A new billboard campaign has responded to the high abortion rate
among black women in New York City by declaring “the most dangerous
place for an African American is in the womb.”
The billboard, which depicts a young black girl, is located in the
Manhattan neighborhood of SoHo about half a mile from a Planned
Parenthood abortion facility.
The three Planned Parenthood abortion
clinics in New York City altogether reported nearly 17,000 abortions in
2010.
The pro-life group Life Always is sponsoring the billboard, its first
in the state of New York, as part of a new national campaign which
charges that Planned Parenthood targets minority neighborhoods.
“During Black History Month, we celebrate our history, but our future
is in jeopardy as a genocidal plot is carried out through abortion,”
commented Life Always board member Pastor Stephen Broden.
“We have seen
the heartbreaking effects of opportunists who happen to be black
abortionists perpetrating this atrocity; it’s not just babies who are in
danger, it’s also their mothers, and our society at large.”
A New York City health department report released in January revealed
a 41 percent abortion rate in the city, twice the national average.
The
abortion rate among black women was higher than average.
“This campaign highlights the tragedy that abortion is the number one
killer since 1973 in the black community and the truth that we must
confront in a city with a near 60 percent abortion rate for black
women,” explained Rev. Derek McCoy, another Life Always board member.
The billboard advertises the web site www.thatsabortion.com, which offers pregnancy help information and facts about the effects of abortion on the black community.