21.Abortion surveys tend to show that the American public is:
a.in favor of unlimited abortion.
b.about evenly divided on the issue.
c.against unlimited abortion.
d.unconcerned about the issue.
22.“Pro-choice” advocates argue that:
a.every woman has a right to control her body.
b.abortion does not give the fetus much choice.
c.induced abortion is immoral.
d.government funds should not be used for abortion.
23.“Pro-life” people argue that abortion is:
a.a medical miracle.
b.not very cost-effective.
c.murder.
d.overregulated.
24.“Pro-life” people believe that human life begins:
a.during conception.
b.in the second trimester.
c.when the mother's water breaks.
d.after the placenta forms.
25.What rights does the father have in the current state of abortion laws?
a.The father must provide consent for an abortion procedure.
b.Most states require the mother to inform the father, but do not require consent.
c.Current laws exclude the father from the decision for an abortion.
d.Teenage fathers do not have rights, but fathers over the age of 18 must provide consent.
26.In dilation and curettage, the curette is used to:
a.sever the umbilical cord.
b.loosen the vaginal walls.
c.scrape out the contents of the uterus.
d.locate the fallopian tubes.
27.In dilation and curettage, the cervix is dilated by:
a.the insertion of increasingly larger metal dilators.
b.placing pressure on the ovum forceps.
c.giving the patient a series of estrogen injections.
d.separating the cervix with the fingers.
28.The preferred method of abortion is:
a.dilation and curettage.
b.RU-486.
c.vacuum aspiration.
d.saline abortion.
29.The preferred method of induced abortions is:
a.dilation and curettage.
b.saline abortion.
c.a progestin tablet.
d.vacuum aspiration.
30.In a vacuum aspiration abortion, a vacuum-suction tube is inserted into the:
a.uterus.
b.fallopian tube.
c.placenta.
d.umbilical cord.