{"id":201975,"date":"2019-05-24T14:07:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=201975"},"modified":"2020-06-09T00:06:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T05:06:24","slug":"planned-parenthood-eugenicist-founder-name-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-eugenicist-founder-name-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Planned Parenthood scrubbing its eugenicist founder&#8217;s name from its awards?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger was a notorious eugenicist whose namesake has been used on Planned Parenthood&#8217;s top awards to journalists and others who help the organization push its pro-abortion ideals in society. In addition to meeting with members of the Ku Klux Klan, about which Sanger\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ia802607.us.archive.org\/1\/items\/margaretsangerau1938sang\/margaretsangerau1938sang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ia802607.us.archive.org\/1\/items\/margaretsangerau1938sang\/margaretsangerau1938sang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autobiography<\/a>, the Planned Parenthood founder also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maafa21.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advocated<\/a> forced sterilization to rid the planet of those she deemed \u201cunfit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dPIl3XweeFY\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite knowing Sanger&#8217;s associations with the Klan and eugenics, Planned Parenthood not only named their top awards in Sanger&#8217;s honor &#8211; they &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-media-excellence-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honored<\/a>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-journalists-ignore-sexual-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complicit media<\/a>, journalists and politicians with no outrage from civil rights organizations or the rest of the media.\u00a0The presentations fell under two award categories: the &#8220;Maggie Award&#8221; and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America &#8220;Margaret Sanger Award.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It seems, however, that these awards may have been retired &#8212; at least temporarily. The reason is unknown.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175874\" style=\"width: 556px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175874\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175874\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2014-Planned-Parenthood-Maggie-Award.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2014-Planned-Parenthood-Maggie-Award.jpg 546w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2014-Planned-Parenthood-Maggie-Award-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2014-Planned-Parenthood-Maggie-Award-500x469.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2014 Planned Parenthood Maggie Award<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-media-excellence-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awarded<\/a> were notable media outlets and journalists from\u00a0MSNBC, Yahoo-Health, Buzzfeed, The New Yorker, CBS, Washington Post, Austin Chronicle, Huffington Post,\u00a0The Plain Dealer,\u00a0Atlanta Journal-Constitution,\u00a0US News &amp; World Report,\u00a0Waco Tribune-Herald,\u00a0Chicago Tribune,\u00a0CNN,\u00a0NBC,\u00a0New York Daily News,\u00a0PBS Frontline,\u00a0The Kansas City Star,\u00a0People magazine,\u00a0San Diego Union-Tribune,\u00a0ABC News,\u00a0Los Angeles Times,\u00a0The Dallas Morning News,\u00a0The Metro Times,\u00a0Cedar Rapids Gazette,\u00a0The Houston Chronicle,\u00a0Concord Monitor,\u00a0The Philadelphia Daily News,\u00a0The San Diego Union,\u00a0San Francisco Examiner,\u00a0Newsweek Magazine,\u00a0Lifetime Television,\u00a0ABC Radio,\u00a0Arkansas Gazette,\u00a0Los Angeles Times,\u00a0NBC Radio,\u00a0The Boston Globe,\u00a0St. Louis Post-Dispatch,\u00a0The Bergen Record,\u00a0Charlotte News and Observer, and\u00a0Gannett News Service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maggie Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/press-releases\/planned-parenthood-calls-for-nominations-for-the-2015-maggie-awards-for-media-excellence\">Planned Parenthood 2015 press release,<\/a>\u00a0the &#8220;Maggie Award&#8221;\u00a0was &#8220;inaugurated in 1978 and named after Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.&#8221; A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190513214831\/https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/press-releases\/planned-parenthood-calls-nominations-2010-maggie-awards-media-excellence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cached PP website<\/a>\u00a0reveals that the award recognized &#8220;exceptional contributions by journalists in print, online, and broadcast media that enhance the public&#8217;s understanding of reproductive rights and health care issues, including contraception, sex education, teen pregnancy, abortion, and international family planning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Today, if you search for the &#8220;Maggie Award&#8221; which was last\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-media-excellence-awards\">issued<\/a>\u00a0in 2015, you won&#8217;t find it on Planned Parenthood&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_201976\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201976\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-201976\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Planned-Parenthood-search-Maggie-Award-05132019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood search Maggie Award (PPFA website 05132019) \" width=\"455\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Planned-Parenthood-search-Maggie-Award-05132019.jpg 455w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Planned-Parenthood-search-Maggie-Award-05132019-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-201976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood search Maggie Award (PPFA website 05132019)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The reason?<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood quietly seems to have erased Sanger&#8217;s name from that portion of the website. Planned Parenthood simply exchanged the word &#8220;Maggie&#8221; with &#8220;Media,&#8221; as demonstrated below.\u00a0 They did this without fanfare or explanation, offering no denunciation, despite knowing Sanger&#8217;s associations with the Klan and eugenics. In fact,\u00a0Sanger&#8217;s name was\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161206072316\/https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/ppfa-maggie-awards-for-media-excellence\/\">listed<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0as recently as 2016 &#8212; which means that\u00a0<\/span>the awards these journalists received were issued in the name of Margaret Sanger, not &#8220;Media&#8221; &#8212; and to date, it seems no one has returned the award or publicly rejected the &#8220;honor&#8221; named after the eugenicist founder.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_202018\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-202018\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-202018\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Margaret-Sanger-by-PPFA-on-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Margaret Sanger by PPFA (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"526\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Margaret-Sanger-by-PPFA-on-Twitter.jpg 526w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Margaret-Sanger-by-PPFA-on-Twitter-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Margaret-Sanger-by-PPFA-on-Twitter-500x116.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-202018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Sanger by PPFA (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171102120442\/https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-media-excellence-awards\">cached version<\/a>\u00a0at Way Back Machine is proof to how the website originally read. You can see that the current &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-media-excellence-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media Excellence<\/a>&#8221; page <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/save\/https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-media-excellence-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mirrors<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171102120442\/https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-media-excellence-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">old version<\/a> referencing the &#8220;Maggie Award,&#8221; and Sanger is no longer located on the PPFA website.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_201977\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201977\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-201977\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Maggie-Award-now-Media-Award.jpg\" alt=\"Image: PPFA Maggie Award now Media Award\" width=\"915\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Maggie-Award-now-Media-Award.jpg 915w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Maggie-Award-now-Media-Award-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Maggie-Award-now-Media-Award-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Maggie-Award-now-Media-Award-700x359.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Maggie-Award-now-Media-Award-500x256.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-201977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PPFA Maggie Award now called Media Award<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Margaret Sanger Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For years, pro-life groups have criticized the fact that Planned Parenthood&#8217;s highest award was named after Sanger. The corporation&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Margaret Sanger Award&#8221; is still <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/*\/https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-margaret-sanger-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showing<\/a>\u00a0on Planned Parenthood&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/campaigns\/ppfa-margaret-sanger-award-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, and reveals it was issued to abortionist Willie Parker, a beloved abortionist recently <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionist-willie-parker-accused-sexual-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of sexual misconduct in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi received the infamous Sanger award the previous year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_201980\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201980\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-201980\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Award-last-issued-2015.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Award last issued 2015 (Image PPFA website May 13, 2019) \" width=\"466\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Award-last-issued-2015.jpg 466w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Award-last-issued-2015-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-201980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Award last issued 2015 (Image PPFA website May 13, 2019)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What is interesting is that the Maggie Award page (now scrubbed) and the Margaret Sanger Award page both reveal that neither award has been given since 2015. One can only speculate why that is. Perhaps Planned Parenthood is no longer offering the &#8220;honors&#8221; named after their founder &#8212; or is it possible that, because of the exposure by pro-life organizations, few are willing to receive it? The latter seems unlikely, but whatever the reason, Planned Parenthood continues to view Sanger as a heroine, even naming Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/health-center\/new-york\/new-york\/10012\/margaret-sanger-center-3325-91110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facilities<\/a>\u00a0after her, as well as several Margaret Sanger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-southwest-central-florida\/donate\/giving-societies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legacy Societies<\/a>\u00a0which fundraise for Planned Parenthood Federation of America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_202012\" style=\"width: 866px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-202012\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-202012\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Center-of-NY-website-accessed-05132019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: PPFA Margaret Sanger Center of NY website accessed 05132019\" width=\"856\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Center-of-NY-website-accessed-05132019.jpg 856w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Center-of-NY-website-accessed-05132019-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Center-of-NY-website-accessed-05132019-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Center-of-NY-website-accessed-05132019-700x325.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Center-of-NY-website-accessed-05132019-500x232.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-202012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PPFA Margaret Sanger Center of NY website accessed 05132019<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_171867\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171867\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171867\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Margaret-Sanger-Katherine-H-Hepburn-Planned-Parenthood-clinic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Margaret-Sanger-Katherine-H-Hepburn-Planned-Parenthood-clinic.jpg 567w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Margaret-Sanger-Katherine-H-Hepburn-Planned-Parenthood-clinic-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Margaret-Sanger-Katherine-H-Hepburn-Planned-Parenthood-clinic-500x228.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Sanger&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weny.com\/story\/36245756\/planned-parenthood-speaks-about-programs-many-not-know-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">name<\/a> on Planned Parenthood building<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The NY Margaret Sanger Society\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-new-york-city\/get-involved-locally\/donate-ppnyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims<\/a>\u00a0the money they raise will &#8220;ensure our future for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-minnesota-north-dakota-south-dakota\/donate-ppmns\/planned-giving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margaret Sanger Society<\/a> in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, will &#8220;create opportunities to recognize Sanger Society members throughout the year, including an annual event each spring. These events provide members with the opportunity to meet our staff, receive updates on our programs, and visit with other like-minded supporters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_202016\" style=\"width: 932px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-202016\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-202016\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Legacy-Society-ND-accessed-05132019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: PPFA Margaret Sanger Legacy Society ND accessed 05132019\" width=\"922\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Legacy-Society-ND-accessed-05132019.jpg 922w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Legacy-Society-ND-accessed-05132019-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Legacy-Society-ND-accessed-05132019-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Legacy-Society-ND-accessed-05132019-700x397.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PPFA-Margaret-Sanger-Legacy-Society-ND-accessed-05132019-500x284.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-202016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PPFA Margaret Sanger Legacy Society ND accessed 05132019<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s legacy is eugenics; their own ties to the disturbing philosophy run very deep, as Live Action News has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-connections-to-eugenics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a> documented.\u00a0 And the media and PP&#8217;s political supporters, which have been regularly &#8220;honored&#8221; in the name of Sanger, continue to funnel half a billion in taxpayer dollars into the abortion corporation&#8217;s coffers year after year.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s founder will never be the kind of person society should &#8220;celebrate&#8221; &#8212; instead she and her eugenics ideology should be denounced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger was a notorious eugenicist whose namesake has been used on Planned Parenthood&#8217;s top awards to journalists and others who help the organization push its pro-abortion ideals in society. In addition to meeting with members of the Ku Klux Klan, about which Sanger\u00a0wrote\u00a0in her\u00a0autobiography, the Planned Parenthood founder also\u00a0advocated forced sterilization [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":59988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Planned Parenthood scrubbing its eugenicist founder&#039;s name from its awards?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Despite knowing Sanger&#039;s associations with the Ku Klux Klan and eugenics, Planned Parenthood had named their top awards in Sanger&#039;s honor.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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