Then, on 24 June 2022, the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade!
Abortion kills 1,000 black babies every day in America. Abortion is not just a woman’s issue. It’s a human rights issue.
Abortion is the number one killer of black lives in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, abortion kills more black people than HIV, homicide, diabetes, accident, cancer, and heart disease … combined.
In 2019, black women had 38.4% of all abortions in the U.S., despite African-Americans comprising only 12.4% of the total population.
In Michigan, black women make up only about 14% of Michigan’s female population, but they had 55.4% of all abortions reported in the state in 2020.*
