Abortion

Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, is accused of promoting eugenics. Sanger reportedly spoke at eugenics conferences. She also talked about birth control being used to facilitate "the process of weeding out the unfit [and] of preventing the birth of defectives." She once wrote that "consequences of breeding from stock lacking human vitality always will give us social problems and perpetuate institutions of charity and crime." Today many feel that these ideas are out molded and no longer reflect the ideals of the organization but the fact remains that a disproportionate number of Black women get abortions. Women of color get about 70% of abortions and much of this is economic along with race. Low income women have disproportionately more abortions even though contraceptives are available at little or no cost to low income groups. Studies show that low income men of color demonstrate less responsibility in this area.