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      <title>Why Do So Many Women in America Have Abortions? by Sarah Terry</title>
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      <pubDate>2023-11-14 16:34:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>No Mental Health Repercussions</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"After accounting for confounding factors, abortion was not a statistically significant predictor of subsequent anxiety, mood, impulse-control, and eating disorders or suicidal ideation" (Steinberg, McCulloch, Adler). </p><p><br></p><p>"before their pregnancy, women who had abortions had significantly more mental health disorders overall, and were significantly more likely to have had an anxiety disorder,  mood disorder, substance use disorder, and suicidal ideation, and marginally more likely to have had an impulse-control disorder, than women in the childbirth group" (Steinberg, McCulloch, Adler). </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-11-27 16:41:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Mental Health Repercussions</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>“it is clear that some women do experience sadness, grief, and feelings of loss following termination of a pregnancy, and some experience clinically significant disorders, including depression and anxiety.” - (The 2008 report of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion (TFMHA))</p><p><br></p><p>1.5% of the remaining 38% of 1177 eligible women after drop-outs had "all the symptoms for abortion-specific post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)" (Reardon).</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-11-27 16:42:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Texas</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Texans can get the following support for an alternative to having an abortion:</p><p>"-Counseling, mentoring, educational information and classes on pregnancy, parenting, adoption, life skills and employment readiness.</p><p>-Material assistance, such as car seats, clothing, diapers and formula.</p><p>-Care coordination through referrals to government assistance programs and other social services programs.</p><p>-Call center for information and appointment scheduling.</p><p>-Housing and support services through maternity homes"</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-11-29 16:22:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Adoption</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>It may not be emotionally easy for the birth mother to give her child up for adoption, but the resources available, like the ones at Thompson Dove, make the process easy. </p><p>"the resources and guidance available to prospective birth mothers means the practical process of placing a child for adoption can be easy. A prospective birth mother never has to go through adoption alone; our adoption professionals are always available to help an expectant mother create an adoption plan that works for her"</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-11-29 16:27:51 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Definition</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Oxford Languages defines life as: </p><p>"the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death".</p><p><br></p><p>A fetus, a baby, has the "capacity for growth", someday will have the ability to reproduce, is continually changing, is not dead, and at a certain point in its development, once its capacity for growth has been exercised, it will have functional activity in its mother's womb. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-11-29 16:30:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>What is considered life?</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>National Geographic says: </p><p>"A cell is the smallest unit that is typically considered alive and is a fundamental unit of life. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one (unicellular) to many trillions (multicellular). Cell biology is the study of cells, their physiology, structure, and life cycle."</p><p><br></p><p>Following that line of logic, wouldn't an unborn baby be considered life? The "it's just a clump of cells" argument, though true, through the lens of this quote would mean that that "clump of cells" is very much alive</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-11-29 16:34:25 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>An Amazing Resource- PreBorn!</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>PreBorn! is a non-profit, pro-life organization that provides many resources to expecting mothers for free, in the hopes that they won't abort their child. </p><p><br/></p><p>"offering them free&nbsp;ultrasounds and support, as well as providing Pregnancy Clinics with vital grants for state-of-the-art ultrasound machines, evangelism training, and additional resources.&nbsp;</p><p>All services provided to expectant mothers within the PreBorn!&nbsp;Pregnancy Network are offered at no cost, emphasizing our commitment to life."</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-11-29 16:44:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Beloved Freedom</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"I loved, lived, and slept with whomever I pleased. I keep a Post-it in my wallet that says, “I can do anything I want to.” But the freedoms that come with childlessness are much more profound than the thrill of wild adventure, wild sex or wild precocity. I have the time to think, to be creative, to cultivate a career of my own curation" (Neumann).</p><p>A woman without a child is told she can do whatever she wants, and she loves that freedom. If this woman were to get pregnant, she would more than likely have an abortion in order to keep hold of her beloved freedom.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-12-13 01:05:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Results of staying childless</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"The most frequently mentioned effects [of not having children] are distress, raised depression and anxiety levels, lowered self-esteem, feelings of blame and guilt, somatic complaints, and reduced sexual interest" (Balen).</p><p>Not having children affects a person's psychological state, in both qualitative and quantitative data. </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-12-13 01:11:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Reasons for Abortion</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>One of the "most frequently cited reasons for having an abortion were socioeconomic concerns" (____).</p><p><br></p><p>Socioeconomic concerns, as defined by county health rankings are: (Next article)</p><p><br></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-12-13 01:18:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Socioeconomic concerns definition</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"Social and economic factors include factors such as income, education, employment, community safety and social support. The choices that are available in a community are impacted by social and economic factors. These choices include our abilities to afford medical care and housing and to manage stress"</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-12-13 01:19:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>American Adoption</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"So, know that when you put a baby up for adoption, it does not go into foster care, but instead into a loving family of your choice. Our adoption specialists are always available to talk in depth with you about how the process of adoption helps your child avoid foster care"</p>]]></description>
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