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Alexis McGill Johnson, the current head of Planned Parenthood, recently took to the New York Times to discuss Margaret Sanger’s dehumanizing views of people of color and those with disabilities. In “What Pro-Lifers Can Learn from the Planned Parenthood Apology,” priest, author, and CT columnist Tish Harrison Warren points out McGill Johnson’s hypocrisy. “For all the diversity in their boardroom,” Harrison Warren writes, “each person there shares a key privilege: They were allowed to be born.”
At the same time, Harrison Warren observes, “Those of us in the pro-life movement would therefore be irresponsible to sneer at McGill Johnson’s inconsistency without examining our own.”
The dehumanization of people of color, refugees, and immigrants purported by some in the pro-life movement “is not simply ‘anti-woke,’ it’s anti-life,” Harrison Warren writes. “Injustice and inequality beget death.”
As we look at the systemic injustices in our country and our world, may we “be as introspective and repentant as Planned Parenthood and seek to embody moral consistency where they have not.” Lives—both born and unborn—depend upon it.

Which of your childhood hobbies do you still enjoy today?
“I love making art with pastels! Art was my favorite subject in school. It’s a fun way my kids and me can be messy and creative all at the same time.” —Katie
“I still enjoy breaking into a spontaneous dance! Whether responding to oldies from the 60s and 70s, contemporary Christian music such as Old Church Choir (Zach Williams) or gospel grooves like He Knows My Name (Israel Houghton), I love to “get my dance on” for Jesus. Not even COVID has been able steal that!” —Suzanne
Next week’s question: What are three character traits that you most appreciate in others?
Tweet at @CT_Women with the hashtag #PullUpAChair or email us at [email protected]—we’ll share some of your responses in next week’s newsletter!