The 14th Amendment was proposed and passed July 9, 1868. In other words, it was “made” when abortion was already illegal. Abortion eliminates the legal rights of unborn babies. Moreover, federal laws protect the unborn. More specifically, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act was a law intended to cover unborn victims. People do not have 100% control over their body. Although abortion is classified as a safe procedure, it can still affect women health wise. Health includes physical, emotional, and spiritual. Some women are not able to reproduce and have babies because of various reasons. As a result, they would go with their next option... adoption. Statistics show that babies, regardless of medical problems, and who are "free for adoption," generally do not wait long for families. There are between one of two million infertile and fertile couples and individuals who would like to adopt children