Abortion and racism

Abortion and Racism
In an article published by The Washington Times, Alveda C. King, niece of Martin Luther King, retells her story of her anguishing experience caused by an abortion. She confessed that 2 of the 50 million aborted unborn children since 1973 were her own. She further admitted that, till this day, she can see and imagine her kids.
Alveda is Director of The African American Outreach of Priests for Life, which stands firm against racism and abortion, in specific within the African American population. Abortion takes a heavy toll upon the African American community, killing more beings than do AIDS and crimes combined. According to the abortion industry, it is a fact that black women are 4.8 times more susceptible to conduct an abortion than white women are. Alveda states that these racial qualification and segregation showing a racial disparity so dramatic, like the ones mentioned above, it can be concluded that there still exists institutionalized racism and discrimination.

Moreover, Alveda points out that approximately 75% of abortion clinics are located within the areas where the minority population dwells. These statistics serve as the evidence to stand up and provide assistance to these minority groups. On that note, Alvea advocates that one does not serve the poor by taking money away from them and killing their unborn children.

The article further contrasts the declarations made by Margaret Sanger, American founder of Planned Parenthood, the largest birth control and abortion provided in the world. Sanger would endorse her abortion provider with the following slogan: “More children from the fit, less from the unfit”. Alveda affirms that Sanger’s advocacy pro-abortion promoted a clear segregation: that the unfit were the poor black and white population.

This case of injustice to dignified beings everywhere should serve in remembering Martin Luther King’s famous phrase advocated from the prison at Birmingham: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Translated by Gianna A. Sanchez-Moretti).

Author and journalist Clemente Ferrer has led a distinguished career in Spain in the fields of publicity and press relations. He is currently President of the European Institute of Marketing.
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