Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Pro-Life Choices

About the author: Candice O'Malley is from Spring Hill, Kansas. While at the school of nursing she received the School of nursing and the Goppert Scholarships. She plans to begin her career on the Mother/Baby Unit of Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Her ambitions for the future are to have a rewarding career, be a good sister, friend, and family member but most of all to be known as a reliable, competent, caring, and consistent care giver.For the past decade, the issue of pro-life has been a major topic of concern for the medical profession. Different opinions and attitudes have varied widely with regards to approving or disapproving termination of a pregnancy based on the each individual situation. The leading causes of termination are usually due to maternal and fetal mortality, pregnancy occurring from rape, or the period of gestation when termination is being carried out. The purpose of this paper is to focus on life as a whole, and how healthcare professionals care for a mother who just aborted a child.UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM AND DELTA CHAPTER OF SIGMA THETA INTERNATIONALEditorial. Closer Look at Visitation Hour Policies in Intensive Care Units -- Banh, M. Expanding Donor Criteria: Is it Safe? -- Barkman, A. Intimate Partner Violence Screening: A Nursing Concern? -- Friesen, K. Taking the Guess Out of the Gender Game: Ethical Issues in Pre-Conception Sex Selection -- McShane, F. Let's Talk About Sex -- Mikulan, K. Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Pro_Life Choices -- O'Malley, C. Medical Marijuana: The Legal and Clinical Facts Regarding Medical Use -- Ramsey, A. The Benefits of Psychedelic Drug Application for Clinical Treatment of Mental Illness -- Shumate, T. Ethical Issues of Children as Research Subjects -- Truong, M. N