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Ota Benga and Abortion
Why was a man named Ota Benga put in a display with an orangutan at the Bronx Zoo in 1906? What does this perverse act, part of our nation’s history, have to do with abortion? While the treatment of Benga and the atrocity of abortion are not identical, they do share a point in common – a refusal to recognize humanity, which leads to treating another person, or an unborn baby, as an object that can be taken, killed, or used in a way others deem acceptable.
Ota Benga, of the Mbuti people, was born in the Belgian Congo around …
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Tagged Bronx Zoo, Capitol Fax, David Catchpoole, Eric Scheidler, J.B. Pritzker, M.S. Gabriel, Mbuti, New York Times, Ota Benga, Parental Notification Act, Rich Miller, Wildlife Conservation Society
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