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Religious Studies Coursework Christianity Melissa Parvis 5W 2006 1. A. i. What is meant by the word or term "Abortion"? The dictionary states that abortion is: "The termination of a pregnancy by artificial or chemical means." So this means abortion is the premature artificial termination of a pregnancy that otherwise would continue to a birth of a possible healthy child. Although sometimes this happens on its own accord, this is called a spontaneous abortion or a miscarriage. Sometimes this can be very upsetting for couples wanting a baby but sometimes this happens so early on in the pregnancy the mother doesn't even notice. Procured abortion and miscarriage are both very different, abortion is purposeful and miscarriage is natural. Today there has been a rise in abortions. In 2004, for women resident in England and Wales the total number of abortions was 185,400, compared with 181,600 in 2003, a rise of 2.1%.Some of the public see abortions as...

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