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Abortion Flashcards

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Human Development

Gestational age

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  • Last Menses Cycle (aka LMS)
  • Embryonic age + 2 weeks
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Human Development

Embryonic Age

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  • Age since conception
  • Gestational age - 2 weeks
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Human Development

When is a pregancy test positive?

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  • When embryo is embeded in Uterine Lining
  • HCG is released which makes test positive
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Human Development

Hypoblast

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  • secondary yolk sack
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Human Development

Chorion

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  • Outer Memberane that surround the embryo, the amnion and other membranes
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Human Development

Amnion

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  • inner membrane that
    surrounds the embryo
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Human Development

Yolk Sack

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  • in mammals, no yolk but
    becomes part of the umbilical cord
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Human Development

Bilateral Symmetry

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  • Day 14
  • Gestational Week 4
  • Primative Streak
  • Limit of Embryo dev for US law
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Human Development

Gastrulation

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  • Day 15
  • Increased differentiation ==> Mesoderm, Ectoderm. Endoderm
  • Heavily reduced chance at twinning

Embryonic

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Human Development

Heart Development

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  • Week 3 = 3 cells layers ==> Heart beat & dev
  • Week 8: Fully Functional Heart

Gestational

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Human Development

Brain Development

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  • Week 3-4: Neural Plate and Fore, mid, hind brain
  • Week 24: EEG ≈ Adult EEG
  • Week 27: Pain Sys Dev
  • Week 28: Expansion of Frontal Cortex

Gestational

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Human Development

Point of Viability

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  • Gestational Week 21
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Human Development

Self-Awareness

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  • 18 months after birth
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Human Development

Theory of Mind

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  • Age 4-5
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Abortion

Types of Abortion

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  1. Medical: 0-9 weeks
  2. Surgical: 10-24 weeks
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Abortion Technology

Plan B

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  • Morning After Pill
  • Right after Intercourse
  • What it does:
    • Blocks Ovulation
    • Prevents sperm advancement with increased sticky and acidity
    • Blocks Implantation
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Abortion Technology

InterUterine Device(IUD)

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  • Similar to Plan B
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Abortion Technology

Plan B Ella

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  • 1 pill but need perscription
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Abortion Technology

RU-486

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  • Abortion Pill
  • Mifepristone: Weeks 5-7
  • 2 days aft: Misopristol
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Abortion Technology

Suction Curettage

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  • Vacuum Dilation and curettage(D & C)
  • Less than 12 weeks
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Abortion Technology

Classic D & C

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  • Not using vaccum but traditionally scraping uterus
  • Around 12 weeks
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Abortion Technology

Dilation and Evacuation

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  • Time: 2nd Trimester
  • Pulling out parts of fetus then vaccuming rest
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Abortion Technology

Intact Dilaition and Extraction

D & X

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  • After 20 weeks
  • Partial delivery then skull drain
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Abortion Technology

Induction

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  • Used late in the second trimester
  • Injection of saline or
  • Injection of urea & prostaglandins
  • Early Delivery of Baby
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# Abortion Reasons Late Term Abortions
* Maternal Health, Fetal Birth Defects, Denial
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# Abortions Globally Safety
* Safe in developed nations * 45% unsafe in developing
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# Abortion Safety Who are they
* 75% poor * 62% Religious * 59% 1 child already * 60% in 20s * 39% white
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# In Defence of Abortion Premise
1. Fetus is person 2. All people have right to life 3. Mother has right to bodily autonomy 4. Right to life is greater than right to bodily autonomy * Therefore: Abortion Immoral
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# In Defence of Abortion Plugged Violinst Analogy
* Individual kidnapped by Music Lovers Society to save a famous violinist * Plugged into him to save him(for 9 months) * Puts abortion into a more digestable and less controversial context
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# In Defence of Abortion Good vs Minimally Descent Samartians
* Good = Doing beyond just enough, putting forward significant effort * Pregnancy * Minimially Decent: Doing minimum to help * Comparison: LBJ travelling by plane to cure you or just across the room to touch forehead
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# In Defence of Abortion Drowning Girl Analogy
* Comparing if someone with more ability, ex lifeguard, has more morality compared to a normal person * No because still bodily autonomy and have to be more than morally decent?
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# Marquis Questions trying to answer
* Main: When does life begin? * Side: Why is it wrong to kill?
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# Marquis Marquis' Argument
1. Abortion = Killing Fetus 2. Immoral to kill something like ours 3. Fetus has future like hours * Therefore, Abotion is immoral
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# Marquis "Future Like Ours"
* Any life on the human continum
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# Marquis Contraception Opinion
* Not wrong because indvidual gametes are not life nor have a future like ours * Creates situation where not all premises mentioned
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