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Letters: Planned Parenthood’s return demands questions

Planned Parenthood's own history page says its founder, Margaret Sanger, spoke to the women's auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in 1926. As a Black woman, I find that fact Planned Parenthood's return to New Orleans has been met with questions, particularly as the organization's founder, Margaret Sanger, had previously aligned with White supremacist ideas. The organization's history page states that Sanger spoke to the women's auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in 1926. However, this does not settle the moral debate or give it ownership of Black women's voices. Why should disagreement with Planned Parenthood's abortion mission be dismissed as opposition to women's health? Black women have been targeted for centuries to reduce their numbers.

Letters: Planned Parenthood’s return demands questions

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Planned Parenthood's own history page says its founder, Margaret Sanger, spoke to the women's auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in 1926. As a Black woman, I find that fact impossible to shrug off or blata... [1128 symbols]


Konular: Social Issues, Abortion, Planned Parenthood

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