{"id":170824,"date":"2017-08-17T15:26:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T19:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=170824"},"modified":"2017-08-20T15:36:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T19:36:35","slug":"white-supremacy-dismantled-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/white-supremacy-dismantled-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"White supremacy must be dismantled, and abortion with it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To be pro-life is to recognize the inherent value of all human individuals, to acknowledge the worth of each unique human life. Racism is directly contrary to the very foundation of the pro-life movement. And racism — in any form — must be opposed. White supremacy must be dismantled. To hate a man, woman, or child for the color of his or her skin is ignorant, evil, and disgusting to anyone open-minded enough to engage in legitimate moral reasoning.<\/p>\n

Historically, the most prominent form of racism in America has been white supremacy: the disturbing notion that non-white races are inferior and “unfit” for the same levels of society. While it would be more comforting to believe that such a twisted ideology perished completely at the end of the Civil War, anyone familiar with American history — and current events — must acknowledge that’s simply not the case. Even in times of quiet, white supremacy survives in the shadows. As people who believe in the value of all<\/em> human beings, it is our duty to call out the evil of white supremacy and fight it until it is no more.<\/p>\n

White Supremacy at the Root of Eugenics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the most disturbing manifestations of white supremacy in history involve eugenics. Eugenics includes the practice of seeking to reduce rates of reproduction among people with “less desirable” traits. In many cases, these “less desirable” traits are considered by eugenicists to include simply not being white. Hitler’s Nazi Germany is the most famous example of eugenics’ horrific history. But the truth is that eugenics was — and to some degree is — popular right here in the United States.<\/p>\n

Early American eugenicists supported<\/a> (openly, in some cases) methods of targeted population reduction for black and other minority communities. As German sociologist and professor\u00a0Stefan K\u00fchl<\/a> points out:<\/p>\n

Eugenicists recognized that Hitler’s steps toward improving the “German race” represented both the implementation of their practical proposals and, more importantly, the adoption of their basic ideology.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, and Eugenics<\/strong><\/p>\n

One famous American eugenicist was Planned Parenthood<\/a> founder Margaret Sanger<\/a>. Sanger was even a known member of the American Eugenics Society. While pro-abortion groups and mainstream media are quick to dismiss or even attempt to justify this fact, Sanger revealed in her autobiography that she spoke at a Ku Klux Klan gathering. It appears the KKK loved Sanger’s message, as she brags that a dozen invitations to speak to “similar groups” followed.<\/p>\n

White supremacists have long supported targeting minority communities for abortion — a vision which Planned Parenthood carries out, including through a disproportionately high percentage of abortion facilities being located in or near minority communities. Ohio State Representative Bill Patmon, who is African-American and a member of the Democratic Party, expressed concern<\/a> over Planned Parenthood’s targeting of his fellow black Americans:<\/p>\n

It is my business, especially when 17 million of them [Planned Parenthood’s clients] are black women, 17 million \u2013 more than any other population \u2013 17 million that look and act and talk \u2026similar to myself, but even more than that, they\u2019re Americans, and they\u2019re human beings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n