42 million innocent lives were taken out of this world, and never given a chance to live.
Approximately 115,000 abortions are done every day.
In a year there are approximately 42 million abortions done worldwide.
That means 42 million innocent lives were taken out of this world, and never given a chance to live.
Approximately 115,000 abortions are done every day.
Yearly in the United States
Yearly in the United States
In the United States there are approximately 1.37 million abortions preformed in a year.
Approximately 3,700 abortions are preformed each day.
In the United States there are approximately 1.37 million abortions preformed in a year.
Approximately 3,700 abortions are preformed each day.
Statistics Statistics
AgeRaceReligionIncome
AgeRaceReligionIncome
There are many differentfactors in the statistics.
AgeAge
Women 25 yearsand yonger account
for 52% of theabotions in the U.S.
Women betweenthe ages of 20 and
24 account for32%
girls between theages of 13 and 19account for 20%of the abortions
girls under theage of 15 countfor about 1.2%
AbortionsBy age
Women 25 yearsand yonger account
for 52% of theabotions in the U.S.
Women betweenthe ages of 20 and
24 account for32%
girls between theages of 13 and 19account for 20%of the abortions
girls under theage of 15 countfor about 1.2%
AbortionsBy age
RaceRace
White Womenaccount for 60%of all aboritions
in the U.S.
Black womenaccount for three
times that ofwhite women
Hispanic womenaccount for onlytwo times that
of white women
Abortion byby race
White Womenaccount for 60%of all aboritions
in the U.S.
Black womenaccount for three
times that ofwhite women
Hispanic womenaccount for onlytwo times that
of white women
Abortion byby race
ReligionReligion
Protestantsaccount for
37.4% of theabortions in the U.S.
Catholicsaccount for
31.3% of theabortions in the U.S.
Jewish womenaccount for1.3% of the
abotions in the U.S.
Women with noreligion account for
23.7% of theabortions in the U.S.
"Born-again/evagelicals"account for 18%of abortions in
the U.S.
Abortion byreligion
Protestantsaccount for
37.4% of theabortions in the U.S.
Catholicsaccount for
31.3% of theabortions in the U.S.
Jewish womenaccount for1.3% of the
abotions in the U.S.
Women with noreligion account for
23.7% of theabortions in the U.S.
"Born-again/evagelicals"account for 18%of abortions in
the U.S.
Abortion byreligion
IncomeIncome
Womenwith families making
$15,000 a year or less acountaccount for 28.7% of abortions
Womenwith families making
between $15,000 and $29,999account for 19.5% of abortions
Womenwith families making
between $30,000 and $59,999account for 38% of abortions
Womenwith families making
$60,000 or moreaccount for 13.8% of abortions
Abortion byfamily income
Womenwith families making
$15,000 a year or less acountaccount for 28.7% of abortions
Womenwith families making
between $15,000 and $29,999account for 19.5% of abortions
Womenwith families making
between $30,000 and $59,999account for 38% of abortions
Womenwith families making
$60,000 or moreaccount for 13.8% of abortions
Abortion byfamily income
Is he alive?
Is it a right to kill him, or would it be murder?
Is he thinking?
What is he like?
Is it a right to kill babies-
just because there not born yet?
Thank you for watching my presentation! I hope that you all learned something you didn’t know before about this very present global issue.
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