The latest data shows that in 2016, more Black babies were killed by abortion than were born in New York City. Black abortions accounted for nearly 40% of all abortions in NYC. These statistics show how abortion is hurting the Black community and other minority groups.
Of the 60,000 abortions reported in NYC, 66.7% were on minority women. Some say this is eugenics. The disheartening statistics originate from data published in a New York City Vital Statistics report (www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/vs/2016sum.pdf). The data is presented in the following format:
22,465 live births to Black individuals out of a total of 120,367 reported live births occurred in NYC in 2016. A total of 23,209 abortions were performed on Black women, representing 39% of the 59,854 reported abortions in NYC in 2016.
National data
The CDC reports that in 2016, New York City had the highest overall abortion ratio of the selected states they reviewed, with 519 abortions per 1,000 live births (59,854 abortions v. 120,367 live births).
On a national level, the news is similarly disheartening. While nationally, there were 558,622 live births to non-Hispanic Black women in 2016, there were also an estimated 236,919 abortions among Black women.
In a previous report, Live Action News documented that in 2016, although Blacks constituted only 12% of the U.S. population, non-Hispanic Black women accounted for 38% of all reported abortions. Furthermore, a review of national data on race in 2016, as reported by Live Action News, revealed that in 32 reporting areas by race (CDC), over one-quarter of the states indicated that Black babies killed by abortion accounted for nearly half or more than half of the reported Black births in the following states:
Connecticut: 2,714 Black abortions v. 4,453 Black live births
Georgia: 20,230 Black abortions v. 44,408 Black live births
Kansas: 1,451 Black abortions v. 2,543 Black live births
Michigan: 13,121 Black abortions v. 20,565 Black live births
Montana: 30 Black abortions v. 57 Black live births
New Jersey: 8,086 Black abortions v. 13,870 Black live births
New Mexico: 182 Black abortions v. 354 Black live births
North Carolina: 12,346 Black abortions v. 27,422 Black live births
Oregon: 520 Black abortions v. 944 Black live births
Vermont: 29 Black abortions v. 70 Black live births
Eugenics agenda
This data shows that abortion groups like Planned Parenthood may be targeting the Black community. Planned Parenthood’s eugenics agenda began with its founder, Margaret Sanger. Despite her involvement with the Ku Klux Klan, Sanger supported sterilization and eugenics.
Planned Parenthood and other abortion groups are trying to make abortion seem normal to women of color and the Black community. Live Action News has also shown how Planned Parenthood wants more movies to show women of color having abortions.
In a recent development, Live Action News has documented the establishment of a new initiative by Planned Parenthood, the “Black Organizing Program.” This program represents a continuation of the long-standing eugenic targeting of the Black community by the abortion industry, which has had a profoundly detrimental impact. The data indicates that between 2010 and 2016, over 1.7 million Black babies lost their lives to abortion in the United States.
The most recent data, from 2016, indicates that the estimated number of abortions among Black Americans is 24 times greater than the number of homicides committed against them (236,919 vs. 9,860). Furthermore, the number of abortions among Black Americans (236,919) now exceeds the combined number of deaths from the top nine leading causes of death among Black Americans (235,139).
Daniel Miller is responsible for nearly all of National Right to Life News' political writing.
With the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, Daniel Miller developed a deep obsession with U.S. politics that has never let go of the political scientist. Whether it's the election of Joe Biden, the midterm elections in Congress, the abortion rights debate in the Supreme Court or the mudslinging in the primaries - Daniel Miller is happy to stay up late for you.
Daniel was born and raised in New York. After living in China, working for a news agency and another stint at a major news network, he now lives in Arizona with his two daughters.
