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Team Members
Yanet Lopez
Raquel Magayon
Leticia Paramo
Amber Lomeli
Serafin Andrade
Lorena Valencia
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Presentation Outline
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Background
Mission Statement
Research Question
Facts about abortion
Who is in need?
Solutions
Recommendations
Summary
Resources
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Background
Yanet Lopez
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Background
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Total Number of Surveys: 160
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Number of Spanish Surveys: 53
Age Range:
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Between 15-20 years old
Between 21-25 years old
30+ years old
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14%
19%
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Background
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Gender
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Women
Men
75%
25%
Ethnicity
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Latino
White
Asian
Other
85%
12%
1%
2%
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Where we Surveyed
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Cabrillo College
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(Aptos & Watsonville)
Salud Para La Gente
Watsonville High School
Starbucks
Downtown Santa Cruz
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Mission Statement
Raquel Magayon
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Mission Statement
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When abortion is the solution for
women, how can it affect those
involved and what are some of the
circumstances which pursue women
into considering abortion.
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Research Questions
Leticia Paramo
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Research Questions
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What are the support options taken
in the process of choosing an
abortion?
How much does abortions affect
others?
How aware is the community about
abortion?
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Facts about Abortion
Serafin and Amber
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Facts about Abortion
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The Federal statistic show that
25.5% of women in the USA have
had abortions to postpone
childbearing.
Yes
No
53%
47%
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Facts about Abortion
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The Federal statistic show that
7.9% of women have abortions
because they don’t want more
children.
Yes
No
54%
46%
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Facts about Abortion
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The Federal statistic show that only
2.8% of women have abortions
because they are at risk of mental
health.
Yes
No
46%
54%
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Who is in need?
Yanet Lopez
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Who is in need?
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Teenagers and women between the
ages 15-29 are most likely to have
an abortion.
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Teenagers
Women
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Solutions
Raquel and Leticia
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Four Recommended Solutions
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The community needs to be informed
about free counseling.
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More in depth sex communication
classes.
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More strictly confidential places, where
teens can get help.
4.
Activities in the community for girls who
have had an abortion.
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Solution 1:
The community needs to be
informed about free counseling.
To inform the community about free
counseling (for everyone) we need to have
flyers and posters thus the society would
know about this resources.
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Solution 2:
More in depth sex communication
classes.
A high school requirement of a semester
of in depth sex information.
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need to have more guest speakers.
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Solution 3:
More strictly confidential places,
where teens can get help.
More clinics for teens which
specialize in supportive resources.
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More discreet locations where teens
can go without feeling embarrassed
or humiliated; where confidentiality is
enforced.
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Solution 4:
Activities in the community for girls
who have had an abortion.
Provide more volunteering
opportunities to work at schools and
recreational centers.
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Criteria for Selecting Final Solution
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Money
Community help
Time
Community need to be informed
Stop the cycle of judgment
Informative Advocacy
Propaganda/ Advertisement
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Criteria Table
1. Money
2. Community
help
3. Time
Informed the
community
Sex
education
Confidential
counseling
Community
activities
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XXX
XXX
X
X
X
X
XXX
XX
XXX
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XXX
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Recommendations
Amber Lomeli
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Recommendations
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Teens need to have good
communication with their parents.
Young men need to know what
girls go through when they have
an abortion.
Inform the community to suspend
judgment about women who have
had an abortion.
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Summary
Lorena Valencia
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Summary
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Through out our research we have
realize that there are different
situations that lead teens and
women into considering having an
abortion.
It is essential for young people to
be informed about sex education
and all consequences.
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Resources
Lorena Valencia
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Resources
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Planned Parenthood
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(831) 426-5550
Services: Pregnancy testing and options counseling,
Birth control, including Emergency Contraception
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South Valley Pregnancy Care Center
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(408) 847-8880
Services: 24 Hour Helpline, Options Information,
Material Aid, After Abortion Support, Parenting
Classes, Parenting Support, Mentoring
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