This article opens up with the history of contraception. The Egyptians were the first to practice contraception with certain herbs, and sometimes the removal of an ovary. As time went on some people, like people of Jewish decent, believe that a child is a part of a woman till birth, and should not have its own rights until after birth. Then the United States is introduced, and Lopez offers Roe vs. Wade ruling as the official legalization of abortion. After abortion became legal, in most states, women’s excuses for having an abortion were mainly comprised of three explanations. First, they stated that the child would interfere with their obligations; second, it was an issue of affordability; and third, women stated having problems with their partner or not having a partner. …show more content…
Pro-life proponents argue that a mentally handicapped person lacks the same abilities, but they are still given rights. Lopez states, “It is reasonable to agree that if an unborn is a human, the unborn is entitled to rights; and if a human is entitled to rights, it must have moral values. This statement appears to make abortion unethical from the standpoint that the unborn entity is being deprived from the right of choosing to live, considering someone else is making that choice; and, therefore, society should ban the practice of abortion.” Also in the pro-life realm, churches view all life as sacred, and abortion is a termination of a life, therefore abortion should be done away with. According to Lopez, Pro-choice proponents try to focus on the future welfare of the child. If a mother is unable to provide resources for the child, then the child might develop many negative psychological effects (e.g. anger problem, or lack of