It also shows that government acknowledges that abortion is a fundamental right for women and it’s their choice. It used to be that having an abortion could cause health problems for the mother. It is no longer this way. Abortion is a very simple procedure and is actually one of the most safe to undergo. “A 2012 study in Obstetrics & Gynecolog yfound a woman's risk of dying from having an abortion is 0.6 in 100,000, while the risk of dying from giving birth is around 14 times higher (8.8 in 100,000).” (E.G.
The Benefits of Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is one of the most natural and beneficial acts in which a mother can contribute to, for helping to ensure good health for her baby. There is no other single action which can impact the present and future health of an infant so greatly, aside from breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is not the only option for feeding infants, but any amount of time spent doing it, is valuable in every aspect of an infant’s optimal growth and development. Breastfeeding is an important health choice and can be one of the most beneficiary things that a mother can do for both herself and her baby. Breastfeeding not only benefits babies and mothers, but impacts our environment and society as well.
Morton 1 Precollege 30 April 2010 Gardasil: The Shot You Shouldn’t Get! Everyone has seen the commercial and wants their selves or their daughters to become “one less”. But what they don’t know is that they could be just another one to lose their life from the vaccine. Gardasil is a vaccine (injection/shot) that is used for girls and women 9 through 26 years of age to help protect against the following diseases caused by HPV. The vaccine is usually given in the arm muscle in 3 serious.
Fact 1 Obstructed labour occurs in 5% of live births and accounts for 8% of all maternal deaths. It is one of the four major causes of maternal mortality and morbidity. Fact 2 Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by obstructed labour. It is estimated that more than 2 million young women live with untreated obstetric fistula in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Fact 3 Each year, between 50 000 to 100 000 women worldwide develop obstetric fistula.
A mother will have to decide whether a newborn baby is breast-fed naturally or bottle-fed with formula. Both these types of feedings have many advantages and disadvantages that a mother has to consider. Breastfeeding have advantages for both the new born and the mother. For the baby the breast milk has the right perfect amount of nutrients the baby needs. It provides antibodies which come from the mother for protection from infection.
In the state of Pennsylvania an adolescent has the right to health care, particularly health care concerning pregnancy, confidentiality, (ACLU, 2009). This means that according to the law in Pennsylvania a therapist would not be required to discuss a pregnancy of a minor with a parent or guardian. This could pose ethical issues depending on how the teen is handling the pregnancy and the safety of the minor. The scenario posed in this paper is of a teen in therapy that find out she is pregnant and thinking of getting an abortion. She confides in the therapist that she is pregnant and is trying to find a place for an abortion where she will not need to tell her parents that she had an abortion or that she is pregnant.
My Sister’s Keeper In the movies My Sister’s Keeper, 13-year-old Anna Fitzgerald was brought into the world to be a genetic match for her older sister, Kate who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukaemia. Although Anna was only intended to donate blood from the umbilical cord after her birth, Kate was not fully healed, thus requiring further treatments involving Anna throughout her life. Due to her sister dependency, Anna is not able to live the life she wants, she cannot take part in extracurricular activities such as cheerleading or soccer. After numerous bone marrow transplants and blood transfusions, Anna is told that she needs to donate a kidney, to her sister Kate who’s experiencing renal failure at the age thirteen. Knowing that her parents will force her to donate a kidney to her sister, and weary of the endless medical procedures Anna decides to sue her parents, Sara and Brian Fitzgerald, for medical emancipation, or the rights to her own body.
Even if these cases are only about one percent of abortions, it still affects thousands of women each year. (nytimes.com) There are also cases where the mother’s life is endangered by the pregnancy.
The pros of a therapeutic abortion are quite a few. It can be the only means of saving the life of a pregnant female in case of complications in the pregnancy. (Services) Apart from that, abortion is the best way out when the fetus is detected with a congenital disease at an early stage. This saves a life of misery and inconvenience for both the child and the parents. Sometimes abortion may be the only option left to restore the health of the pregnant female.
According to American nurses association disclosing patient's details without their permission is considering breach of confidentiality (ANA, 2012). Disclosing patient's information is against medical ethics. Hippocratic Oath and Nightingale Pledge mentioned the importance of patient's confidentiality and the healthcare staff's commitment towards keeping patient's confidentiality (American Medical Association, 2014). All healthcare should ready to follow code of ethics for maintain the standard of patient care. Breaching of confidentiality may lead to weakening the relationship between healthcare staff and patients.