From the Family Research Council email:

Today we celebrate a man who contributed greatly to both this nation and to the world. Dr. Martin Luther King’s non-violent movement against segregation and injustice in the United States has inspired many to follow in his footsteps to fulfill the deeply rooted “dream” he spoke of, “that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” There is irony in that Dr. King’s observed birthday today comes the day before the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, which forcibly legalized abortion in the United States. The legalization of abortion was the culmination of a dream of Planned Parenthood founder and icon Margaret Sanger. In 1939 Ms. Sanger started the “Negro Project.” The aim of the program was to restrict, many believe exterminate, the African-American population, under the pretense of “better health” and “family planning.” By all accounts her efforts have been highly successful. Statistics from the Guttmacher Institute (named after Sanger friend and fellow eugenics advocate Alan Guttmacher) show that African-American women account for 32 percent of those getting abortions nationwide, while they make up just 13 percent of the population. Additionally, 94 percent of all abortuaries are located in metropolitan areas, which generally have high African-American populations. Reverend King’s niece, Alveda King, recognizes this genocide and speaks out valiantly against it. We must all work together to make sure that more future leaders like Dr. King are not exterminated before they are born. It is up to us as a society to decide if the dreams of freedom and equality, or the nightmares of Margaret Sanger, will prevail.

You know, during this time of year I’ve been thinking really hard about all of the images posted around the web of aborted babies. I hate them. They’re sick, tragic, heart-wrenching material that my web filter many times denies as “tastless/gross.” The question is - what place do these kinds of images have in the battle to end abortion? Should people be allowed to post such “vulgar and obscene” material on the web or on their vehicles? I hope to take some time this week to comment further on this issue. For now, we must start doing something.

Update: I found this website that has some quotes directly from Margaret Sanger that helps to clarify the legitimacy of the statements found within the FRC email. Those quotes don’t make it any better.

Cartoon from Faithmouse