New Abortion billed signed in Arizona, and more ads about black babies...
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110330/ts_yblog_thelookout/billboard-new-law-highlight-racial-turn-for-abortion-debate#mwpphu-contai
As if America's debate over abortion weren't contentious enough, it's lately been stirred by the addition of another hot-button issue: race.
Yesterday, Arizona became the first state in the nation to outlaw abortions performed on the basis of the race or gender of the fetus. And an anti-abortion billboard that uses an image of President Obama to target Chicago's black community has sparked a furor.
The Arizona bill, signed into law on Tuesday by Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, makes it a felony for doctors or other medical professionals to perform an abortion in order to help parents choose their offspring on the basis of race or gender. The law does not punish the woman having the abortion.
"Governor Brewer believes society has a responsibility to protect its most vulnerable -- the unborn -- and this legislation is consistent with her strong pro-life track record," a spokesman for Brewer told Reuters.
But opponents of the unusual measure contend there's little evidence that fetuses in Arizona are being aborted on the basis of gender or race. And they say the law could lead doctors to ask women about their reasons for having an abortion--something supporters of abortion rights view as a private decision.
About 1,700 miles away, in Chicago, a Texas-based anti-abortion group unveiled a billboard in the predominantly black neighborhood of Englewood. Next to a picture of Obama, it reads: "Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted."
The Chicago Abortion Fund, a pro-choice group, denounced the billboard. "The ongoing anti-choice movement to target women of color in cities across the country is both despicable and deplorable," it said in a statement. "Not only is the ad attempting to shame black women but placing a picture of the President Obama alongside the message is cynical and misleading."
The group behind the billboard, Life Always, says it plans 30 similar ones for the Chicago area. It recently placed a billboard in New York City's Soho neighborhood, reading: "The most dangerous place for African Americans is in the ? ." It was taken down after protests.
Studies have shown abortion rates are higher among African-American women than among women of other races. That has prompted anti-abortion groups to target African-Americans with the argument that abortion is hurting the black community, with some even referring to its "genocidal impact." Pro-choice groups counter that the disparity means African-American women would be disproportionately harmed by further restrictions on abortion.
(Top image: An anti-abortion billboard in Atlanta targeted at African-Americans, similar to the ones that have caused controversy in Chicago and New York City.: John Bazemore/AP. Center image: Chicago billboard)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110330/ts_yblog_thelookout/billboard-new-law-highlight-racial-turn-for-abortion-debate#mwpphu-contai
As if America's debate over abortion weren't contentious enough, it's lately been stirred by the addition of another hot-button issue: race.
Yesterday, Arizona became the first state in the nation to outlaw abortions performed on the basis of the race or gender of the fetus. And an anti-abortion billboard that uses an image of President Obama to target Chicago's black community has sparked a furor.
The Arizona bill, signed into law on Tuesday by Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, makes it a felony for doctors or other medical professionals to perform an abortion in order to help parents choose their offspring on the basis of race or gender. The law does not punish the woman having the abortion.
"Governor Brewer believes society has a responsibility to protect its most vulnerable -- the unborn -- and this legislation is consistent with her strong pro-life track record," a spokesman for Brewer told Reuters.
But opponents of the unusual measure contend there's little evidence that fetuses in Arizona are being aborted on the basis of gender or race. And they say the law could lead doctors to ask women about their reasons for having an abortion--something supporters of abortion rights view as a private decision.
About 1,700 miles away, in Chicago, a Texas-based anti-abortion group unveiled a billboard in the predominantly black neighborhood of Englewood. Next to a picture of Obama, it reads: "Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted."
The Chicago Abortion Fund, a pro-choice group, denounced the billboard. "The ongoing anti-choice movement to target women of color in cities across the country is both despicable and deplorable," it said in a statement. "Not only is the ad attempting to shame black women but placing a picture of the President Obama alongside the message is cynical and misleading."
The group behind the billboard, Life Always, says it plans 30 similar ones for the Chicago area. It recently placed a billboard in New York City's Soho neighborhood, reading: "The most dangerous place for African Americans is in the ? ." It was taken down after protests.
Studies have shown abortion rates are higher among African-American women than among women of other races. That has prompted anti-abortion groups to target African-Americans with the argument that abortion is hurting the black community, with some even referring to its "genocidal impact." Pro-choice groups counter that the disparity means African-American women would be disproportionately harmed by further restrictions on abortion.
(Top image: An anti-abortion billboard in Atlanta targeted at African-Americans, similar to the ones that have caused controversy in Chicago and New York City.: John Bazemore/AP. Center image: Chicago billboard)
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Just saw this online. Not mad at the law. I see why the billboard riffled some feathers, but if the numbers show that we are having abortions way more than other races, then I see why they did the ? .
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mryounggun wrote: »Just saw this online. Not mad at the law. I see why the billboard riffled some feathers, but if the numbers show that we are having abortions way more than other races, then I see why they did the ? .
That law is useless. It just means people can't abort a baby just because it's black (or any other race) or because it's a boy or a girl.
They could always lie. -
some babies are better off aborted..
better to die a quick death before u even know what life is.. then to live and die a slow death..
i dont give a ? if it could be the next president.. chances are better it will be the next gang banger or serial murderer..
do these people who are against abortion know how these kids are in the hood?? i dont think they do..
how about they take that energy and go into the hoods and start helping the children that are ALREADY here.. cause they livin in some ? up ? ..
