Question 1

The position that the decision to abort is one of personal liberty and thus should be legal is known as the ____________________ position.

Accepted Answer

The pro-choice position supports the idea that the decision to have an abortion is a matter of personal liberty and should be legal.

Question 2

____________________ is a procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman and fertilized in a laboratory dish.

Accepted Answer

In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is the process where eggs are fertilized by sperm outside the body, in a laboratory dish.

Question 3

The most common ethical problems associated with the process of in vitro fertilization comes from what is to be done with the unneeded ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The most common ethical issues in IVF arise from the handling and potential disposal of unused embryos, as they are considered potential human life.

Question 4

The Thompson analogy titled "The Carpet-Seed Children Analogy" attempts to deal with the issue of failed ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Thompson analogy titled "The Carpet-Seed Children...

Question 5

Laws that single out the medical practices of doctors who provide abortions and impose on them requirements that are different and more burdensome than those imposed on other medical practices are called ________________ laws.

Accepted Answer

TRAP laws, or Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, are laws that impose specific regulations and requirements on abortion providers that are more stringent than those for other medical practices.

Question 6

Match each item to the definition below.
-The belief that abortion should be legal and the individual decision a matter of personal liberty

Accepted Answer

The term "Pro-choice" refers to the belief that abortion should be legal and that the decision to have an abortion should be a matter of personal liberty.

Question 7

Match each item to the definition below.
-The belief that abortion should be illegal as a matter of respect for the sanctity of human life

Accepted Answer

The term "Pro-life" refers to the belief that abortion should be illegal, emphasizing the sanctity of human life.

Question 8

Match each item to the definition below.
-The period during pregnancy at which a woman can feel movement of the fetus

Accepted Answer

Quickening is the term used to describe the first movements of the fetus felt by the pregnant woman, typically occurring between 16 and 25 weeks of pregnancy.

Question 9

Match each item to the definition below.
-The term given the entity at about 8 weeks' gestation when the first neural cells start differentiating; This term will then continue to be used until birth

Accepted Answer

The term "fetus" is used from about 8 weeks' gestation when the first neural cells start differentiating and continues to be used until birth.

Question 10

Match each item to the definition below.
-The stage at which the fetus can live independent of the mother's body

Accepted Answer

Viability refers to the stage in fetal development when the fetus can survive outside the mother's womb, typically around 24 weeks of gestation.

Question 11

Match each item to the definition below.
-The birth of Louise Brown is the first example of this technological advance

Accepted Answer

Louise Brown was the first person born through in vitro fertilization (IVF), a technological advance that allows fertilization to occur outside the body.

Question 12

Match each item to the definition below.
-The arrangement where one woman carries a baby to term and then transfers the obligation for raising the child to another

Accepted Answer

Surrogacy is the arrangement where a woman carries a baby to term and then transfers the obligation for raising the child to another person or couple.

Question 13

It is interesting and perhaps puzzling to note that in the matter of the late term abortion controversy, the proponents on both sides do not even use the same terms to describe the event. Pro-choice advocates favor the term intact dilation and evacuation, while pro-life advocates use the term partial birth abortion. Explain why you think that each side is attempting to frame the argument using their terms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of It is interesting and perhaps puzzling to...

Question 14

Review the Roe v. Wade decision and draw a time line showing the shifting emphasis of decision making in regard to whose rights have to be considered in the abortion decision (the father's, the mother's, the mother's and physician's, the state's).

Accepted Answer

The answer of Review the Roe v. Wade decision and...

Question 15

Explain how issues of civil disobedience are involved in the politics of the abortion issue.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how issues of civil disobedience are...

Question 16

Over the three decades following the Roe v. Wade decision, the nation has been involved in a struggle over the issues involved. Neither side has been able to prevail, but small gains have been made at the margins of the issue. Identify and explain how the following have been part of the wedge issue debates regarding the abortion issue.a. Hyde Amendmentb. Partial birth abortionc. RU-486

Accepted Answer

The answer of Over the three decades following the Roe...

Question 17

In an essay explain and provide justifications for the position of the pro-life movement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In an essay explain and provide justifications...

Question 18

In an essay explain and provide justification for the position of the pro-choice movement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In an essay explain and provide justification...

Question 19

The pro-life position has often been criticized for not being truly pro-life but only pro-birth. What is the basis of this criticism and is it justified?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The pro-life position has often been criticized...

Question 20

At some level the abortion argument is based on an individual's assessment regarding whether personal autonomy (pro-choice) or the sanctity of human life (pro-life) is the higher value. In an essay, defend your personal view on the matter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At some level the abortion argument is...

Quiz 8: Reproductive Issues

The position that the decision to abort is one of personal liberty and thus should be legal is known as the ____________________ position.

____________________ is a procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman and fertilized in a laboratory dish.

The most common ethical problems associated with the process of in vitro fertilization comes from what is to be done with the unneeded ____________________.

The Thompson analogy titled "The Carpet-Seed Children Analogy" attempts to deal with the issue of failed ____________________.

Laws that single out the medical practices of doctors who provide abortions and impose on them requirements that are different and more burdensome than those imposed on other medical practices are called ________________ laws.

Match each item to the definition below. -The belief that abortion should be legal and the individual decision a matter of personal liberty

Match each item to the definition below. -The belief that abortion should be illegal as a matter of respect for the sanctity of human life

Match each item to the definition below. -The period during pregnancy at which a woman can feel movement of the fetus

Match each item to the definition below. -The term given the entity at about 8 weeks' gestation when the first neural cells start differentiating; This term will then continue to be used until birth

Match each item to the definition below. -The stage at which the fetus can live independent of the mother's body

Match each item to the definition below. -The birth of Louise Brown is the first example of this technological advance

Match each item to the definition below. -The arrangement where one woman carries a baby to term and then transfers the obligation for raising the child to another