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ABORTION IS A RACIAL ISSUE
By Joe Pojman, Ph.D.
Oct. 6, 2008 - Racism is an insidious evil, and most Americans would agree that we must do all
we can to stamp it out. Many, however, are unaware that abortion, a monstrous and violent evil
in itself, has had a brutal racial effect that has devastated the black population in this nation.
Consider the facts: Babies conceived by black women are aborted at a much higher rate
than those conceived by white women. While only 13 percent of American women are
black, 35 percent of all abortions are performed on black women.
In Texas, 29 percent of unborn babies of black women die from abortion compared to
16 percent of babies of white women. Nationally it's even worse. Nearly as many babies
of black mothers die from abortion as are born alive.
The reasons for these figures are varied, but one thing is certain: Abortion is not simply a
social or moral issue, it is also a racial issue.
What does this mean for the upcoming presidential election? If fighting racism and its lingering effects is
important to you, consider this: Sens. Obama and Biden strongly support abortion on demand as a national
policy and want to change the law that has been in place for nearly three decades that prevents federal tax
funding for elective abortions. If they are successful, our tax dollars will be used to destroy thousands of
unborn babies each year and -- based on the statistics above -- further the racial effects of abortion.
It is an unfortunate fact that serious problems of crime and poverty persist in many black communities. How
many more agents for true change -- people the caliber of Martin Luther King Jr. -- will die from tax-funded
abortions if Obama and Biden control the Whitehouse?
If we Americans love our children, no matter their race, we must consider the effects of Obama and Biden's
pro-abortion policies when we vote in the upcoming election.
Joe Pojman is Executive Director of the Texas Alliance for Life
By Joe Pojman, Ph.D.
Oct. 6, 2008 - Racism is an insidious evil, and most Americans would agree that we must do all
we can to stamp it out. Many, however, are unaware that abortion, a monstrous and violent evil
in itself, has had a brutal racial effect that has devastated the black population in this nation.
Consider the facts: Babies conceived by black women are aborted at a much higher rate
than those conceived by white women. While only 13 percent of American women are
black, 35 percent of all abortions are performed on black women.
In Texas, 29 percent of unborn babies of black women die from abortion compared to
16 percent of babies of white women. Nationally it's even worse. Nearly as many babies
of black mothers die from abortion as are born alive.
The reasons for these figures are varied, but one thing is certain: Abortion is not simply a
social or moral issue, it is also a racial issue.
What does this mean for the upcoming presidential election? If fighting racism and its lingering effects is
important to you, consider this: Sens. Obama and Biden strongly support abortion on demand as a national
policy and want to change the law that has been in place for nearly three decades that prevents federal tax
funding for elective abortions. If they are successful, our tax dollars will be used to destroy thousands of
unborn babies each year and -- based on the statistics above -- further the racial effects of abortion.
It is an unfortunate fact that serious problems of crime and poverty persist in many black communities. How
many more agents for true change -- people the caliber of Martin Luther King Jr. -- will die from tax-funded
abortions if Obama and Biden control the Whitehouse?
If we Americans love our children, no matter their race, we must consider the effects of Obama and Biden's
pro-abortion policies when we vote in the upcoming election.
Joe Pojman is Executive Director of the Texas Alliance for Life