I think I keep up with pro-life news and politics pretty well. But even I was startled by the statistics highlighted in a recent “Endangered Species” billboard campaign sponsored by TooManyAborted.com (Georgia Right to Life):
“Abortion is not a me issue. It’s not a you issue. It’s not a personal issue, nor is it just a woman’s issue. It is a human issue. And today, with over 40% of all black pregnancies ending in induced abortion, it is a human crisis. The ‘Endangered Species’ campaign highlights the disproportionate impact of abortion on the black community ... Today, abortion kills more African-Americans, per year, than heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, accidents, homicides, suicide, and cancer–combined. Black women have abortions at over 3x the rate of white women. The truth screams loud and clear–we are killing our very future.”
The promotional video above demonstrates the theme of the (so far) 65 billboards that have been erected in and around Atlanta.
Of course there’s been an outcry from the opposition. Even the NY Times felt compelled to comment, pointing out that the abortion rate among black women is higher because the fertility rate among black women is higher.
To which I say: Thank you for bringing that up!
The fact that black women become pregnant more often than white women is one of those pesky population problems Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger described with the words:
“we are paying for … an ever increasing, unceasingly spawning class of human beings who never should have been born at all.”
Think that old-fashioned abortion/racism connection is a thing of the past? Think again. The same scary sentiment was echoed by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg in 2009:
“Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of.”
Bravo to Georgia Right to Life for shining the light of truth on Planned Parenthood’s racist roots. There are no pretty words to describe the policy of teaching an entire population of people that their own children are a threat to their future prosperity. There is no nice way to say that black people are disproportionately victimized by abortion.
It’s an ugly truth. But I am glad some people are angry enough to expose it.
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As a Mom to a black son and biracial daughter I just thank God that their birthmoms had the fortitude to choose life for our children. It was not without great sacrifice and suffering on their parts. I pray for them and ask everyone to pray for all birthmoms.
i’m not surprised by this - it was Sanger’s goal after all.
however, what makes me the most ill is the 2009(!!!!) comment by Ginsburg - where is the outrage? Where is the cry of racism? That is terrible, awful and sickening.
These are HUMAN BABIES, people, human babies.
and we’re throwing them in the trash.
their poor mothers…
The NY Times explains: “...the abortion rate among black women is higher because the fertility rate among black women is higher.”
I wonder if having 78 percent of PP clinics located in minority communities might have something to do with it????
Regardless, the abortion rate among black women must be quite disproportional because the REPLACEMENT rate of whites is about 2.2 and that of the African-Americans is 0.9. What 0.9 means is that African-Americans ARE NOT replacing themselves. [The look of major league sports is sure to change.]
Excellent article.
Don’t forget that Margaret Sanger wanted to eliminate the “Negro population”.
http://the-american-catholic.com/2010/02/09/sanger-to-exterminate-the-negro-population/
What Maureen said. We are parents of three black and biracial children. One of our children has had serious feelings of abandonment because of the adoption placement “she walked away from me.” And our answer is, yes, it hurts that she could not take care of you, but no, she did not abandon you. She loved you enough to give you life and she chose for you the people she thought would be the best parents for you.
The abortion industry is built on deception; its survival depends on its ability to hide the truth.
40 Days for Life campaign is bringing the GOSPEL TRUTH to the world, as volunteers PRAYERFULLY stand outside abortion mills in efforts to show BROTHERLY LOVE to the women (and men too) seeking an abortion. The 40 Days for Life message is that ALL hyman life is precious.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, please pray for us.
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