First off, a fetus is not the same as a human being. “Scientists estimate that 55% to 65% of all conceptions are spontaneously aborted in the first few weeks of pregnancy.” (Arthur, Is a Fetus a Human Being). Suggesting that they …show more content…
Adoption would give the child a proper home with parents who want the child and may not be able to have a child of their own. Adoption would give the child the space and opportunities needed for them to grow.
However, Adoption is not always an option. Children placed in the adoption system do not always get a proper home. There a countless cases of abuse, physical or mental, that happen because the foster parents simply only care about the money received by the state. Also there is the issue that if women do not have access to abortion the child would be thrown in a trash can, such as what commonly happens in china and many places around the world because adoption agencies there simply can not take anymore children. There are many reasons why adoption is not an option for a lot of mothers.
Abortion should be available for many reasons, such as, a fetus is not the same as a human being, second, if abortions were unavailable it would result in back alley abortions, and woman should have the right to do what they please with their own bodies. So, why are we oppressing half of the world's population in favor of something that is only a potential human