Two interesting parallel articles

[The Backlash Cometh]

Saw this on Raw Story. First article reports that the number of abortions performed are at an all time low, though the highest performed by blacks and hispanic women, (this wasn't always true)vand the other article is about a politician who promotes sterilizing the poor. Interesting, if nothing else.

Abortions hit 30-year low in United States: study

The abortion rate in the United States has hit a 30-year low, with the decline particularly marked among teens, who once had the highest rate of abortion, a report showed Wednesday.
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Although abortion rates have fallen across the board for all racial and ethnic groups, Hispanic and black women have disproportionately more abortions than non-Hispanic white women, the report showed.

The rate among Hispanic women was still at 28 abortions per 1,000 women in 2004, and among black women it was more than double the across-the-board rate, running at 50 per 1,000.

The high rates among black and Hispanic women "in large part reflect the increasing size of the minority population in the United States," the report said.

http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Abortions_hit_30_year_low_in_United_09242008.html


Metairie legislator proposes sterilization for poor women

State Representative John LaBruzzo of Metairie said many of his constituents are tired of paying for children from poor families and that is why he is considering proposing legislation that would pay women on government assistance $1,000 if they choose to be sterilized.

“You have these people who are just fed up with working their buns off to try to provide for their own family and being forced by the government o provide for others’ families who just want to have unlimited kids,” he said.

LaBruzzo said he is studying voluntary sterilization for women whose sole financial support comes from the government in the form of welfare or other public assistance. His idea would be to give the women $1,000 if they had their tubes tied.

His proposal has come under harsh criticism by some civil rights groups.

The ACLU called it a misguided and mean-spirited attempt to eliminate poverty by eliminating the poor.

http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl092408cblabruzzo.a931c79f.html