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Summary: Increased Risk of
Breast Cancer and Informed Consent
Despite the fact that numerous studies have shown a link between
abortion and breast cancer, various pro-choice and medical agencies
continue to ignore the evidence. For women considering an abortion,
evidence of an increased breast cancer risk should be disclosed as part of
obtaining informed consent.
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According to the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons,
numerous studies have shown a significant link between abortion and
breast cancer. In spite of this, various medical and pro-choice
organizations continue to ignore the overwhelming evidence or have
gone to great lengths to try to refute the evidence. Patients
contemplating any form of surgical procedure or even medical therapy
(i.e. hormone replacement therapy) ordinarily expect to learn of
potential threats to their future health, even if it’s uncommon and
not definitively proved. For women considering abortion, evidence of
an increased breast cancer risk should be disclosed as part of obtaining
informed consent.1
1The Abortion-Breast Cancer
Link: How Politics Trumped Science and Informed Consent, Journal
of American Physicians and Surgeons, Vol. 8 No. 2, Summer 2003, pp.
41-43.
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