dc.contributor.advisor | Mollin, Jeffrey R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rindsberg, Ilana Ruth | |
dc.contributor.author | Yeshiva University, degree granting institution. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-10T16:17:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-10T16:17:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rindsberg, Ilana Ruth. Medical and Moral Issues of Modern Pregnancy: Abortion, Selective Reduction, and Teenage Pregnancy. Presented to the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completion of the Program. NY: Stern College for Women .Yeshiva University, May 6, 2020. Mentor: Mr. Jeffrey R. Mollin, M.Phil., Stern College Department of Biology | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/5622 | |
dc.description | Senior honors thesis. Open Access. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Abortion is a tough subject that many people have opinions about, but are not fully educated
on. It is one that requires much further study to glean an understanding of the complex topic.
One major component that falls under the topic of abortion is that of teenage pregnancy and
subsequent choice of abortion. In order for teenage pregnancy rates to decrease, sex
education must be increased in schools. This can be done by modelling other countries with
low rates of teenage pregnancy. Certainly learning safe sex practices will help reduce the
teenage pregnancy rates, especially if taught correctly. Another issue with similar moral
implications is that of selective reduction, a procedure done when too many embryos implant
into a woman’s uterus. Due to increases in in vitro fertilization and use of fertility drugs to
become pregnant, rates of multiple pregnancies have increased. Carrying multiples has its
own set of problems, including babies born prematurely and the defects that stem from being
delivered too early. Having a set of guidelines on how many embryos to transfer and how to
prescribe fertility drugs safely are methods that can be used to reduce rates of multiples.
Utilizing all of these ideas, rates of abortion and selective reduction will hopefully see a
decrease in frequency. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | New York, NY. Stern College for Women. Yeshiva University. | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | Senior honors thesis | en_US |
dc.subject | pregnancy | en_US |
dc.subject | abortion | en_US |
dc.subject | family planning | en_US |
dc.subject | in vitro fertilization | en_US |
dc.subject | selective reduction | en_US |
dc.subject | teenage pregnancy | en_US |
dc.title | Medical and Moral Issues of Modern Pregnancy: Abortion, Selective Reduction, and Teenage Pregnancy | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |