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The overall abortion rate from 1990 to 2005 decreased by 25 percent.

A) True
B) False

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Current state laws concerning abortion include all of the following,EXCEPT


A) bans on the use of public funding.
B) mandatory prayer sessions for abortion candidates.
C) insurance prohibitions.
D) requirements for parental consent for minors.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Originally,abortion policy in the United States was dictated by


A) contemporary medical opinion.
B) religious dogma.
C) an individual's conscience.
D) English common law.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The most common method of abortion during the 13th to 24th weeks of pregnancy is


A) medical abortion.
B) vacuum aspiration.
C) dilation and evacuation.
D) prostaglandins.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Most Americans feel that abortion should be illegal in all circumstances.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is the MOST accurate characterization of women's psychological reactions to facing abortion?


A) Psychological reactions follow a predictable pattern.
B) Most women approach abortion feeling confident.
C) Psychological reactions depend on a woman's psychological makeup.
D) Most women report they feel they were coerced into the abortion.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Overall,mortality from abortion


A) is low.
B) is high.
C) has increased since legalization in 1973.
D) has not changed since legalization in 1973.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Situation Melissa is 32 years old and single.She is career oriented and is happy in a long-term,monogamous relationship.Melissa and her partner have agreed that having children is not part of their future.Despite using a reliable form of contraception,Melissa finds out that she is 7-8 weeks pregnant.Melissa and her partner discuss the situation,and the decision is made to abort the pregnancy. -Melissa's partner was active in decision making and supportive throughout the process.It is likely that Melissa's relationship with her partner


A) will become stronger.
B) will deteriorate.
C) will not change.
D) will end.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Mifepristone is the only drug used to complete a medical abortion.

A) True
B) False

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Worldwide,the legal status of abortion is the sole determinant of the availability of safe abortion services.

A) True
B) False

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The attitude of most adult Americans toward abortion is


A) total opposition.
B) that it should be allowed only in cases of rape.
C) that Roe v.Wade should be overturned.
D) that it should continue to be legal.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Medical abortion is approved for use


A) at 10 or more weeks since the last menstrual period.
B) within 49 days of the last menstrual period.
C) 3 months after suspected conception.
D) at any time.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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An agent or substance that produces abortions is a(n)


A) abortifacient.
B) postcoital pill.
C) teratogen.
D) IUD.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The Supreme Court case that legalized abortion was


A) Roe v.Wade.
B) Knight v.U.S.
C) Hart v.James.
D) Webster v.Reproductive Health.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following does NOT reduce the complications of abortion?


A) early timing of abortion
B) use of suction method
C) general anesthesia
D) a well-trained clinician

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Half of U.S.counties have abortion providers and half do not.

A) True
B) False

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Surgical abortion techniques can fail to end a pregnancy if


A) there are multiple embryos.
B) the woman is obese.
C) there is an ectopic pregnancy.
D) the woman is too thin.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Women below the federal poverty threshold have an abortion rate more than ______ that of higher income women.


A) 2 times
B) 4 times
C) 6 times
D) 8 times

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Partial birth abortion is a nonmedical term for a rarely used method of late-term abortion.

A) True
B) False

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The belief that any abortion is murder is representative of what group?


A) pro-choice
B) pro-abortion
C) pro-life
D) pro-intervention

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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