Do clinics offer women the chance to see their baby via ultrasound before deciding? Rarely. While some states mandate offering an ultrasound, compliance varies, and many abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, do not require it unless medically necessary for the procedure. A 2014 study by the Charlotte Lozier Institute found that only 23% of women at abortion clinics were offered an ultrasound view, and staff often discourage it, fearing it might sway the decision. This omission robs women of informed consent—denying them the chance to see the beating heart or tiny limbs of their child. As for the aborted fetuses, evidence from undercover investigations, like those by the Center for Medical Progress in 2015, suggests some clinics sell fetal tissue to research firms, profiting from the remains. Others dispose of them as medical waste—incinerated or discarded—reducing human life to trash.

Margaret Sanger’s Legacy: Eugenics and Racial Targeting

The higher incidence of abortion in Black communities cannot be divorced from history. Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood’s founder, was a vocal eugenicist who wrote in 1921 that “the most urgent problem today is how to limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective.” While she publicly opposed abortion, her Negro Project aimed to reduce birth rates among African Americans, whom she viewed paternalistically as needing control. Critics argue her clinics were strategically placed in minority neighborhoods—a pattern some claim persists, with groups like Protecting Black Life asserting that 79% of Planned Parenthood surgical abortion facilities are within 2 miles of predominantly Black or Latino areas. Though Sanger’s intent is debated, her eugenic writings and alliances with racists cast a shadow over Planned Parenthood’s mission.

A Call to Truth and Compassion

Abortion is not a neutral medical procedure but a brutal act that ends a human life and scars the mother’s soul. The numbers—over a million annually, disproportionately Black—reflect a crisis, not a triumph. The methods shred the defenseless, while fetal milestones affirm their humanity. Clinics obscure this reality, withholding ultrasounds and profiting from the aftermath, perpetuating a legacy tied to Sanger’s eugenic vision. As Christians, we must speak this truth with love, offering healing to the broken and protection to the unborn, for every life is sacred in God’s eyes.