Since the dawn of time, we have had to continue reproducing and laying eggs to spread our species to every corner of the Earth. We did an excellent job and we should all feel proud of this. There's a point where we should feel content, throw in the towel and pat ourselves on the back. Some countries recognize this and have implemented restrictions on the size of a family (Hesketh 1171). Is it so wrong? Are they really “tyrants” because they seek to distribute the nation's wealth equally among its citizens? No, this means thinking sensibly and long-term, not trying to consume and deplete the resources of our world for our own relatives. So, here we come to the gigantic topic at hand, abortion. Or, really, the power to choose. Choice is one of the key factors that define our free nation. As mentioned above, other countries do not allow you to choose whether or not to let your child live. So, why would we as a nation decide to remove that freedom? The factors weigh more than a couple who is “simply not ready to have a child”, or “has been raped and doesn't want to keep the growth inside themselves”, get to our roots and look at our insides to give the individual the choice of the being that grows in the mother. No government should take away the basic human right to choose what is best not for them as a family, but for their children. There are countless defenses for allowing parents to birth their growing babies, and the only real defense is purely religious. Now, religion is great in theory, but throughout its history, everything that has been allowed and supported is oppression of people who are so desperately seeking answers. The topic of abortion is no different, as the term “pro-life” is what defines their position at the center of the charter and we live in an era of “human rights” where all women, men and children deserve the “right” to live; however, this right is granted to us by our Mother Earth and not by other men. Our Earth was not built to support hundreds of millions. Too often we place the needs of the few above those of the masses, and this philanthropy will be our downfall. Works cited "Bodies, rights and abortion". McLachlan, Hugh. Journal of Medical Ethics. 23.3 (1997): 176-180. Network. 06 November 2011.Hesketh, Teresa., Xing, Zhu Wei. “The Effect of China's One-Child Family Policy After 25 Years.” New England Journal of Medicine (2005): 1171-1176. Network. 06 November 2011 “Polarization in attitudes towards abortion in US religious traditions”. Evans, John. Sociological forum. 17.3 (2002) 397-442. Network. 06 November 2011. "The growing cost of raising a child." Dickler, Jessica. CNNMoney. 21 September 2011. Web. 06 November 2011.