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If Only She Knew ...
September/October 2000 Family Voice
“I was raped when I was 17,” Pamela told Family Voice. “It was 1970, and my parents took me to New York for an abortion. It was the most horrifying thing I ever went through.
“I had four [children] after that. With my sixth pregnancy, [I opted for] an abortion. [I feared birth defects] because of radiation from x-rays of my gall bladder.
“In 1994, at the age of 41, I had a routine mammogram, and the doctor found cysts in my breast. I had a biopsy done, and twice it came back positive for cancer. [The doctors] removed my right breast. This year, I had another mammogram which came back ‘irregular.’ I am convinced the cancer is back.”
The Avoidable RiskTrue stories like Pamela’s remind us of the painful reality of breast cancer. Last year, 176,300 new cases of breast cancer arose in the United States, and 43,700 women died from this devastating disease. Surely, some reading this article are facing it now.
In October, you’ll likely notice pink ribbons appearing on lapels and blouses in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From various media, women will hear how critical self-exams and mammograms are to early detection of the disease. And they are.
But what about prevention? Women need to know the risk factors for breast cancer. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, sponsor of “Race for the Cure,” lists age, family history, heredity and childlessness as risk factors. But most campaigns do not disclose an avoidable, elective risk factor that matters to literally millions of women, including Pamela.
That risk is abortion.
The Cover-UpIf the link between abortion and breast cancer (ABC link) is real, why haven’t we heard about it? Tragically, the abortion movement has covered up this potentially life-and-death information. The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) claims, “Scientific research does not demonstrate that abortion causes breast cancer.” It lists a faulty study by Danish researcher Mads Melbye and statements by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a federal agency the pro-abortion Clinton administration controls, for support.
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John Kindley, an attorney active in exposing the link, criticizes this deception. “[Abortion advocates] portray themselves as being, above all, concerned with women’s health,” he said. “The ABC link shows, for all women, abortion is unhealthy and unsafe.”
Abortion advocates elevate “choice” while they hide information.
“No one ‘chooses’ breast cancer, but women are not informed about the risk,” said CWA of Illinois State Director Karen Hayes, who actively educates about the link. “This is a major women’s health issue.”
Even Komen’s Web site calls the research “inconclusive.” Let’s look at the evidence.
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