OUR OWN WORSE ENEMY
In the United States, the abortion rate for Black women is almost 4 times that of White women. On average, 900 Black babies are aborted every day in the United States. This tragedy continues to impact the population levels of African-Americans in the United States.
96.2% of Black women having abortions are not married.
Black abortions by age:
Under 20 — 8.8%
20-24 — 31.1%
25-29 — 34.3%
30-34 — 15.8%
35 and Older — 10%
More than crime.
More than accidents.
More than cancer,
heart disease and AIDS.
Abortion has taken more Black American lives than every other cause of death combined since 1973.
Black women are roughly 13 percent of the female population, but black women account for some 30 percent of abortions. #Black LivesMatter ?
In New York City, thousands more black babies are aborted each year than born alive.
Abortion has taken more black american lives than every other cause of death combined since 1973
#queens
More than 19 million Black babies have been aborted since the 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision legalized abortion in our country.
Black women have a significantly higher abortion rate than Whites and Hispanics.
36.0% of all abortions in the U.S. in 2014 were performed on Black women, however, only about 13.3% of the total population is Black
#blackgirlsrock
African-Americans are no longer the nation’s largest minority group. Today, Hispanics have outpaced Blacks in population growth.
For every 1,000 live births, non-Hispanic Black women had 391 abortions. Non-Hispanic White women had 120 abortions/1,000 live births
#blackgirlmagic
Sources: wjs.com, vox.com, rtl.org
Patreon.com/theiconiumfoundation
96.2% of Black women having abortions are not married.
Black abortions by age:
Under 20 — 8.8%
20-24 — 31.1%
25-29 — 34.3%
30-34 — 15.8%
35 and Older — 10%
More than crime.
More than accidents.
More than cancer,
heart disease and AIDS.
Abortion has taken more Black American lives than every other cause of death combined since 1973.
Black women are roughly 13 percent of the female population, but black women account for some 30 percent of abortions. #Black LivesMatter ?
In New York City, thousands more black babies are aborted each year than born alive.
Abortion has taken more black american lives than every other cause of death combined since 1973
#queens
More than 19 million Black babies have been aborted since the 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision legalized abortion in our country.
Black women have a significantly higher abortion rate than Whites and Hispanics.
36.0% of all abortions in the U.S. in 2014 were performed on Black women, however, only about 13.3% of the total population is Black
#blackgirlsrock
African-Americans are no longer the nation’s largest minority group. Today, Hispanics have outpaced Blacks in population growth.
For every 1,000 live births, non-Hispanic Black women had 391 abortions. Non-Hispanic White women had 120 abortions/1,000 live births
#blackgirlmagic
Sources: wjs.com, vox.com, rtl.org
Patreon.com/theiconiumfoundation
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Why do you think this is? Is the lack of a good support system to blame here? How does the support system of black women compare to the support system of women of other ethnicities? How much is this affected by the lack of support from black fathers? Do you think that if black men were encouraged to he a part of their kids lives black women would be less likely to have abortions? Many black fathers, especially young black fathers, are pretty much pushed out of their children's lives. Many black women are taught that to accept emotional support from a man is weakness and foolishness. A black father's relationship with his child is all too often unstable, contact is allowed only when and if the mother wants to allow it, which often depends on her emotional state at the time. Do you think that this broken dynamic between black men and women affects these statistics, and if so, to what degree? Do you think that a mentorship program or support group for young black fathers-to-be could help change this by teaching them how to be supportive even outside of a romantic relationship and teaching them about their rights to their children? Would this eventually help black mothers feel less alone in parenting and therefore reduce the number of abortions in the long run? Or is the abortion rate among black women caused by something else entirely?
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