Op-Ed: March for Life About Justice, Value of Human Life

This article originally appeared in Newsmax on January 20, 2023

 

This year marks the 50th year that many, globally, have gathered in solidarity to March for Life in Washington, D.C.

This writer has marched since the turn of this century, doing so almost every year.

As we return to the nation's capital, for the March for Life, let us remember that we are marching from victory to victory.

We have overcome — for life — because Christ has overcome.

My uncle, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., kenw that Blacks cannot win if they are willing to sacrifice the futures of their children, in return for personal comfort and safety.

All too many children are dying for so many shameful reasons today.

One of the foremost issues and reasons is death by abortion.

According to the most recent data from the Guttmacher Institute, an estimated 930,160 abortions were performed in 2020, which is a 1.5% increase from their 2019 estimate.

Of those 930,160 abortions, approximately 39% were performed on Black women, for a rate of 24.4 abortions per 1,000 Black women.

This means that approximately 362,762 Black babies were aborted in the year 2020 alone...

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