It is an unfortunate fact that many teens who become pregnant never tell their parents. Many teen mothers have hid their pregnancy from their families and even from their friends and other people they come in contact with. Some teens have gone through their entire pregnancy without ever telling anyone. This is a difficult thing ...
Introduction: I chose this project because of its individual ramification on my personal life. I’m a survivor of something called Amniotic Band Syndrome, which caused my disability in utero. I’ve lived with this disability my entire life. My mother discovered the possibility of a disability through a sonogram in the first trimester of her pregnancy ...
One Mexican American woman often forgotten in history is Graciela Olivarez. Olivarez fought for the civil rights of minorities and economic justice for the poor. As an activist, lawyer, and public servant, she was one of the premier defenders of the Mexican American people of the Southwest in the 1960s and 1970s. Born March 9, ...
Ethnocentrism pervades American thought processes. Hearing Roe v. Wade stirs up strong and varying emotions for most Americans, but Attorney General v. X, a key abortion ruling in Ireland, would likely evoke blank stares. An issue unconfined by United States boundaries, abortion affects nearly every nation in the world. Although acknowledging unique aspects of issues, ...