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(Daily Signal<\/a>)\u00a0African American pro-life leaders decry what they call the eugenics mentality of abortion providers perpetuating the high abortion rate<\/a> among black women and urge promoting crisis pregnancy centers as an anti-abortion outreach to minority communities, as an alternative to Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

The black anti-abortion activists also say the right to life is the civil rights issue of our time.<\/p>\n

A recent panel discussion, \u201cHow Defunding Planned Parenthood Impacts the Black Community,\u201d weighed in on those and other abortion-related issues at the recent National Pro-Life Summit 2020, a one-day training conference for young pro-lifers, held at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cEugenics is more than just a philosophy. It is directly implanted in policies that target African Americans and minorities,\u201d said panelist Patrina Mosley, director of life, culture, and women\u2019s advocacy at the Family Research Council, a Washington-based research group that supports pro-family legislation and education. \u201cYou can abort a child because they\u2019re black, in some states, and you can abort a child because they have a disability.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0TRAGIC: Black women abort at almost four times the rate of White women<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ryan Bomberger, a co-founder of the Purcellville, Virginia-based Radiance Foundation, a group that advocates for human dignity, has spearheaded numerous public campaigns aimed at exposing what he says are Planned Parenthood\u2019s eugenicist roots.<\/p>\n

The foundation has used public advertising, including a billboard campaign<\/a>, to address the fact that abortion rates are much higher among black women<\/a>, compared with the rest of the population.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NAACP and Planned Parenthood denounced our billboards as \u2018horribly racist\u2019 because they said the billboards gave the false impression that Planned Parenthood kills black babies,\u201d Bomberger told the Jan. 25 gathering. \u201cIn truth, Planned Parenthood kills black babies, white babies, and every hue in between.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because of the lengths that Planned Parenthood goes to in order to be the primary pregnancy resource in minority communities, Christina Bennett, communications director for the Family Institute of Connecticut, stressed the need to \u201ccombat the narrative that Planned Parenthood is the only place people can go when they\u2019re dealing with a crisis pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Bennett, connecting women with pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and lobbying state legislatures to support pro-life issues are ways to address the problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my state of Connecticut, the legislators and elected officials really think that Planned Parenthood is the one serving women of color and low-income women,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cBut really, [crisis pregnancy centers<\/a>] are the ones offering women holistic care.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about how to reach out to minority communities on the topic of abortion, the panelists advocated forming personal connections with the women, rather than just presenting the facts of the issue.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0The abortion industry doesn\u2019t care about Black women<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you identify what they really care about, you can connect it to the issue of life,\u201d Mosley said. \u201cIf they want to talk about institutional racism or Black Lives Matter, we can work with that. You don\u2019t have to agree with them on everything, but keep giving them the facts, and let God\u2019s eternal truth do the work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bomberger said that kind of relational development is key to attaining pro-life victories.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pro-life movement is today\u2019s civil rights issue,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to work together, and if we aren\u2019t willing to have relationships, we can\u2019t expect much. We have to be able to build friendships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mosley encouraged the African Americans in the audience to tell their pro-life stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this business, you will be the minority for a while, but that needs to change,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need more African Americans in the business of advocating for pro-life policies, at the state legislature<\/a>, and at the Capitol. No one can tell the story like you of how this systematically impacts you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was published at the Daily Signal<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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