Women should have the option of giving their babies up for adoption instead of aborting them. The percentage of infants given up for adoption in the United States fell from 9% of those born before 1973 to 1% of those born between 1996 and 2002 (NCHS, 2009). Abortion reduces the number of adoptable babies for couples or women who are unable to have children. In 2002, approximately 2.6 million American women attempted to adopt children, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Child Welfare, 2011). Due to the lack of women putting their children up for adoption, the number of infant adoptions in the United States increased from approximately 90,000 in 1971 to 18,000 in 2007 (Wendy Koch, 2013). The only way to 100% avoid an unplanned pregnancy is abstinence. Having sex, even when contraceptive methods are used, carries a risk of pregnancy (BBC, 2014). If women are not ready to raise a child, they do not need to have sex or put the child up for adoption. Killing an innocent human being is not the right option in case of an unplanned pregnancy because the baby has done nothing wrong. Having sex carries responsibility for a possible unplanned pregnancy. Even if you feel like you're not ready to have kids, you could at least put him up for adoption, without killing him..