Black Women Speak Loudly against Abortion.

In a powerful display of diversity with unity, a coalition of more than 20 African-American women assembled at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., February 2 to say "no more" to abortion and to "Stand for Life!"

Sponsored by Black Americans for Life, these Black women, many of whom are post-abortive, gathered to candidly declare the truth that abortion kills children and hurts women.

There were two backdrops to this historic gathering. First, February is Black History Month. Second, "Since 1973, more than 14 million of our Black children have died this way, while most of us said nothing," said Day Gardner, president of Black Americans for Life.

Ms. Gardner minced no words. "The knives of abortionists have slaughtered more than 14 million Black babies," she said. "Beautiful, perfectly formed babies have been scraped out of their mother's womb in pieces, or jammed in the back of their heads with scissors to have their brains sucked out so that a dead baby can be delivered."

Many commented on what a powerful scene it was as one woman after another stepped up to the microphone to speak out against the destruction that abortion is causing in the African-American community. As Ms. Gardner explained, "Abortion is the #1 killer of African-Americans, killing more Black people than heart disease, cancer, stroke, crime, and all other deaths combined."

Mary Craft from Forestville, Maryland, added further details that help put the tragedy in perspective: "The fact that 39% of all abortions are performed on Black women is a horrendous statistic, especially since we are only 12%, and declining, of the American population." Added Renee Wilson of Philadelphia, "Abortion causes us to give up our blessings, our heritage, and our future."

Moreover, "Abortion is not as safe as proponents want us to believe," stated Rev. Janine Simpson from Detroit. She ...