However, there are many pro-choice arguments that explain why abortions are morally right. Women are saved from unsafe medical abortions by allowing them the choice to abort the fetus. According to Pollitt in his article “Abortion: No More Apologies,” if abortions were still illegal, women would continue to hide and participate in illegal and unsafe abortions (2). By giving women a choice, they are able to make a safe and healthy choice for themselves. “Ancient methods of inducing abortion included shaking women and inserting foreign objects into the vagina in hopes of causing infection” (MacKinnon 226). Furthermore, by allowing abortions and birth control, people are able to prevent unwanted pregnancies that will cause them financial, health, or even mental problems..