| Abortion Breast Cancer Link |
| QUICK FACTS: In 1986, government scientists wrote a letter to the British Journal Lancet and acknowledged that abortion is a cause of breast cancer. "Induced abortion before first term pregnancy increases the risk of breast cancer" As of 2004, five medical groups say that abortion is a cause of breast cancer. A sixth group has called upon doctors to warn patients of a highly plausible relationship. SOURCE: Breast Cancer Coalition |
| Abortion in the News |
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| Sandra Day O'Connor resigning from the Supreme Court is a news-worthy event for the pro-life community. Not only does our President get to nominate a new justice, but our President is pro-life himself and the Republicans (who are mostly pro-life) have control of the Senate and House. Landmark events. President George W. Bush has nominated John Roberts. Known for his pro-life stance, his wife being a supporter of the Feminists for Life (a pro-life feminism group) abortion on demand may truly be on its way out the door. See more up-to-date abortion news to the left. |
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| "The American Cancer Society's reputation as a source of information for the public is just critical to our mission. We're not going to mislead people about this. We spend $100 million a year on research. We know what we're talking about. There is just no research that supports this claim." [Mary Coyne, a board member of the Society's Texas division, discussing the abortion-breast cancer link with L.A. Times reporter Scott Gold, May 22, 2003]
"Breast cells have been hypothesized to be the most susceptible to transformation into malignant cells when breast tissue contains primarily rapidly growing and undifferentiated epithelial cells � i.e., during adolescence and pregnancy. . . . Some investigators have hypothesized that the termination of pregnancy in the first two trimesters may alter the carcinogenic potential of breast tissue by interrupting the complete differentiation of breast cells that occurs during full-term pregnancy and confers protection." Phyllis A. Wingo (American Cancer Society) (1997). |
| American Association of Physicians and Surgeons A non-partisan group of physicains and surgeons that since the 1940's have done studies to ensure the quality of patient-physician relationships. Their findings on abortion and breast cancer risks. It greatly differs from the medical opinions of the American Cancer Society. |