"Reasons why we profoundly need a pro-choice/pro-life forum…

 

• Students are exposed to this topic daily and need more information.

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• Headlines and news blurbs are not sufficient education about the topic.

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• It can be difficult to obtain balanced and thorough information.

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• As a volatile issue, many churches, campuses, and other groups avoid providing important information needed.

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• Abortions affect over 1 million women.

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• Students are still being molded and need all the facts to make a mature decision.

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• As a life and death issue, it deserves the same if not more attention than issues like politics and sexual identity.

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• Abortion can be a divisive social issue and needs to be discussed in a mature environment.

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• We need open and honest conversations about abortion and motherhood.

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• It is wise to consider what to do if one becomes pregnant before rather than when panic sets in.

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• Collecting various advocacy groups together at one forum will help provide a fuller picture of the issue.

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• The choices made by pregnant mothers will have an unknown lifetime of emotional and physical effects on the mother and her embryo, as well as others.

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• This type of forum can answer questions like the following.

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• What can someone do if a friend or family member gets pregnant?

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• Is abortion a religious issue and/or is it also a social concern?

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• How much does an abortion cost?

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• How is an abortion done?

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• What are the medical effects on those involved?

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• When does a child in the womb become a person with rights?

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• What does the law say, Roe v Wade, etc.…?

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• Is the outreach community able to help the mother in need?

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• What about rape and incest?

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• Doesn’t birth control work?"