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Abortion Legalization And Its Impact On Sexual Practices Of Youths
[A CASE STUDY OF FCT RESIDENTS]
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Abortion consists of two types which are the PILLS and SURGICAL
abortion. The pills abortion is used after 9 to 24 weeks of pregnancy
which involves taking of medicines to cause the womb to contract and
push out the pregnancy. Also from 22 weeks after which the pregnancy is
push out and an injection to the womb is given. Such injections are
given to ensure the homeostatic balance of the uterus. However a checkup
visit to the clinic is also required. Surgical abortion is the dilation
and evacuation of the fetus which takes up to 15 to 24 weeks of the
pregnancy. In surgical abortion the doctors are required to remove the
pregnancy using narrow forceps passed through the neck of the womb. This
form of abortion is carried out under general anesthetic conditions
(asleep). In surgical abortions, one can visit the clinic and return
home the same day of abortion (for pregnancy up to 20 weeks) (Grunseit,
2007).
Abortion is obviously increasing and identified as a social
problem in so many ways, it destabilizes the youths as a useful member
of the society. The youth is out rightly stigmatized by the society and
in the long run turns the girl into a prostitute. Another major
incidence of pregnancy and abortion is the socio-cultural background of
youths. This is attributed to the orientation or beliefs which subjected
the girl-child to early hawking at a very tender age of about nine or
ten years. These inappropriate exposures make her vulnerable as well as
the deceitfulness of irresponsible young boys and old men, usually
compromise with her innocence.
It is a common fact that the impact of
pregnancy and abortion among the youths is spreading in our communities
and this needs to be eradicated or reduced. In other words to solve
this problem the parents and teachers should mould their children to be
better adults. The government should introduce sex education in our
secondary schools and tertiary institutions,’ and introduce relevant
academic curriculum in order to reduce the cases of unwanted pregnancy.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out on abortion legalization and its impact on sexual practices of youths: a study of FCT residents. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of selected residents of the Federal Capital Territory. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 266 residents while 259 were returned and validated. Self-construct ... Continue reading---
