1. IS SHE/HE A PERSON OR IS IT NOT A PERSON? THAT IS THE CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION. HOW DO COLLEGE STUDENTS’ OPINIONS ON STEM CELL RESEARCH AND ABORTION CORRELATE? ALAINA MCDONNELL STUDENT OF MARLEN HARRISON EMAIL:ALAINA.MCDONNELL@ SPARTANS.UT.EDU

2. OVERVIEW Thought provoker warm-up Definitions My hypotheses The Survey Data Collection Brief summary

3. WORD RECOGNITION EXERCISE: YOUR THOUGHTS 1 ST WORD THAT COMES TO MIND 10 SECONDS

7. WHAT DO THESE THINGS ALL HAVE IN COMMON? GREAT CONTROVERSY

8. WHAT IS A STEM CELL? Stem cells are cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated.

9. ABORTION: “THE TERMINATION OF A PREGNANCY AFTER, ACCOMPANIED BY, RESULTING IN, OR CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THE DEATH OF THE EMBRYO OR FETUS”- WEBSTER MEDICAL DICTIONARY 3types: Invasive Chemical Medical

10. WHAT DO YOU THINK! Partners Partners 2mintues 2mintues DISCUSS DISCUSS

11. MY HYPOTHESES 1.They will correlate. 2.Religion and political beliefs will be a factor. 3.Moral views will be a common answer on both sides.

12. METHODS Short, Online Survey College Students Available via email and Facebook

13. THE SURVEY: 1.Do you Support Abortion 2.Why? 3.Do you support stem cell research? 4.Why?

14. RESULTS? Just finished data collection Surprising Reasoning

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