Pop quiz: who said, “The most urgent problem today is how to limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective?”
Adolf Hitler? Chairman Mao?
Nope. It was Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood.
For decades, Planned Parenthood has been seen as the nation’s largest provider of abortion services, sex education, and birth control. But a new documentary is shedding light on the disturbing origins of the organization and its founder’s radical beliefs.
The 1916 Project: Exposing Planned Parenthood’s Century-Long Culture of Death, produced by Fieldwork Media and directed by David Coonradt, takes viewers through the dark history of Sanger’s advocacy for birth control, sterilization of the “unfit,” and population control. This project brings Seth Gruber’s eye-opening book to life, drawing direct connections between Sanger’s ideologies and the progressive movements that have shaped America today.
Through Sanger’s own letters and journals, the documentary gives an unsettling glimpse into her mindset—from her first illegal birth control clinic in 1916 to the establishment of the multi-billion-dollar Planned Parenthood empire we know today.
“The film connects every dot,” says Gruber, explaining how Sanger’s radical ideas laid the groundwork for today’s cultural chaos, including third-trimester abortions, euthanasia, radical sex education, Critical Race Theory, and much more.
The film has already sparked significant discussion, with over 1,000 churches across the country hosting screenings, bringing awareness to Sanger’s disturbing legacy. Now, with its premiere on DailyWire+, the documentary has reached an even larger audience, allowing more Americans to understand the deep and troubling roots of Planned Parenthood.
Even abortion advocates are distancing themselves from Sanger. In 2020, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York took the step of removing Sanger’s name from its Manhattan Health Center. Board Chair Karen Seltzer acknowledged the need to reckon with Planned Parenthood’s history, particularly its harmful impact on communities of color, saying, “The removal of Margaret Sanger’s name from our building is both a necessary and overdue step to reckon with our legacy.”
Prominent voices are rallying behind the film. Bestselling author and radio host Eric Metaxas describes Sanger’s plans as “too horrifying to believe,” calling them nothing less than “the literal extermination of races, all by way of the organization she founded.” Global evangelist and pro-life advocate Nick Vujicic, who travels the world meeting believers concerned about America’s future, calls The 1916 Project the “definitive guide to how we lost our culture.” He believes that if the Church rises up to end abortion in America, this documentary will be remembered as the spark that ignited the fire.
The truth about Planned Parenthood’s dark history is finally coming to light. Stream The 1916 Project on DailyWire+ and discover the shocking origins of America’s largest abortion provider. This is a documentary that demands your attention. The truth has a way of coming out, no matter how hard some try to bury it.
