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Ubiquitous
Nov 15, 2012, 5:51:31 AM11/15/12
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NewsBusters.org notes a bizarre comment by CBS's Nancy Giles on MSNBC's
"Melissa Harris-Perry Show":
Host Harris-Perry was discussing with her guests the results
of Tuesday's election by demographic group.
When she got her chance to comment, Giles said, "It's been
weird to watch white people report on this."
"You know when you just showed that graph of the decline in
the numbers," she continued, "I thought, 'Maybe that's why
they're trying to eliminate all these abortions and stuff.
They're trying to build up the race.' "
But a look at the numbers shows this to be nonsense. According to U.S.
Census estimates, the overall abortion rate in 2007 was 19.5 abortions
for every thousand women between 15 and 44. But the rate is much lower
for whites (13.8) than for blacks (48.2). For women classified as
"other"--neither black nor white--the rate is slightly above the national
average (21.6).
The census table goes back to 1990, and the same pattern holds, though
the rates were considerably higher then for both whites (21.5) and blacks
(63.9). If one wanted to slow the increase in minority populations, one
would urge more, not less, abortion.
Have you noticed how abortion proponents always seem to come up with
amazingly strained theories about opponents' motives--they hate sex, they
want to control women, etc.? Abortion opponents say they believe that
unborn children are human beings with the right to life. One may
disagree, but that belief is an entirely straightforward and reasonable
explanation for why someone would take an antiabortion position.
Apparently the pro-abortion side fears if it acknowledged that position
is sincerely held, that would be tantamount to acknowledging it may be
true.
--
"Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the
iceberg a second time."
"Melissa Harris-Perry Show":
Host Harris-Perry was discussing with her guests the results
of Tuesday's election by demographic group.
When she got her chance to comment, Giles said, "It's been
weird to watch white people report on this."
"You know when you just showed that graph of the decline in
the numbers," she continued, "I thought, 'Maybe that's why
they're trying to eliminate all these abortions and stuff.
They're trying to build up the race.' "
But a look at the numbers shows this to be nonsense. According to U.S.
Census estimates, the overall abortion rate in 2007 was 19.5 abortions
for every thousand women between 15 and 44. But the rate is much lower
for whites (13.8) than for blacks (48.2). For women classified as
"other"--neither black nor white--the rate is slightly above the national
average (21.6).
The census table goes back to 1990, and the same pattern holds, though
the rates were considerably higher then for both whites (21.5) and blacks
(63.9). If one wanted to slow the increase in minority populations, one
would urge more, not less, abortion.
Have you noticed how abortion proponents always seem to come up with
amazingly strained theories about opponents' motives--they hate sex, they
want to control women, etc.? Abortion opponents say they believe that
unborn children are human beings with the right to life. One may
disagree, but that belief is an entirely straightforward and reasonable
explanation for why someone would take an antiabortion position.
Apparently the pro-abortion side fears if it acknowledged that position
is sincerely held, that would be tantamount to acknowledging it may be
true.
--
"Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the
iceberg a second time."
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