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Summary:  The video, a Mad Science production, goes through the graphic details of abortion procedures.  The clip is explained by Carol Everett, president of Life Network in Dallas.  Now a pro-life advocate, Everett once owned and operated abortion clinics for over six years.  She begins by providing detailed definitions and explanations of female and fetus body parts, including the uterine wall and amniotic fluid, and she explains the trimesters of pregnancy.  Abortion is the “destruction and removal of a living baby from the mother’s womb.”  She also explains the development of a fetus and the procedures that are used depending upon what stage in development the baby is.

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The title of the book, Dumbing Down Our Kids, jumped out at me when I first saw it.  It was as if the author of the book had read my mind.  As a student with a mother in the education system, I’ve been exposed to the education system quite a bit.  I’ve often wondered if we (my age-group) are as “smart” as our grandparent’s generation when they were our age.

• So far, the author has used relatively no ethos.  Being unfamiliar with the author, I still know very little about him.  Is he reliable?  What does he do for a living?  Why is he qualified to discuss education?

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Summary:  Patrik Jonsson, a journalist for the Christian Science Monitor, analyzes this highly debated issue:  should a woman considering an abortion be offered a viewing of an ultrasound image of her developing fetus?  He beings by presenting two South Carolina women, both considering an abortion, who were shown an image of their fetuses.  One proceeded with her abortion and opposes a law requiring women to be offered a picture of their fetuses.  The other, after seeing the “fuzzy ultrasound picture” changed her mind and would support such a bill.  10 states have approved a “witness to the womb” law.  Supporters say it provides imperative information, while opponents saw such requirements are “medically unnecessary.”  According to Jonsson, the law, backed by abortion opponents, is intended to encourage pregnancies.  However, the law may have “profound implications” for women’s rights. 

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