Field Negro Vs House Negro (Round 1)

RETRIEVED FROM http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html on 11/26/08
(My comments in parentheses)

WHO HAS ABORTIONS?
• Fifty percent of U.S. women obtaining abortions are younger than 25: Women aged 20–24 obtain 33% of all abortions, and teenagers obtain 17%.[7]
• Thirty-seven percent of abortions occur to black women, 34% to non-Hispanic white women, 22% to Hispanic women and 8% to women of other races.**
• Forty-three percent of women obtaining abortions identify themselves as Protestant, and 27% as Catholic.[3]
• Women who have never married obtain two-thirds of all abortions.[3]
• About 60% of abortions are obtained by women who have one or more children.[7]
• The abortion rate among women living below the federal poverty level ($9,570 for a single woman with no children) is more than four times that of women above 300% of the poverty level (44 vs. 10 abortions per 1,000 women). This is partly because the rate of unintended pregnancies among poor women (below 100% of poverty) is nearly four times that of women above 200% of poverty* (112 vs. 29 per 1,000 women[3,1]
• The reasons women give for having an abortion underscore their understanding of the responsibilities of parenthood and family life. Three-fourths of women cite concern for or responsibility to other individuals; three-fourths say they cannot afford a child; three-fourths say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or the ability to care for dependents; and half say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.[8]

(Obama’s final answer was cut off or excused---the moderator was not interested in hearing why African –American woman are disproportionately represented in abortion statistics---we would also like to know why blacks are disproportionately represented in penal institutions---basketball courts---and poor people statisitcs.)

(It goes to reason that the higher income bracket families can conceal the abortion, they have access to more private medical treatment---less disclosure, maybe obscure race, age, entire process. We cannot rely on the stats were given. White women are 100 times more likely to conceal a pregnancy (Gov. Palin) or an abortion than Black Women.)