Gardner, a former Miss Delaware and the first black woman to be named a semifinalist in the Miss America pageant, said that black Americans made great strides in the 1960s and afterwards in achieving civil rights and establishing their ability to achieve the American dream. Since that time, African-American people have been able to rise to the highest ranks in the political and business worlds and achieve tremendous success. But Gardner worries that abortion is taking a heavy toll on her community.Gardner said that 15 million of the 44 million unborn children killed via abortion since 1973 were black. "Abortion has become the number one killer of black people in this country -- killing more African Americans that accidents, heart disease, stroke, crimes, HIV-AIDS and all other deaths combined," she explained. Gardner says she's bothered that African-American leaders ... fail to see how abortion has targeted the black community and how a isproportionate number of the abortions done in the United States are on black women and children. More than 37 percent of all abortions involve black Americans, she says. [Read More]
See Also:Study: Pro-life legislation cut abortions on teen girls by 50 percent (LifeNews.com)
Illinois judge prevents enforcement of parental notification law on abortion (LifeNews.com)
Do pro-life laws make a difference? (WorldNetDaily.com)
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