Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “[W]hile there are cases where even the law recognizes an abortion as justifiable if recommended by a physician, I assert that the hundreds of thousands of abortions performed in America each year are a disgrace to civilization.” ~ Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) American birth control activist, sex educator, nurse, founded the American Birth Control League, which later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaSource: Advocating for mass sterilization of the 'unfit' in her book 'Woman and the New Race'