This guest post is offered by Regent Law 3L and current Family Law student Tysharah Jones --
Although black women make up less than fourteen
percent of the population in the United States, statistically black women
have some of the highest
abortion rates. According to the CDC, 36%
of abortions abort black babies. Currently, 27.1 of every 1000 black women
have an abortion whereas only 10 of every 1000 white women get abortions. The
Guttmacher Institute tracks abortions
by race and ethnicity, and according to their data other minority groups in
the United States have extremely high abortion rates. For example, in 2014,
18.1 of every 1000 Hispanic women received an abortion.
That means that most abortions are performed on
minority women and their babies of color. Furthermore, although the United States is
experiencing a national decline in the rate of abortions, it is very clear that
minority groups have a higher rate of abortions. This music
video calls attention to these facts in a beautiful and profound way.
During Black History month these facts call for
special notice. Family restoration for
minority women and children essentially should call for a thoughtful move in
the direction of reduction of minority abortions to protect our wonderful
racial heritage by safeguarding the future of minorities in America.
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