Ben Carson compares abortion to slaver Jasmine Rodriguez Period 4

This article is about a retired neurosurgeon (Ben Carson) who wants to make abortion illegal in all incidences, including rape. He makes his point by comparing women who seek abortion to slave-holders. He refers to the ideology of slaveholder's in the past (they thought that they had the right to do whatever they wanted to the slaves without regard to what the slave wanted) and compares it to that of a women who wishes to abort. He feels that the women should not just be able to kill the baby's life just because she feels like that. His political comments have resulted in outrage from the public, especially after his earlier claims of "gay is a choice", "Muslims aren't qualified to seek U.S. Presidency" and more.

This article relates to slavery and the abolitionist movement. By comparing abortion to slavery, Ben Carson brings back up the topic of slavery and why it was a major issue in history. Southerners used to own slaves and felt that they had some sort of entitlement to do whatever they wanted with them for their own benefit. The abolitionist movement was the fight to end slavery, and by making abortion illegal, Ben Carson feels that he is continuing the ideology of the abolitionist movement. I do not agree with his political messages, and I think his previous claims make his current ones  even more invalid.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34641563