Over the three decades following the Roe v. Wade decision, the nation has been involved in a struggle over the issues involved. Neither side has been able to prevail, but small gains have been made at the margins of the issue. Identify and explain how the following have been part of the wedge issue debates regarding the abortion issue
a. Hyde Amendment
b. Partial birth abortion
c. RU-486
Hyde Amendment—the denial of federal funding to pay for abortions
Partial birth abortion—an effort to restrict abortions in these cases
RU-486—the abortion pill
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a. 12 to 20 b. 20 to 30 c. 60 to 75 d. 80 to 140
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In contrast to an automated implanted cardioverter/defibrillator, an internal cardiac pacemaker:
A. regulates the patient's heart rate if it falls below a preset value. B. delivers a shock to the heart if the rate becomes exceedingly fast. C. is implanted under the skin in the left upper abdominal quadrant. D. will only activate if it detects rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation.
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