The fact that a disproportionate number of children of color are aborted in comparison to white children is an example of the “literal definition of systemic racism,” says Karen Swallow Prior. Prior, who is an author and Research Professor of English and Christianity and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, said this in response to an editorial citing recent comments from former vice president Mike Pence on the racial disparities among women who get abortions.
“At a time when the label ‘racist’ is freely and in many cases wrongly applied, real racism is taking place in many abortion clinics,” wrote conservative political columnist Cal Thomas in a Dec. 3 op ed. “Former Vice President Mike Pence noted this in a speech he delivered Tuesday to a gathering of pro-lifers convened by the Susan B. Anthony List organization. Pence noted: ‘Despite being less than one-third of the population, Blacks and Hispanics account for nearly two-thirds of all abortions performed.’”