Breaking: Pro-abortion groups force removal of pro-life Latino billboards in L.A.
Up only a week, those billboards in L.A. spotlighting the decimation of the Latino community via abortion, are coming down.
A press release from the billboards’ sponsor this afternoon reported:
Pro-abortion pressure groups have forced the removal of pro-life billboards in Los Angeles which for the past week have revealed the truth about abortion in the Latino community.The ads, sponsored by the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, take aim at the abortion industry’s targeting of Latino women in a city with one of the highest Latino populations with the stark message: “The most dangerous place for a Latino is in the womb.” This follows a massive pro-life Latino gathering, “Unidos por la Vida” (United for Life), which gathered more than 8,000 supporters at the LA Sports Arena last weekend.
“Like a similar ad campaign that ran in New York City, pro-abortion activists are desperately trying to cover up Planned Parenthood’s targeting of minorities, and will squelch free speech to do so,” said Alfonso Aguilar, executive director of the conservative group behind the billboard….
Only this morning I read some rather incomprehensible thoughts about the billboards in OCWeekly.com, beginning with the headline…
Gabriela Valle, senior director of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, says… “We’re taking a strong stance against theses ads. They’re completely racist. An attack to one community is an attack to all.”…
“This organization is out of Mexico. That’s another layer that’s touchy,” Valle says. “The fact that they’re hiding behind a Latino-led organization doesn’t make the message any less racist…. They’re anti-woman. They’re anti-immigrant. This ad is just one more place for Latino communities to be attacked.”
She says her organization, and other like-minded groups, are asking whoever thought up the idea, and the billboard companies themselves, to take them down.
Really, Valle’s arguments make absolutely no sense. But that obviously doesn’t matter.
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
They’re anti-immigrant.
Is this woman claiming these billboards – or the statements on them – are anti-immigrant, or that the organization is anti-immigrant??
And NO, a “Latina’s womb” is NOT dangerous. Abortion, which takes place in the womb, is dangerous for preborn Latino children. The title of that article even misses the point – on purpose, naturally.
I’m part Latino, I don’t think these are racist. I do think they could have said something else. I don’t think they are particularly effective when it’s so focused on race. Let’s not give pro-choicers something to focus on and ignore the issues.
I think the accusation of “racist” is thrown around too much lately.
Does not suprise me. The pro aborts will do anything necessary to hide their racist, eugenicist plans. They have not changed since the days of their founder, Margaret Sanger, and continue to live up to her ideals and goals, she would be so proud, unfortunately.
“an attack on one community is an attack on all…” funny, thats how I feel about people. When you attack one segment of the human population its like an attack on us all because it affects us all. We are not racist. We want you to STOP KILLING LATINOS before they’ve even had the opportunity to draw their first breath!
Why did they have to come down??
How about we not cave?
Jill,
This group made the same mistake that Heroic Media made with the SoHo billboard in NYC.
Saying that the most dangerous place or an African-American or Latino is its mother’s womb sounds terribly, terribly racist and sexist for the person on the street. And I completely understand why.
We pro-lifers eat and drink the statistics and understand the context for the billboard message. However, the fact remains that the statements on those billboards were a conclusion being stated without an argument ever having been made. In New York, people would not have reacted as vehemently as they did had the billboard read:
“With 60% of all NYC African American pregnancies ending in abortion, the most unsafe place for an African-American is the womb,”
That would have made more sense, as the conclusion is rooted in an unassailable argument. Without the argument, the conclusion just sounds racist and sexist.
The Chiarascuro Foundation did a survey of New Yorkers, and found that 74% thought that 60% number was too high. 58% of New York women identifying as pro-choice also say that number is too high. These stats indicate the need for actually making the argument before presenting the conclusion.
So how exactly did they force the removal of the billboards?
I agree with Gerald Nadal maybe if we add ” According to Planned Parenthood (Or G M Institute) statistics With 60% of all NYC African-Americans pregnancies ending in abortion, the most…..”
and let them eat their own BS!!
I’ve got to be honest and say that I think that “60% of all NYC African-American pregnancies end in abortion” would probably link up better with a slogan for better contraceptive use and/or availability.
Why? Because I have a feeling that many would focus more on the need to reduce the number of pregnancies in the first case rather than have less abortions and have more babies. After all, the abortions are happening because people don’t want more children.
Reality, the abortions are happening because people want sex without consequences, and birth control is notoriously unreliable. What needs to change is attitudes regarding sex, and a more mature, human and less animalistic approach to this aspect of life. All of us have the ability to control ourselves, and to imply otherwise is incredibly degrading.
Trying to control abortion with birth control is like trying to control a kitchen fire by throwing more grease on it.
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
Does abortion make you more human?
Does abortion make you free?
I wonder what the effects of the ever expanding immigrations laws will have on abortion? I would think a pregnant woman in Alabama for instance would be much more likely to have an abortion now with the school crack down. Has anybody seen any statistics or position papers on this?
I’ve got to go with Gerard on this one. It was a good point phrased in a way that didn’t properly communicate what it meant and ended up sounding racist and sexist.
We keep hearing “racist,” and it keeps on making no sense whatsoever. Latin Americans are not a “race.” Some of them, like Fidel Castro, belong to the white race. Others, like many people in Cuba, Panama, Colombia, etc., belong to the black race. Still others, like the South and Central American “Indians,” are actually of the Asian/Pacific Islander race. And some are mixtures of any two or more of these races.
In short, Latin Americans belong to all of the same races, and to all of the same mixtures of races, as do non-Latin Americans. It’s time we stopped being deceived or intimidated by all this “racist” talk. All we have to do is stop and THINK about the reality of this particular “race” card to realize how patently bogus it is.
Reality 12:55PM
Abortions might also be happening because abortion is used as birth control.
Contraception IS available Reality. After all, isn’t that the great service PP provides?
Isn’t this why PP should be tax payer funded? What have they done with the multiple millions they have received?
Abortion should be non-existent, don’t you agree?
So I have a genuine question about this billboard, who exactly is it aimed to?
Latinos?
I am black and I have seen the “the most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb…and I didn’t think the message was really appealing at all. If I was pregnant, and considering abortion, i wouldn’t reconsider my decision because i read a billboard that said my womb was dangerous, so I am asking, who exactly are these boards supposed to appeal to?
Meh, I’m not surprised. Free speech for me, but not for thee . . .
I’ve got to be honest and say that I think that “60% of all NYC African-American pregnancies end in abortion” would probably link up better with a slogan for better contraceptive use and/or availability.
Reality, NYC is a very liberal city where contraception is readily available. Do you think the availability of contraception is really the problem here? I don’t have any problem with contraception, but either women are not using it or using abortion as birth control. PC’ers get furious when we say this, but as you probably know, the repeat abortion rate is quite high.
Why don´t we just post this billboard anywhere we can on Internet. I will do so right now in my facebook account.
OC Weekly is comparable to your local throw away advertising leaflet; I didn’t see in the article any ‘orders’ that the signs come down, where do you get that?
From the article:
“Valle takes aim at the attacks on an already “attacked” group. “They’re anti-woman. They’re anti-immigrant. This ad is just one more place for Latino communities to be attacked.” She says her organization, and other like-minded groups, are asking whoever thought up the idea, and the billboard companies themselves, to take them down.”
IOW they’d like them to come down, but until there’s some legal ruling they stay up is my take on the article.
Saying that the most dangerous place or an African-American or Latino is its mother’s womb sounds terribly, terribly racist and sexist for the person on the street. And I completely understand why.
I am black and I have seen the “the most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb…and I didn’t think the message was really appealing at all.
I agree. i would like to see a billboard like the “Black is Beautiful” one with a number where women can call for help — nonjudgmental and nonthreatening.
TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT! Just like any other SELF SERVING orginization!
I don’t think the ad is racist. While it might have been good, as a couple of commenters said, to give a statistic as a basis for the conclusion that “…the most dangerous place…”, the statement as made on the ads is in fact true. The best part is that the ads have made at least a bit of a dent in bringing the horrors to the attention of the public.
“abortions are happening because people want sex without consequences” – yes, and that’s not going to change because they are able to have sex without consequences.
“notoriously unreliable” – well, somewhat. Abstinence programs don’t fare much better.
“less animalistic approach to this aspect of life” – that would be the constant journey of science and discovery which allows sex without consequences.
“Abortion should be non-existent, don’t you agree?” – I think abortion could be non-existent. Science and discovery!
“Do you think the availability of contraception is really the problem here?” – in part, and also education on correct usage.
@Reality
I’m a newbie to this website. With over 1 million abortions and 19 million new STD infections each year (per CDC), I’d say sex in America these days has many negative consequences.
How do you explain the findings of the National Survey of Family Growth that about 34% of women using chemical contraception discontinue using it? What do you say about the the study by B.V. Davidson that found one-third of the women using services at family planning clinics were victims of partners intentionally trying to impregnate them to the point of sabotage. This study was published in Contraception magazine.
Back in my day (early 1970’s) we only worried about gonorrhea. syphilis and crabs. I cannot even keep track of all the STD’s that are cropping up these days. I’m glad I married in 1980 and intend to stay that way.
Well hello Barb. It’s not my place to say welcome, but I welcome you on a personal level.
“19 million new STD infections each year” – are you able to provide a link for this?
“about 34% of women using chemical contraception discontinue using it” – could it be because they switch to other forms, stop so they can get pregnant, reach menopause or are not in a sexually active reltionship? I’ve not looked into it. What can you tell me?
Reality – The negative effects on the body and soul from contraception are very real.
There are consequences to trying to cheat Mother Nature. From cancer, to STDs to a lack of self esteem, to unplanned pregnancy, and abortion, sex outside of marriage has many consequences, and no one gets a free pass. Even within the context of marriage, contraception says “I love only certain aspects of you, in particular, I reject your fertility.”
Your pipe dream of sex without consequences has been proven over the years to be a complete and total farce. Human beings are far too integrated body and soul to be able to have casual and consequence free sex. This lie is the fruit of the sexual revolution, and until the tree is cut down at its root, we, as a society, will continue to have serious detrimental consequences, including the scourge of abortion.
I agree with what Gerard Nadal said – that changes in wording could have provided the context needed to defend the truth of the statements. I also think that in light of statistics like these (from Right to Life of Michigan) –
http://media.rtl.org/pdf/AbortionDeathComparison.pdf
and http://media.rtl.org/pdf/warcasualtiesflier.pdf
– it is fair to say the the most dangerous place for an American baby – of any race – is in his mother’s womb. But that is an uncomfortable and inconvenient truth.
The STD info comes from the Center for Disease Control “2009 Sexually Transmitted Disease Survey”
From the first paragraph in the summary ” In total, CDC estimates that there are approximately 19 million new STD infections each year, which cost the U.S. healthcare system $16.4 billion annually and cost individuals even more in terms of acute and long-term health consequences.”
The website for the STD information is : http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats09/trends.htm
The Contraceptive use info is from the National Survey of Family Growth “Use of Contraception in the United States 1982-2008″ Table 15, based on women age 15-44. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_029.pdf
The government keeps pushing contraception but a lot of women (and men) just don’t like using it.
Reality 7:22Pm
Using contraception isn’t rocket science. How much education is needed? I’ve been hearing about contraception “education” for at least 30 years.
Also, you didn’t address my question as to what PP has been doing with the millions of taxpayer dollars it has used for years to supposedly educate the public on contraception. Given your rationale, abortion should be virtually non-existent, right? Or do you acknowledge that PP has failed miserably where preventing unwanted pregancy is concerned?
JMJ
Reality, and what an ironic name that is!, you are on the one hand very confident in the ability of science to change, or adapt to human nature, and on the other proposing at least one impossibility, that of correct use of contraception being a solution to the crime of abortion.
Really, it is not pleasant to have to educate all of you about what that means, the most dangerous place for a latino is his mother’s womb, but here goes: Planned Parenthood places their clinics in minority neighborhoods and it makes it just too easy for a latina mother with an unexpected pregnancy to drop over and see how that abortion business works, then the coercion starts, either by Planned Parenthood itself, and that is well documented, or by the latina mother’s boyfriend, husband, father, mother, etc, etc, etc. The only group of women who fall for the Planned Parenthood pitch more than latin mothers are black mothers, and for the same reason, the Planned Parenthood abortuary is just around the corner–how convenient. Lila Rose of Live Action blew the lid off of the filthy Planned Parenthood business which ignores many health and policy laws–go to http://www.liveaction.org to see their undercover videos proving that Planned Parenthood is directed and staffed by hypocrites, or possibly people who simply can’t find jobs any place else.
Luis –
So, in regards to abortion and the high rates in the black and latino communities – what percentage of the blame do you attribute to poverty, and what percentage do you blame to planned parenthood?
Also, how much of it do you think is a matter of “convenience” – if, lets say, planned parenthoods only existed in wealthy suburbs, do you think abortion rates for those folks would shoot up 15-20%?
I think it is very, very convenient to blame PP and turn a blind eye to the socioeconomic factors of the situation.