Comments on Arizona bans race- and sex-based abortionsTypePad2011-03-31T18:37:34ZRick Garnetthttps://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/03/arizona-bans-race-and-sex-based-abortions/comments/atom.xml/joe reader commented on 'Arizona bans race- and sex-based abortions'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e20147e3a62b5f970b2011-03-31T21:06:17Z2011-03-31T21:06:17Zjoe readerI understand that race, more so than gender, ignites debate, as with the billboards and statistics and so on. But...<p>I understand that race, more so than gender, ignites debate, as with the billboards and statistics and so on. But I am perplexed as to how anyone thinks a particular abortion could be race-based? I understand that some parents prefer boys so strongly as to abort a daughter based on that. I understand how some mothers go along.</p>
<p>But a racist mom who dislikes her black baby? Huh? The racist mom had a black husband/father? And to what end? The gender-selectors hope the next one comes out "right." Not so for the mixed-race couple. They hope the next one is lighter?</p>
<p>I suppose it would take the confused, "partly racist" mom who does not mind interracial sex, but would not want a baby to result, so she aborts, but would be happy to have a kid with her next white boyfriend?</p>
<p>What am I missing? Again, I can see how others might be accused of promoting abortion based on race, for individual cases (disapproving (grand)parents) or overall. </p>
<p>(Also, I recognize that the hypothetical racism could run in any direction of black-white-Asian, but used the example that seems the target of the sponsors.)</p>