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A Weekly Column By Walter B. Hoye II
Conflict Of
Interest
In the abortion debate, is there a "Conflict of Interest"within the Black community and among her leaders?
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Collusion, Complicity & Consent In Theory
"You have just dined, and however scrupulously, the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, [so]
there is complicity." — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "Fate," Essays and Lectures
Collusion by definition is a secret understanding
between two or more persons to appear as
adversaries though in agreement. Complicity by
definition is the state of being an accomplice;
partnership or involvement in wrongdoing. Consent
theory is a term for the idea in social philosophythat individuals primarily make decisions as free
agents entering into consensual relationships with other free agents, and that
this becomes the basis for political governance. An early elaborator of this
idea was John Locke, from whom the expression "all men are created
equal" can be traced. Consent theory goes back at least to the 16th century. 1
By definition, tacit consent is the approval of someone's wrongdoing.
Meet Yesterday's Dr. Alan Frank Guttmacher
"The only way the mounting feeling that birth control is a tool of racism can be handled, is to involve knowledgeableleaders from the minority groups who understand and are favorable to the philosophy of birth control. They, in turn, must
translate their appreciation of the contribution which birth control can make toward family stability to their own
people." — Alan Frank Guttmacher, M.D. 2
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Alan Frank Guttmacher, M.D. (1898-1974) 3 was an
American Obstetrician|Gynecologist. Dr. Alan F.
Guttmacher (left) served as President of Planned
Parenthood (PP) and Vice-President of the
American Eugenics Society (AES). Dr. Guttmacher
founded the American Association of Planned
Parenthood Physicians, now known as the
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
(ARHP), as a forum for physicians to discuss the
birth control pill and other advances in the field. He
founded the Association for the Study of Abortion (ASA) in 1964. He was a
member of the Association for Voluntary Sterilization (AVS). The [Alan]
Guttmacher Institute (AGI) is named after him. -According to AGI: -"Aside
from poverty, little changed in the profile of women obtaining abortions
between 2000 and 2008. A broad cross section of U.S. women have
abortions: Fifty-eight percent of abortion patients in 2008 were in their 20s;
45% were never-married and not living with a partner; 61% were already
mothers; 42% were living below the federal poverty line; 36% were white; 59%
had at least some college education; and 73% were religiously affiliated. But
certain groups of women, those who were in their 20's, cohabiting, Black
or poor — were overrepresented among abortion patients." 4
Meet Today's Dr. Alan Guttmacher
Dr. Alan Guttmacher, a Harvard-trained geneticist and pediatrician, is the new acting director of the National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development, the federal agency that finances research into child and maternal
health. — Urban Christian News 5
On Tuesday, April 27th, 2010, Dr. Alan Guttmacher
(left), whose father's twin brother, Dr. Alan Frank
Guttmacher (above), was the famous obstetrician-
gynecologist above was interviewed by Urban
Christian News. In the interview the nephew of Dr.
Alan Frank Guttmacher was asked the following:
-Question: -"Your uncle was the president of
planned parenthood and a towering figure in the
reproductive rights movement. Has there been any
criticism of appointing anyone named alan guttmacher to this post?" -Answer:
-: "I have not been aware of any. The name does stand for something.Planned Parenthood was more of a social movement until my uncle said, 'If
we're making all these decisions, we need to make sure that it is backed up
by 'good scientific information.' So he started the think tank that became
known as the Guttmacher Institute. One finds that people know the name
primarily because of that. But people on both sides of the abortion debate
tend to use their data as the reliable data. So, to some degree, my
appointment has been less controversial than some might think." 6
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Collusion, Complicity & Consent In Practice
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." — Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., United States Black Civil Rights leader and clergyman (1929-1968)
The thought of "…good scientific information…"
and "…reliable data…" coming from Guttmacher
Institute reports haunts me. However, as I grapple
with the impact of abortion in Black America it
appears AGI is right and "little has changed in theprofile of women obtaining abortions." If 58% of
abortion patients in 2008 are in their 20s; 45%
never-married and not living with a partner; 61%
already mothers; 42% living below the federal poverty line; 36% white; 59%
having at least some college education; 73% affiliated with christianity and
Black women in their 20's, poor, living outside holy matrimony are still
"representing" the "overrepresented" majority of women aborting their
children doesn't move you to focus on meeting the needs of women and
children then what's your number ? If AGI's data is scientific, and over 1.2
million children lost to abortion each year 7 does not move you to call the Body
of Christ to a solemn assembly of prayer and fasting to break the blood thirsty
stronghold of Satan in our Churches then how many abortions are too
many abortions? If AGI's data is reliable and over 54 million children brutally
lost to abortion as they were dismembered in the wombs of their own mothers
since 1973, 8 does not move you to publicly fight to end abortion, then where
do you draw the line?
Brothers, Shame, Shame On Us! How can we, aswatchmen on the wall (Ezekiel 33:1-10), not warn
our congregation of the impact of the abortionist's
"sword come upon the land", slaying our children in
the wombs of their mothers? Dietrich Bonhoeffer , the German Lutheran
Pastor, Theologian, and Martyr, who served in the German Resistance
movement, between 1933 and 1945, against Nazism and founded the
Confessing Church, once said: "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God
will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." 9
Could it possibly be, that Dietrich Bonhoeffer is right and our "silence in the
face of evil" betrays our collusion, complicity or tacit consent with the
forces of evil?
Brothers, we really need to talk.
Reference(s):
1. C Watner (1986), "Oh, Ye Are For Anarchy!": Consent Theory in the Radical Libertarian Tradition, Journal of Libertarian
Studies.
2. New York Times: Doctor Blames His Profession For Delays On Family Planning: January 16th, 1966
(http://bit.ly/gp8bAH)
3. Alan Frank Guttmacher, M.D., (http://bit.ly/vT18Ec)
4. "Abortion Has Become More Concentrated Among Poor Women", Guttmacher Institute, Tuesday, May 4th, 2010,
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(http://bit.ly/9u4YAi)
5. "A Conversation With Alan Guttmacher - Child Health Director Has Background in Genetics", Urban Christian News,
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 (http://bit.ly/vyALSu)
6. Ibid.
7. "Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States", Guttmacher Institute, August 2011, (http://bit.ly/99dVdw)
8. "Does this number shock you?", Dennis M. Howard, 2011, (http://bit.ly/xqnQz)
9. Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy — A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich, 2010, Nashville:
Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2010. "The quote is from the inside back flap of the cover. (http://bit.ly/cWLkgG).
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