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The soul wound of abortion knows no ethnic diversity
or skin color. It touches the community of humankind
and leaves footprints in our soul.
The silence that shrouds the wounds
of abortion in the African-American
community screams to heaven for recognition.
Culture denial that abortions happen in the
community clearly does a disservice to those
who suffer after an abortion. Statistics show
that while only 14% of women in America of
childbearing age are African American, 1997
statistics indicate that 35.9% of all abortions
are performed on African-American women. This
number has been steadily climbing since 1973
when the number stood at 23%.The abortion rate
(31 per 1000 women) is approximately 2.6
times that rate for white women (12 per 1000).
Since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in 1973,
thirty million babies have perished. Ten million,
approximately one in three, have been African-American.
If there is ever a question of genocide in our
community, let me share with you some facts.
In the United States, for every three Black babies born,
two are aborted. Every month 133,333 abortions
are performed, 41,667 are Black. Every week
30,769 abortions are performed, 9,615 are Black.
Every day 4,384 abortions are performed, 1,370
are Black.
Abortion clinics target African American
communities. Let us not miss the fact that
those in the abortion industry make large
amounts of money from these clinics.
Additionally those who incur bodily damage
during an abortion may not have recourse
to the law. Many abortion injuries do not
make themselves known for many years,
until infertility surfaces, frequent
miscarriages happen or other unexplained
reproductive losses plague a woman who
has had an abortion.
Abortion is not a non-event. It does
not erase the fact of the pregnancy
that began. Some little known, but
profound research reported by a Vatican
conference in 2000, states that women
carry cells from every child they ever
conceive the rest of their lives.
These cells are lodged in the part of
the brain where instinct lies and continue
to be interactive, even 37 years later.
Women never forget the children they
conceive.
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