The Abortion-Eugenics Connection

Considering Stalin and Hitler were the first two leaders to decriminalize abortion, I have always wondered why women rally under the banner of “choice.” The atrocities of mandatory abortions and forced sterilizations in the Third Reich and the USSR have always given me pause to thank God that America wasn’t like that. Then I did some research.
The Cold War was a time for America to prove just how different from Russia it really was, but very few people know of America’s dirty little secret. Until legalizing abortion in 1973, America preformed forced sterilizations as part of a eugenics movement. By taking away the “choice” of other women to reproduce, the pro-abortion agenda was able to flourish.
In 1927 Virginia, a seventeen-year-old girl was told she needed to be sterilized. Institutionalized for being “feeble-minded,” they planned to make a model of her by enforcing the new state law requiring forced sterilization. Refusing to submit to the procedure, the case made its way to the Supreme Court, which denounced her right to reproduce. Stated Justice Holmes, "It is better for all the world, i f instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime, or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind.”
Justice Holmes, who had never met Ms. Carrie Buck, was not aware that she was not mentally retarded but in fact had no formal education. She had been raped and abused by members of her foster-family, who, at the risk of their crimes being discovered, institutionalized her. Deemed a member of "shiftless, ignorant and worthless class of anti-social whites of the South," the sterilization was preformed on the poor young lady.
With the eugenic movement gaining much-needed ground, forced sterilizations began in other states as well. In both North and South Carolina, sterilizations were forced on mainly poor or black women, claiming these women would bear “unfit” children. In California, over 19,000 women were robbed of the right to bear children legally. The State was able to determine who was good enough to reproduce and who was not.
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood and perhaps one of the most notable eugenicists in t he anti-child movement- and I call it that because it is, in fact, anti-child- indeed disseminated the idea of making humankind into a “race of thoroughbreds,” as was the slogan of the magazine she ran and edited. She also believed non-Aryan people were a “biological menace.”
While she claimed to wish to help the poor women of America, she considered welfare programs to be obstacles to “weeding out the unfit.” She stated, "Funds that should be used to raise the standard of our civilization are diverted to the maintenance of those who should never have been born." Those who fall into that category are women such as Ms. Buck, those considered, "the least intelligent and degenerate classes" who suffered from "insanity, epilepsy, pauperism and mental defect."
One thing that should not be ignored is the fact that the forced sterilizations ended in the late sixties, as the abortion movement began gaining ground. Certainly, this was not meant to be a coincidence, as 80% of Planned Parenthood clinics are located within minority neighborhoods.
America is supposed to welcome people of diverse cultures, and yet legally permitted the “c leansing” of the country of poorly educated, impoverished or minority women who were “undeserving” of the right to bear children. Already the Mexico City Policy has been overturned, giving money to United Nations Population Fund. The UNFPA has been found guilty of funding forced abortions, forced sterilizations on poor or minority women, and providing contraceptives to starving women before giving them the basic necessity of food.
The anti-child agenda began early in the United States, promoting racism and eugenics under the legal guise of “protecting the society.” Who was protected? Certainly not the women who have had these traumatic procedures forced upon them. Where was their choice? When will America return that choice not only to its citizens, but also to the women around the world who are now facing the same threat with our tax dollars? When will America step up and offer real choice- the only choice- the choice of life?

Living in True Alignment

So, I get tired of hearing "Pro-lifers don't care about the baby after it's born. They are such hypocrites in that manner."

But I never get tired of listing different ways I help those would-be aborted children. This is another way that pro-lifers should get involved. I'm [hopefully] volunteering with St. Vincent DePaul's Day Camp. It's a camp in inner city Baltimore for homeless and impoverished children, providing them a safe and educational place to spend time during the day. I also work at soup kitchens whenever possible.

And that's the thing. You need to accept that, by society's standards, a lot of the homeless and poor in big cities would, and should, be aborted. And then you need to say, "I believe they have the right to life- and I will work to give life to them." Put your money where your mouth is!
If pro-aborts think you're hypocritical, they will never take any of your talking points seriously.
I mean, think about it.
"Even those who will be raised by a single parent in an inner city and little education have the right to be born."
"Why? What do you do for them?"
"Well...uhm...nothing, but..."
"Then they really will struggle every day just to get by."
"Sacrifice and struggle...make you holy?"
"Yeah. Right."

And the truth of the matter is, if we are going to save lives of the often poor and often minority pre-born, we need to do volunteer work to help the poor and minority.

There are many ways to help people and to enhance the pro-life cause. You can do a walk to raise money for Crisis Pregnancy Centers. You can work at a soup kitchen. You can donate or volunteer at a homeless shelter...it doesn't matter. There are so many ways you can help those in need. And charity work ruins the argument of the pro-aborts who think we're just these weird, hypocritical, misogynistic zealots.

Being pro-active is SO important. I cannot stress this enough. I mean, when I hear about an opportunity to help in some way, I try and snatch that chance. I love people. Everyone has the right to live and be loved. Christ calls us to love everyone, but we are called to especially reach out to the poor. It's rewarding, not only spiritually, but you are giving the greatest gift possible to the people you help: You.

What are you waiting for? Get out there and volunteer!

Reeling in the pro-life fringe.

As I'm sure you are well aware, pro-lifers are the majority at 51% with pro-choicers being the minority at 42%.

But do you know which groups call themselves pro-life?
There are many fringe groups- Pagans for life, "Godless Pro-lifers" [Atheists and Agnostics] Pro-life alliance of Gays and Lesbians [PLAGAL] and many more.
In fact, on the Gallup Poll about 19% of Liberals proclaimed their pro-life ideology. 31% of people fitting in the non-christian category said they were pro-life as well.
That's a fine amount of people that can be brought into our movement. Oftentimes, though, they aren't active- and why?

Probably because the majority of pro-life activists are also very religious. I have an atheist friend who would love to come to the March for Life every year, but is afraid if she goes as a proclaimed atheist she'll receive numerous attempts for people to convert her, because that's been her experience in the past. They need to focus on the issue, she says, instead of my personal convictions in the realm of religion.

You know, she's right. While we all love a good conversion, we are standing up to an evil that, as can be proven because of the existence of these fringe groups, is not merely a religious issue. It's a civil rights issue. We need to tolerate the differences of the fringe pro-life groups so that they won't be afraid to say, "I'm pro-life too."

You'd be surprised at how many people act merely to fit their stereotype. That's what the world expects of them.

And unfortunately for us, the pro-life stereotype is portrayed to be a bunch of self-righteous, gun-clinging, bible thumping Christians with seventeen children. If we can make enough room and have enough tolerance for atheist and scientist and homosexual pro-lifers, we could have enough diversity that will make people say, "Hey. It's not just a bunch of religious crazies. There are people here for reasons aside from 'God said so.'"
And while 'God said so' is a good enough reason for me, I'm afraid that's not exactly the best way to convince others.

If we could put other judgments aside until after we've come together to ensure the personhood of the pre-born, that'd be great. It'll foster respect between our often-marginalized brothers and sisters.



I would like to remind everyone that today is Memorial Day. Take a moment to thank the soldiers who have died to ensure our freedoms. Say a little prayer, perhaps, for those who have passed on. Because of these wonderful men and women who served our country, we have the right to freely speak our dissent and to peaceably assemble in protest. Thank you to all who have served in the Armed Forces . ♥

Do your homework!

So while I love reading up on ways to argue with pro-aborts, one thing I've noticed is most pro-life handbooks say the same thing.
Consistency is certainly a good thing while arguing. But you know how in geometry class, you had that teacher who only explained how to do proofs one way? When it came time for you to prove why (x-3)8+y=32, you knew what to do, but you were just...stuck. [By the way, I totally made up that problem. I couldn't solve it if I wanted to...]

Well, that's kindof how pro-life arguing was for me for awhile. I mean, the basics were don't call it a fetus because that dehumanizes the child, talk about how you're not "forcing" women to have babies, that is the natural termination of a pregnancy, at 24 days there's a heartbeat, etc...

And when I argued, I wasn't getting anywhere- they'd heard it all before.

Then my sister bought me a book for my birthday called, The Third Time Around: A History of the Pro-Life Movement from the First Century to the Present. It's about how the Christian Church, largely the Catholic Church, has always historically been pro-life. I think I'll send a copy to Nancy Pelosi.
At any rate, the author, George Grant, explains the history of abortion, as well as the pro-life movement that mirrored it.

It has opened up so many new debating points.
For example, I found a reporter named Augustus St. Claire's investigations of the booming underground abortion industry in the early 1900's. During the Victorian Era, when chair's legs were covered for being too suggestive, women sought out abortions- and not in sordid back-alleys- but in lavish, well-furnished penthouses of well known doctors.

I also found out Stalin was the first to legalize abortion in modern Europe. Call me dumb, but I had no idea. That's always a good point, I've found. Knowing Nazis and Communists found life to be a mere commodity, you can tie the disgust of their regard for human life with abortionists. People do think on that for a while, too.

And then the trusty historically pro-life feminists. Pointing out that our sister suffragette's believed that abortion was man's way of objectifying a female [which, it is...] is a stong arguing point as well. Also, pointing out that men headed the "Pro-Choice" movement - Alan Guttmacher, Bernard Nathanson, Larry Lader...even the NOW's VP was male...helps get across the idea that abortion is a way for men to manipulate women.

This book has done so much for me. And it provides the documentation and sources, which is always trusty when in a heated discussion with a pro-choicer.

One more thing I suggest while researching - yes, research this topic if you want to argue sensibly- is bringing up health risks abortion poses to women. By the time I was twelve, I had about twenty-some pages of factual, well-documented and medically credible risks and statistics involving abortion.

Is the main point lost in this? Do using methods other than addressing the child's personhood make the arguement ego-centric and superficial? Maybe. Generally, however, when people accept that they've been lied to in one case, they'll find abortion to be what it truly is: A web of falsehoods. They come to realize that an abortion is never necessary to save the life of the mother- as Alan Guttmacher said in 1967. They come to realize that it is incredibly unhealthy for women- spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally. They then discover the biggest lie of all- that "blob of tissue" is really a human being.

All in all, make sure to do your homework and research different aspects of abortion, so that you will know how to counter any arguement thrown at you. Knowing where our cause has been will help give it direction and meaning- and so I highly recommend knowing the history of the pro-life movement. Read and find out why our movement is on The Third Time Around.

To stress being pro-active

Oftentimes, I find myself talking to people who are passionately pro-life, but don't do anything to further the cause. I've received various answers, from "I just don't have time," all the way to "Because the pro-lifers that actually protest are crazies!"

A lot of people tend to put activists on the extreme end of their spectrum. I mean, look at PETA. Or anti-war hippies. And then everyone knows the pro-life activists are clinic bombers, right?

Wrong. Most pro-life activists are, in fact, non-violent. Many pro-life groups actually state in their mission statements and on their websites that they are against clinic bombing, because it hinders the dignity of the pro-life cause.
We are, after all, pro-life...we should consider that even the abortionist has the right to life until natural death, and pray for their conversion.

Many people say, "Well, I have a family. I have a job- the people of good will on this earth are focusing on those sorts of things."
I respect that. It's wonderful that you are raising your children properly and earning your living. But do you really not have time? At my church, the Respect Life ministry prays outside the abortion clinic for an hour once a month.

The March for Life is only one day a year, and my whole family calls off work for that one day to go down and walk.

Do you not have time, maybe some minutes here or there, to write to your congress men and women? To write a letter to a pro-life senator thanking them for their work, or to find out about legislation that regards the topic of abortion or stem-cell research? Shoot them an e-mail, even!

Or be a spiritual activist. Maybe spend 15 minutes a day reflecting on the sanctity of life and praying for protection from conception to natural death. Pray for abortionists to convert. Pray for a clinic to close. Pray for a mother to change her mind. Pray for pro-abort politicians to reconsider their stance.

For the first time since Roe v. Wade, pro-lifers are in the majority- by the skin of our teeth. We need to make the most of that potential power. We vote people into power, it is their job to listen to the desires of the people. How will they know, though, if we remain at home and never make a show of solidarity? How can we save the pre-born innocents if we remain just as voiceless as them? It is then a point, that some way, some how, we must fight the on-going slaughter against them.

One day a year at the March for Life.

One hour a month, counseling or praying at a clinic.

A single letter to a Senator or Representative.

15 minutes daily in prayer.

It's really multiple choice, you know. Is it hard to pick at least one of these answers? If you can help in more than one manner, wonderful. Our main goal, however, should be to find some way to help the pro-life cause. You could donate infant clothes or diapers to crisis pregnancy centers. You could put a bumper sticker on your car. You could join the mailing list of a pro-life group to stay updated.

Any level of involvement will help children in the womb, as long as it's not zero.
Excuses shouldn't exist if you are truly devoted to pro-life ideals.