Margaret Sanger, shown in a 1959 photo, founder of the birth control movement in the United States, died in a nursing home Sept. 6, 1966, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced. She was 83 years old.
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York is removing the name of Margaret Sanger, the founder of the nation's largest
abortion provider, from its
New York City clinic due to her "harmful connection to the eugenics movement," the group said Tuesday.
The announcement comes after more than 350 current and former staffers at the Manhattan clinic, as well as 800 donors, supporters and volunteers, called Sanger "a racist, white woman." An open letter on June 18 to Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, criticized the organization as "steeped in white supremacy," the
Washington Times reports.
For decades, pro-life activists pointed out Sanger's racism, but in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, Planned Parenthood said it is addressing the problem."The removal of Margaret Sanger's name from our building is both a necessary and overdue step to reckon with our legacy and
acknowledge Planned Parenthood's contributions to historical reproductive harm within communities of color," Karen Seltzer, the chair of the New York affiliate's board, said in a statement.
Comment: The United States has suffered a great loss of value in the ongoing disintegration of the family unit, and Planned Parenthood has played a significant role and force in this. Focusing their efforts on actually planning for parenthood and creating strong, healthy families would be a step forward. Or they could just remove Sanger's name from the building. That'll surely help.