Dr. Alveda King, niece of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke out powerfully Monday against abortion and in favor of the forces of life, as she called abortion “selfish,” “racist,” and among the worst inhumanities of our times.
"Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error," King said, according to a released statement.
"The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness,” she added.
King continued, "We create the deceptions that the other person is less important, less worthy, less human."
“We are all fully human. When we face this truth, there is no justification for treating those who look different than us as lesser beings. If we simply treat other people the way we’d like to be treated, racism, abortion, and other forms of inhumanity will be things of the past,” she said.
King, who had two abortions, has spoken frequently at pro-life rallies about the traumatic, lingering effects of abortion on women and its connection to racism.
At a Black History Month rally in Washington, D.C., earlier this year, she noted the huge abortion rates that were destroying African American communities, calling abortion a “racist, genocidal act.”
King also generated media attention when she spoke out in favor of life earlier this month during her uncle’s 40th anniversary commemoration event, likening the fight against abortion to the historic struggle of civil rights.
"The fight against abortion is a new frontier in the civil rights movement,” she told the Daily Journal.
"Seventy-eight percent of Planned Parenthood offices are in black neighborhoods. Blacks make up 12 percent of the U.S. population but have 37 percent of the abortions,” she said.
"My uncle said that the Negro cannot prevail if he's willing to sacrifice the future of his children for immediate comfort and convenience,” she added.
Dr. Alveda King, a Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life, which is the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization, is a former two-term member of the Georgia House of Representatives and founder of King for America – “a faith based organization whose purpose is to the enrich the lives of people spiritually, socially, intellectually and economically.”
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I love this lady. I wish she were running for president because she has something they don't...common sense. Most Christians will vote for McCain since he "mostly" doesn't agree with abortion. If you do research he says unless of rape or incest. That is still a human being who had nothing to do with it's parents actions. People who get pregnant looking for an abortion will just "say" it was rape or incest. One way or another if you get pregnant you got to live with your choice which I had given up my daughter and felt the pain so it is with abortion. Choose Life. Thanks Alveda King what a beautiful person she is.I will not vote this term for a president.
RESEARCH MARGARET SANGER ,FOUNDER OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD!! PP WAS FOUNDED AS A RACIST ORGANIZATION.
BOTH SANGER AND ADOLPH HITLER BELIEVED IN NATURAL SELECTION!!!
YESSSSSSSS!! THEY WERE EVOLUTIONIST AND DARWNISTS!
NOW, I CAN EXPECT TO BE EXPELLED!
Some testimonies have a bigger impact than others, regardless of how well intentioned. Perhaps this is why Paul had such a tremendous impact on bringing people to Christ.
If I'm not mistaken John Piper has been preaching the same message for a long time. But, I guess it is not newsworthy since Piper is (1) caucasian and (2) male. Yep, racism and sexism are alive and well in America.....
Alveda King is properly labeling abortion in its ultimate and full realities. More African-Americans must speak out with forceful disgust at the destructive nature of abortion in the minority communities. Where are the A. Sharptons and J. Jacksons of the country denouncing the racist policies of Planned Parenthood? Why are the "noisy civil rights leaders" of our day so silent when faced with the truths of abortion's racist and genicidal ramifications?