Many people claim that abortion is simply a woman’s choice of what she does with her body. However, it is easy to see that it is much more than that. It is a billion dollar industry for companies such as Planned Parenthood. It is the topic of controversy amongst nearly every American citizen. Could it be that it is also a method racists use to accomplish their ugly goals?
Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui (who recently starred in the beautiful 2007 film “Bella”) came out in a commercial (that can be found on YouTube) recently. In this commercial, Eduardo stated that many abortion facilities are founded in minority neighborhoods. He also stated that out of the 3,000 babies that die daily at the hands of abortionists, 650 are Hispanic. He went on to say that Barack Obama is for abortions.
UCLA student Lila Rose and fellow students believe that racists use abortion for their agendas, as well. A student called multiple Planned Parenthood locations pretending to have a racist agenda. Not only did the Planned Parenthood employees laugh with the “racist” student, but one agreed with him and another agreed to accept his donation. (Videos pertaining to this can also be found on YouTube. Also, check out Lila Rose's article on Life Action Films: http://liveactionfilms.org/projects/racism/index.htm .)
Therefore, it leads to the question: are racists using abortion as a means to wipe out minorities? The possibly is probable. Therefore, it is important to question the sincerity of various people who recommend abortion. Hitler was racist, but his racism was obvious. Abortion, under the pretence of “women’s rights,” can be a dangerous method to wipe out minorities in America. It is important to stand up for the rights for all, especially the defenseless. Also, we cannot allow such hatred towards fellow human beings to take place! RESPECT life!
Connection: Abortion and Racism
By respectlife - Posted on October 6th, 2008
You are kidding me, right? No one if forcing minorities to go and get an abortion, just like no one forced them to get pregnant in the first place. These are personal choices, and people need to be responsible for their actions. I think that in minority cultures women have more children, and start having them at a younger age. There for it is these communities, who typically have lower socioeconomic and education means, that need these clinics. It is seen as unacceptable in America, and other Western countries, for teens to be having babies.
And just for the record, no one is "for abortions," people my be pro-choice, but they are not pro-abortion.
Wow, this is radical if I've ever seen it. It's just a little to far out to the right. I was under the impression that most abortions are in the middle class, white woman classification. I just don't think that the goal of being "pro-choice" is to kill off miniorites. To many miniorties support the right to choose.
going off of what Kristinalyig07 said, if 650 out of 3,000 abortions each day involve Hispanic women, what races make up the remainder. Are there more white abortions each day than that of the other races?
According to Eduardo, 650 Hispanic babies die daily to abortion. According to Lila Rose, over 1400 black babies die daily to abortion. That leaves less than 950 to the all of the other races.
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Are these numbers worldwide? Because I find it hard to believe that Africans would perform abortion more rampantly than Asians, especially in China and India where female abortion/infanticide is quite common...
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No, I believe these are American statistics.
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No, I'm serious. By placing the facilities in minority neighborhoods, it's giving minority women easier access to abortion. I don't think it's something to rule out with being ridiculous. Whereas I totally agree that everyone is responsible for his or her own actions, I do believe that scared and hormonal women can be influenced by having abortion facilities close by, accepting it as "normal", etc.
However acceptable it may be, if a woman is pregnant, then she should go through with her pregnancy and not punish innocent human life for her mistakes.
You're right. I should have said that Obama is pro-death, not "for abortions." My mistake.
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I still think that people have their morals and values before they get pregnant. I will give you that it my be easier to get an abortion with the clinics right down the street, but having a clinic close to you doesn't change your views.
Also I think you meant to say pro-choice, not pro-death.
You know why they place those Planned Parenthoods in minority neighborhoods? Check out the case Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. Basically, the Supreme Court said that, while government regulation of abortions is legal, the government is not allowed to place undue burdens on, or unreasonable obstacles in the way of, women seeking abortions. There are other cases that go further into this issue, but I don't have time to cite them all and explain them. Here's the thing about these cases: undue burdens and unreasonable obstacles are considered time, money, and traveling distance. Pretty much, rich women have the resources to get an abortion if they want; they have the money, can make the time, and can do the traveling thing. Poor women, however, cannot usually get time off work because they need the money. It only makes sense to not place an undue burden on a poor person who wants an abortion, they are the most likely candidates to abort an unintended baby because they cannot afford it. Heaven forbid they just don't have sex and not get pregnant in the first place; it's really not that hard to be responsible. Just because someone is poor doesn't mean that they can't be responsible.
Your correlation between abortions and racism are about as extremist as they come. Use your brain for something important, not mindless rhetorical propaganda.
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That's interesting information and I'll be sure to look into those facts. However, I stated that having the facilities in minority neighborhood makes it easier for the women in those neighborhoods to have abortions. Glad to see that you agree.
This connection is not "mindless." In fact, it's rather genious of the racists, in my opinion. Christ was correct in saying that the children of the world are smart. The following article adds to my position:
http://liveactionfilms.org/articles/sangers_legacy_abortion_as_eugenics....
Also, I will point out that just because an opinion appears to be "extreme" and because you disagree with it, those factors do not make it mindless. Please refrain from making ill-conceived remarks in the future on my site, especially pertaining to issues you know nothing about (such as whether or not I spend my time on "important" stuff.)
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You're right, I'm sorry; just because I don't agree with your opinion does not make you mindless or less intelligent. In the future, I'll refrain from taking my frustrating days out on bloggers.
I agree with you that it's easy for women in poor areas to have abortions, but I also think that it's just as easy for rich women. It seems like a necessity driven by law makers for there to be easily accesible abortion clinics in poor neighborhoods. What poor women lack (money and time off work), rich women can make up for (money, abortion, and transportation time to get to the abortion clinic in a different neighborhood).
The article you gave me was interesting; but I still am not convinced. Typically people who would work in an abortion clinic would have strong left-wing ideas, meaning that they are very accepting, understanding and sympathetic. Assuming that most of the people who would work at Planned Parenthood are like this, they probably are not racist. Left-wing people are by far the most accepting and peaceful; I doubt they are out there with a racist agenda to get rid of minorities.
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I live in the South, so the only abortion clinics I have ever seen have been in large cities. (Not that we have any...) I think I'm going to look up the birth rate between races and see if there is some logic behind placing abortion clinics. Once again, I just don't think the government is trying to kill off minorites.
OK...I'd definitely be interested in your findings. If you don't mind, let me know what sites and books you find the information from. I'm always on the lookout for more info.
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In Alabama, the abortion is not to slanted. 52% Black 46% white about 600 is the difference. In CA its slanted to White women 53% to 35%. AZ is the same. It's probably a cultural difference. http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=463&cat=10
Also, they give you a chart comparing the two things. I'm not sure if this will help you at all, but the rate for white women is higher than that of other races.
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However radical, I think it is possible. According to http://www.abortionno.org, "Black women are more than 3 times as likely as white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are roughly 2 times as likely."
Also, I'm not saying that abortion is ONLY a bunch of racist people trying to eliminate minorites. But I think that some of them are. Check out YouTube and watch the videos by Eduardo and on Lila Rose. You might agree with me a little more after viewing them.
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1. Embedded into each comment is a link titled "reply."
Using this link allows you to reply to an individual user. This helps the conversation flow much better, as the person you are replying to will see your reply right away, rather than perhaps chancing upon it later when they happen to be scrolling through comments.
2. Websites like abortionno.org are incredibly biased towards a specific purpose. They twist around numbers and quote mine so that when people look to them for information, they find, pretty much, what they want to hear. You might want to try to find some unbiased sources of information for your arguments.
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1. Thanks for the information. I'll use the link in the future.
2. I'm inclined to believe that everything is biased; however, I'll try to find something more suitable in the future.
Thanks again for the info. ;)
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I agree with you to an extent. However, some women might not think about the possibility of abortion until they are pregnant and in a situation where it's their pride or their child's life. I do agree that people won't change their views just because a clinic is down the street instead of 10 blocks away, but I think it's possible that racism in the abortion industry can even affect the views of these women before they get pregnant.
Also, I meant to say pro-death. After all, I agree that everyone has a choice in all that they do. Everyone has free will and hence has the ability to choose things, all the way from the basic "what will I eat today" to the serious "who will I vote for" and "am I going to destroy innocent human life". Therefore, in the case of abortions, the only two choices are life and death, hence "pro-life and pro-death."
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Well, I guess I never put abortion and racism together, except that they're issues that American needs to deal with. I'm not entirely sure your logic was complete, though. If you were saying that most abortions happen in black/white/hispanic/whatever communities, I still don't think it works. Just because one race gets more abortions than another doesn't mean that abortion is a racist way to get rid of minorities. And just because a certain minority is having more abortions doesn't mean that they're trying to get rid of themselves.
My point is not so much that x out of 10 abortions happen in certain areas, but rather that the connection between abortion and racism is possible with various groups. As a possibility (a probable possibility, at that), it is important to watch against allowing racism to affect opinions on abortion. Also, by posting it here, I am simply trying to make people aware of the possibility of this connection.
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90% of Planned Parenthood's "ugly goals" involve preventative care, sex education, and low-cost, reliable birth control methods.
Planned Parenthood doesn't exist to hand out abortions to people. Their purpose is actually to keep girls from getting pregnant in the first place. Abortions are a last option with them, and their true purpose is to eliminate the need for them through education and prevention.
The reason they are located in low-income areas is because they offer low-cost services. My birth control at a Walmart or CVS pharmacy runs between $30 and $35. Planned Parenthood has it for $18, and, if you want, they'll help you fill out paperwork to qualify to get it free. They hand out free condoms. They also serve as a low-cost women's health clinic. You can get PAP smears, Pelvic exams, and some locations will treat urinary tract infections at prices that are a lot more affordable than going to a clinic or hospital, especially if you are uninsured.
Perhaps your "connection" is true. Maybe Planned Parenthood really is just a racist organization hell-bent on exterminating African Americans.
Or, maybe, the prevalence of abortions is higher among African American women because more African American women seek abortions, because, statistically, they experience more unwanted pregnancies than Hispanic and White women.
If you'd like a source of information that is slightly more reputable than abortionno.org, check out the Guttmacher Institute's report on abortion trends over the past 30 years. You may be interested to know that, because of actions by establishments like Planned Parenthood, the abortion rate has decreased substantially in the past 30 years. Even among minorities.
Here are a couple news articles that discuss the Guttmacher Institute's findings:
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MedPageToday.com
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Again, I'm not saying that Planned Parenthood or any other abortionist is simply out to get the minority babies. Nor am I saying that every pro-"choice" person is racist. (That would be giving them way too much credit). What I am saying is that racists use abortion as part of their agenda.
Oh, the "sex-education"...you mean the one that tells 6 year olds everything they need to know about sex and how to have sex? That sex education? Thanks, but no thanks. By placing these thoughts into the minds of children at young and impresionable ages, all that Planned Parenthod is doing is ensuring that they have more customers. The earlier the children are thinking about sex, the earlier they'll have it, and the earlier some frightened child will wind up pregnant. The earlier a young girl winds up pregnant, the less she'll want to tell her parents, the more likely it is that she'll have an abortion. As Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest abortion provider, the more likely Planned Parenthood will be making a few more dollars and destroying a few more lives.
Birth control...you know, if you're looking for low cost birth control, it's called abstinence. Abstinence is the only 100% prengancy proof form of birth control. Natural Family Planning is a way for married couples to prevent pregnancy, while still having the marital act (however, the couple must be open to life should the woman get pregnant). Also, artificial birth control accomplishes the exact same thing that abortion accomplishes: destroying the life and the possibility of life in a mother's womb. If a woman gets pregnant, it's possible that her child will die because of the birth control. This does not keep you from getting pregnant. If a woman is pregnant, however short of a time her baby is in her womb, she's been pregnant. By destroying that life within her, she's not becoming "unpregnant." Rather, she's simply becoming the mother of a dead baby. So again, thanks, but no thanks, Planned Parenthood.
Thanks for the site link!
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Please take the time to educate yourself on how birth control pills work. Contrary to what some might say about them, they are not the same as an abortion. They are not destroying any form of life. They prevent a woman from ovulating in the first place. If there's no egg, then it can't be fertilized; there is no pregnancy. It also thickens the mucous around the cervix, to help prevent sperm from entering the uterus. The pill does, in fact, keep you from getting pregnant.
Clearly you have no idea what actually goes on in a comprehensive sex education class. A comprehensive sex education class that promotes abstinence as being the only 100% effective birth control method, as well as education on how to practice safe sex, and the risks of having sex does not encourage kids to go out and have sex. It tells them what they need to know, the benefits to abstaining, and how to be safe and responsible if they choose not to abstain--a choice many teens make, in spite of abstinence-only education.
No one is teaching 6-year-olds how to have sex, and showing them how to put a condom on a cucumber. When a comprehensive plan starts in kindergarten, it means that little kids are being taught the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching, and who they can tell if someone is touching them. The comprehensive plan teaches at an age-appropriate level from kindergarten to high school to educate kids on their bodies, how they are changing, what those changes mean, and how actions lead to consequences.
Comprehensive Sex education is also not something thought up by Planned Parenthood to bring in more business. It is a plan supported by the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, and the American College Health Association. Planned Parenthood simply offers resources, etc. to support the education program and the ideals of numerous medical organizations.
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I see your point, but I don't agree with it. Of course, I've never done any research on my own, but logically speaking, just because abortion clinics are in minority neighborhoods doesn't mean anything because no one can force the women to get abortions.
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It is a billion dollar industry for companies such as Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood is a NON-PROFIT CHARITY, not a business. And abortion is only 3% of what they do.
Could it be that it is also a method racists use to accomplish their ugly goals?
Absolutely not.
Eduardo stated that many abortion facilities are founded in minority neighborhoods.
And many are not. So what?
He also stated that out of the 3,000 babies that die daily at the hands of abortionists, 650 are Hispanic.
Hispanics have a higher birth rate than any other ethnicity in the US. The fact that some of them choose abortion once in a while is no threat to their numbers.
He went on to say that Barack Obama is for abortions.
Barack Obama is pro-choice. The social policies he is proposing would actually reduce abortion significantly.
Not only did the Planned Parenthood employees laugh with the “racist” student, but one agreed with him and another agreed to accept his donation.
They probably thought he was joking. His offer was ridiculous.
Therefore, it leads to the question: are racists using abortion as a means to wipe out minorities?
Of course not.
Hitler was racist, but his racism was obvious.
Hitler outlawed abortion in Germany. He was "pro-life," just like you.
Abortion, under the pretence of “women’s rights,” can be a dangerous method to wipe out minorities in America.
No, it can't. Four babies are born in this country for every one abortion. Freely-chosen abortion does not "wipe out" anyone.
Regardless, they still had a billion dollar profit last year.
Hitler was for the pure race idea or whatever the correct terminology is. He was NOT pro-life.
They've already wiped out MILLIONS of babies that would otherwise have been born into this world.
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Are you against the death penalty? If you believe that criminals should be killed, you are NOT pro-life.
The death penalty is a touchy subject I haven't really thought much about. However, I do believe that it's used to frequently. I think that people who carry out the death penalty play the part of God and end life. I don't think that should be done because it prevents someone from living their life until God wants them to die, and thus keeps them from an opportunity for repentance.
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By definition, a NONPROFIT organization cannot make any profit. Do you have numbers to back up your claim, though? Perhaps a link with accounting data?
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