We need to talk about Margaret Sanger.

For as long as I've been involved with Planned Parenthood, our founder Margaret Sanger's legacy on race has been under scrutiny. Was she, or was she not, racist?

We've defended her as an avenger of bodily autonomy but unfortunately "a product of her time." But now, as we're being called upon to grapple with our 100-year history, we can no longer afford to reconcile Margaret Sanger’s legacy: We must reckon with it.

This week, Planned Parenthood formally named and owned the harm that Sanger caused to generations of people with disabilities and Black, Latino, Asian American, and Indigenous people through her engagement with white supremacists and endorsement of eugenics.

We will no longer make excuses or apologize for Margaret Sanger's actions. We are committed to confronting white supremacy in our own organization and across the movement for reproductive freedom.

I've written more about this in the New York Times. I hope you'll give it a read:

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Thank you,

- Alexis McGill Johnson, President & CEO
Planned Parenthood Federation of America


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