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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
October 30, 2009
Recently, I received the latest
abortion statistics for the state of Ohio, where Protecting
Black Life's office is located, as well as the latest abortion
statistics for our Nation as a whole. As I review the numbers
found in these reports, I'm reminded of the title of the old
western movie The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
The
Good
Although abortions occur far too frequently,
the 2008 Report on Induced Abortions (released
10/23/09) indicates that in Ohio abortions have reached an
all-time low. According to the report 29,613 induced abortions
were performed in 2008 compared to 30,859 induced abortions
being performed in 2007, indicating a 4 percent decrease.
That's good news! Let's continue our peaceful,
life-affirming efforts to promote the value of life throughout
our state.
2008
Induced Abortions in Ohio Report
THE BAD
On the
national scene, the National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol.
58, No. 4, October 14, 2009 indicates that there were
1,206,000 induced abortions performed in 2005 (the latest
official tally). This is a decrease from the 1.3 million
induced abortions reported in 2003. However, when you think
about the 1.2 million babies who lost their lives by abortion
in 2005, as well as the mothers, fathers and families
suffering from abortion's aftermath, the current outlook is
still pretty bad!
National
Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 58, No. 4, October 14,
2009
THE UGLY
The
National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 58, No. 4, October
14, 2009 indicates the following ethnically-related
induced abortion information (our comparison excludes
spontaneous fetal losses):
In the White community in
the U.S.:
- All Pregnancies - 3,329,000
- Live Births - 2,303,000
- Induced Abortions - 415,000
- Percentage of abortions
18% (i.e., For every 100 White babies born alive, there
were another 18 White babies who died by abortion)
In the Hispanic community
in the U.S.:
- All Pregnancies - 1,451,000
- Live Births - 986,000
- Induced Abortions - 263,000
- Percentage of abortions
26.6% (i.e., For every 100 Hispanic babies born alive,
there were another 27 Hispanic babies who died by
abortion)
In the Black community in
the U.S.:
- All Pregnancies -
1,217,000
- Live Births - 587,000
- Induced Abortions -
452,000
- Percentage of
abortions 77% (i.e., For every 100 Black babies born
alive, there were another 77 Black babies who died by
abortion. Said another way, for every 1 Black baby born
alive, practically 1 Black baby died by
abortion)
There's no two ways about it,
what these reports reveal to us is ugly. Think about
the brutal reality…100 Black babies born alive…77 Black babies
killed by abortion…another 100 Black babies born alive…another
77 Black babies killed by abortion, and so on. Ugly
huh?
As you know, a key part of
Protecting Black Life's mission is to educate, motivate and
activate the Black community in the U.S. on the issue of
abortion, with the goal of reducing and eventually eliminating
abortion altogether. It is to that end that we are lovingly,
persistently and unashamedly exposing the genocidal effects of
abortion on the Black community. It's ugly…we have to
present it as such, see it as such, and begin to do something
about it if this ugliness (i.e., the steady elimination of a
people) is ever going to be dealt with.
There is good in the midst
of the bad and ugly reality of abortion…it's
YOU! You can make a difference. Join us in trumpeting
the truth about abortion…join us in helping those who have
been impacted by abortion to receive healing and
wholeness…join us in helping to turn the bad and the
ugly into good. When people are no longer beat
down and burdened because of abortion, it's a good
thing!
Click here
to learn a few practical things you can to do combat the
problem of abortion.
For life,
ARNOLD
M. CULBREATH
Urban Outreach Director
Protecting Black
Life
An outreach of Life Issues Institute, Inc.
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