In the Crosshairs.(Hispanic Americans for Life)

From the establishment of the first abortion clinics in impoverished neighborhoods populated by Latinos in the northeastern United States, to the shameless radio and television ads airing in the barrios of Los Angeles today, Hispanics have never been far from the crosshairs of those who promote, provide, and profit from abortion. There can be no conclusion other than that the policy of abortion in the United States has been, and continues to be, racist, a conclusion shared by many African-Americans as well.

It's not surprising, then, that though they only represent 25% of the population of women of childbearing age, African-American women and Latinas account for more than half of all abortions performed in the United States. This isn't by accident; it's by design.

Over the course of the years, many writers more talented than I have published in these pages the history of Planned Parenthood and its founder, Margaret Sanger. For many readers these stories have constituted a kind of horrifically fascinating account of a true modern-day evil.

For Hispanics in the United States and abroad, the Sanger/ Planned Parenthood legacy of targeting them is not something merely to be read and considered in the abstract. It is, rather, a grim reality that has to be confronted and vigorously opposed each and every day.

A movement that has no qualms about destroying life to further its cause and profit margins will do everything in their zeal to further the Sanger legacy. For example, aided and abetted by the likes of California's pro-abortion Hispanic Lt. Governor Cruz M. Bustamante and the whole of the current Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the relentlessly pro-abortion message blitz is beginning to take its toll in Hispanic communities all across the world.

But instead of selling soft drinks or hamburgers, the pro-abortionists are selling the destruction of millions of unborn babies. As the number of dollars expended in purchasing advertising increases, so, too, does the body count in many Latino communities.

For instance, in Miami, a Spanish-language flyer that is inserted in the grocery bags of customers in a Latino supermarket includes over a dozen advertisements for abortions. Many of the ads offer a discount if you bring the flyer to the clinic.