Margaret Sanger
Founder of Planned Parenthood
In Her Own Words
"The most merciful thing that a large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."
Margaret Sanger, Women and the New Race
(Eugenics Publ. Co., 1920, 1923)
2006-07-16 13:57:58 · 14 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://dianedew.com/sanger.htm
Read here about her beliefs.Not very ladylike!
2006-07-16 13:58:49 · update #1
It shows what Planned Parenthood was founded on. They do it for profit not as a charity. And more abortions are performed on minorities and poor people.
2006-07-16 14:05:15 · update #2
Freedom of speech does not prevent that speech from becoming common knowledge or criticized.
2006-07-16 14:07:09 · update #3
did you know that planned parenthood is quite posible the most evil organization on earth. responcible for more murders (abortion) than any other.
o yeah and im not suppose to have an opion on this because im a male. my opion is irrelevant. i cant carry a baby. that what one other answerer just said in an email to me.
But i can support and love life, especially the most innocent life. and yes it does matter because it takes a male and female to make that baby, it is both my dna, and hers. one life.
2006-07-16 14:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by mxlj 5 · 4⤊ 6⤋
It is foolish to read this as literally as you and some of the commenters here do. To do so does not address the nature of "mercy", as Sanger did. Her point is that the newest member in an oversized family - remember, this was when there was limited contraception available, and the families she refers to are in marriage - would experience far more suffering in a lifetime of poverty, as would her/his siblings, than if they had never been born at all. I'd love to hear an argument against that.
It comes down, yet again, to whether or not you believe a zygote is as valuable a form of life as a sentient, growing child. If you do, you will be against abortion. If you don't, the zygote is expendable for the good of the other children. But it still comes down to sheer belief, not argument. To pretend otherwise degrades the debate.
2006-07-17 05:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It dosn't matter what the founder said back in the 20s. What matters is the kind of organization Planned Parenthood is now. Any organization that can keep girls from ruining their lives by having a baby they cannot care for is an organization that we need. I've used Planned Parenthood's services several times. I made use of a "Plan B" type pill aquired from them. I got my first set of birth control pills from them. Let's face it; untill people realize that teenagers are going to have sex no matter what you tell them and start educating their kids and taking responsibility for teaching them about ways of preventing pregnancy, we are going to need Planned Prenthood.
2006-07-16 21:06:09 · answer #3 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow that is corrupt. I grew up with very little but i can't imagine if my mom would have aborted my baby brother. He is a genius. He gives me hope. Married at 22 he already has purchased his first house! I am 28 living in a cramped one bedroom. The kids a genius.
2006-07-16 21:04:22 · answer #4 · answered by doesitmatter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is sad, one person's belief. There are always options like adoption, but we shouldn't judge people's decisions about their own body. Everyone has their own reason for what they do. I might not make the same decision, but if I were in their shoes, maybe I would, you never know until you live someone else's life.
2006-07-16 21:01:59 · answer #5 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was when Eugenics still existed. Not now.
That was a very long time ago. She had racism and Eugenics planted in her brain. Mind you, that was in the 1920's.
Look up Eugenics for yourself..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics
Also look here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger
It's called that she had the idea of Eugenics in her brain.
She's dead now, it should NOT matter.
2006-07-16 21:00:02 · answer #6 · answered by Alchemy303 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, just imagine if the family is not rich enough to buy a TV for each child's room. How would they ever be able to live with that?
2006-07-16 21:03:15 · answer #7 · answered by tammers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her vision of eliminating minority population is being thrust upon America at this time.
A high percentage of abortions are performed upon minority women
2006-07-16 21:17:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She sounds like a nutcase, but I have used Planned Parenthood services before so go figure...
2006-07-16 21:16:26 · answer #9 · answered by luvnlvn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And? I could have sworn we have something called freedom of speech here in America...
2006-07-16 21:04:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Illegal drugs were out back then too wasn't it? Or maybe she had too much morphine from the office!
2006-07-16 21:04:38 · answer #11 · answered by sam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋