He comments, "From the beginning, the child isn't an it, but rather a she, [or] a he " (Hale). He makes note of the fact that the new generation of this era have seem to downgrade the value of the life of an unborn baby to the point where the child is considered as an "it"" instead of a "he"" or a "she"". Establishing the fact that an unborn fetus ought to be considered as a person already part of society, Hale continues in his argument stating that one does not need to sacrifice the life of a mother in order to save the life of a baby. He remarks that people in the present day are beginning to believe that the life of a baby and that of a mother are an either-or situation more and more. That is, people are consolidating their false sense of belief in the idea that only one life, either the baby's or the mother's, can be saved. Hale, however, also voices his opinion of how every mother deserves the ability to provide quality parental care for her child, and that not having an abortion may hinder one from doing so. He counter-argues, stating that the option of offering the baby up for an adoption is available, and that such a decision would be a much better choice than to prematurely kill a baby before birth. Hale then finishes by reflecting upon what he believes is the real problem in the abortion debate. According to Christopher Hale, the real issue that our society should be working on is the issue of an imperfect society. Rather that spending much time and energy on debating over abortion, one ought to focus on issues such as poor education, unequal enforcement of drug laws and unfair disadvantages created by the imperfect laws of the nation. .
Christopher Hale's editorial on the morality of abortions contains both arguments that are questionable, and strong-rooted arguments. His concept of protecting the life of a person who is a member of a society is one that is reasonable and justifiable.