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Black Life Issues & Action Network is a faith-based program dedicated to preserving and protecting the lives of unborn Black children by reducing abortions. Our objective is to strengthen Black families and communities, and restore a culture of life among us.
What Does Black Life Issues & Actions Network Do?
- Educates the Black community about the destructive effect abortion has on our families, and about life-giving alternatives to abortion.
- Empowers women, teens and families to overcome the situations that often surround abortion: sexual aggression, violence and abuse; unhealthy relationships; premature sexual involvement and other related issues.
- Engages policymakers to influence laws and public policy that will help women and teens avoid abortion; and that will protect them from unjust and oppressive laws related to abortion.
- Brings healing and restoration to those hurt by an abortion experience, including women who have had abortions, and others who have been involved in some way in another's abortion. More information here.
Programs and Activities
- Urban Faith Column
- Provides resources and referrals to meet the needs of women facing an unplanned pregnancy.
- Beautiful™ - a sexual health and personal development program for Black college-aged women.
- Real Talk™ Mentoring - a skill-building and support program to help teen moms avoid repeat unmarried pregnancies.
- Training Workshops covering topics related to abortion in the Black community, including: abstinence, sexual and reproductive health, statistics and research, laws and policies, Christian response to abortion.
How Can I Support Black Life Issues & Action Network?
- Volunteer. E-mail to volunteer. We would love to have you.
- Mentor a teen mom in the Real Talk™ mentoring program
- Share your testimony of healing from an abortion with other women who need help
- Give. We need your financial support to continue providing help and resources to teens, women, and families who have been affected by abortion, and to educate others. Click here to give any tax-deductible amount.
- Tell others. Sign up to receive the Black Life Issues & Action Network E-mail newsletter with information about our activities, current legislative and policy updates, and stories of clients who have been helped by our work. Pass your newsletter on to family and friends so they can stay informed, too!
How Can I Contact Black Life Issues & Action Network?
Contact Black Life Issues & Action Network for more information on programs or for a speaker at churches, schools, colleges and for community events.
Black Life Issues & Action Network
425 N. Findlay Street
Dayton, OH 45404
Ph: 937-461-5433
E-mail: info@daytonlife.org
The office is located in the Life Enrichment Center Building.
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Facts
Myth: Abortion is not our issue. Black women don’t have abortions.
Fact: Black women account for 36.4% of abortions. For every 1,000 Black women, 34 have had an abortion. This is the highest rate of any race. For every 1,000 children born to Black women, 459 children are aborted by Black women. This is the highest ratio of any race.
Myth: There are other more pressing issues in the Black community. More Blacks are dying more from other causes than from abortion.
Fact: For the past 35 years, more Blacks have died from abortion than from any other cause of death. Over 14 million Black people have been killed by abortion. That’s over 2.6 times more than have died from AIDS, violent crimes, accidents, cancer, and heart disease combined.
Myth: Abortion really has no tangible effect on the Black community.
Fact: As of 2005, 9.5% of the Black population has been killed by abortion. Blacks are no longer the largest minority in the U.S.; Hispanics are now the largest minority in the U.S. This translates to less economic, political, and social power.
Myth: Pro-life people only care about the unborn baby and don't care about the issues that make Black women feel compelled to have an abortion.
Fact: Many pro-life organizations address the full spectrum of need associated with women's reasons for having abortions. For example, Life Resource Centre has a baby pantry for infant supplies and equipment, parenting classes, mentoring programs and collaborates with an organization that provides job and life skills training.
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