Minority women constitute only about 13% of the female population (age 15-44) in the United States, but they underwent approximately 36% of the abortions.
According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, black women are
more than 5 times as likely as white women to have an abortion
On average, 1,876 black babies are aborted every day in the
United States.
This incidence of abortion has resulted in a tremendous loss
of life. It has been estimated that since 1973 Black women have had about 16
million abortions. Michael Novak had calculated "Since the number of
current living Blacks (in the U.S.) is 36 million, the missing 16 million represents
an enormous loss, for without abortion, America's Black community would now
number 52 million persons. It would be 36 percent larger than it is. Abortion
has swept through the Black community like a scythe, cutting down every fourth
member."
A highly significant 1993 Howard University study showed
that African American women over age 50 were 4.7 times more likely to get
breast cancer if they had had any abortions compared to women who had not had
any abortions.
In 2012, there were more black babies killed by
abortion (31,328) in New York City than were born there (24,758), and the black
children killed comprised 42.4% of the total number of abortions in the city,
according to a report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene.
The report is entitled, Summary of Vital Statistics
2012 The City of New York, Pregnancy Outcomes, and was prepared by the New
York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Vital Statistics.
(See Pregnancy
Outcomes NYC Health 2012.pdf)
There were 6,570 more abortions
than live births of black children.
In total, there were 73,815 abortions, which means the
31,328 black babies aborted comprised 42.4% of the total abortions.
For Hispanic women, there were 22,917 abortions
in New York City in 2012, which is 31% of the total abortions
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