by Patrick B. Craine

Induced abortion nearly triples the risk of a woman developing breast cancer. This is a finding of the latest of 51 international studies since 1957 that have discovered and confirmed the link between abortion and breast cancer, the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer (ABC) has reported.

The study (see note below) was conducted in Armenia by a team under the direction of Lilit Khachatryan, of the Department of Public Health, American University of Armenia, that also included researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the University of Pennsylvania.

Among its key findings:

Among the women studied, one induced abortion increased the risk of developing breast cancer by 2.86 times.

Giving birth reduced the risk of breast cancer among these women by 64% (this is consistent with statements from the Canadian Cancer Society).

Delaying a first full-term pregnancy after age 20 also increased the breast cancer risk.

Among the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer’s comments

The report’s authors claimed that “Most evidence (of an abortion-breast cancer link)…points to no effect.” Professor Joel Brind of Baruch College, City University of New York, said that claim is “plainly false.”

To support the claim of “no effect,” the researchers cited only one study, by Melbye in 1997 (see references in the ABC press release via this link), that has been severely criticized; the Melbye study reported a statistically significant 89% increased risk for those having abortions after 18 weeks gestation.

A red herring to prop up abortion

The Khachatryan team stated that their finding of an increased risk was due to “recall bias.” This is based on the assumption that more women with breast cancer report their past abortions than do healthy women. Dr. Brind said, “The recall bias argument has been repeatedly disproved in the literature.” ABC cites a study from the U.S. National Cancer Institute whose authors “demonstrated that they know recall bias is a red herring used to prop up abortion.”

The Khachatryan study

The study, titled Influence of diabetes mellitus type 2 and prolonged estrogen exposure on risk of breast cancer among women in Armenia, by Khachatryan L, Scharpf R, Kagan S., was conducted because diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) and breast cancer (BrCa) are prevalent in Armenia. Researchers performed a case control study of 302 women. In addition to its findings on breast cancer, it concluded that diabetes mellitus type 2 increased adjusted odds of breast cancer by 5.53. They stated that they adjusted findings for age and body mass index (BMI), which confounded associations between DM2 and BrCa, and recommended that: “We suggest our findings imply the need for further investigation in Armenian and in other populations with similar characteristics.”

Induced abortion nearly triples the risk of a woman developing breast cancer. This is a finding of the latest of 51 international studies since 1957 that have discovered and confirmed the link between abortion and breast cancer, the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer (ABC) has reported.

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The most detailed images of embryos during the eight weeks of growth have been produced by The Endowment for Human Development using digitized images of embryos. A graphic for development at 25 days shows primary development of heart tissue, and 33 days shows development of the stomach, liver, aorta, atria and ventricles of the heart. A picture of the heart at eight weeks is shown to the right. 

To see them, click on: http://www.ehd.org/virtual-human-embryo/stage.php?stage=1

For more, click here.

New images of life developing in the womb made possible with advanced technology have given clearer pictures than ever before of the earliest moments of human embryos. Click here to see a video that shows, for example, what the heart looks like at only five weeks.

For more on the images and the man who made them, click here.

Gifts from generous donors piling up in the Halton Pro-Life Resource Centre for our Silent Auction include items attractive to children, women and, as one donor said with some glee, for men. To see a list of just some of these, click here. To shop early for Christmas and get some great bargains - and help Halton Pro-Life’s work in saving babies’ lives - then come to our Banquet and Silent Auction. For details, click here. To order your tickets, phone 905-632-3232 or use the TICKET ORDER FORM.

Do you want to see a powerful movie that shows people changing from being pro-abortion to pro-life in seconds, and see what Scott Klusendorf, president of Life Training Institute and guest speaker at the Halton Pro-Life Annual Respect Life Banquet, thinks about it?  Read more here.

The Association for Reformed Political Action had been ordered by the Township of West Lincoln, Ontario, to dismantle a pro-life memorial constructed on the private property of Berend Vis in Smithville, but the order had the effect of adding to the publicity surrounding the memorial rather than hampering the project. To find out why, click here.

Courageous, the movie: It takes courage to be a real father, says this powerful movie that starts with some heart-stopping action and follows the lives of four policemen as they learn for themselves boys the pain of failing as a father and the joy and honour of a fatherhood of commitment. Setting the courage needed to be a father beside the courage needed to be a policeman, it pulls no punches in telling the truth.

To see a review, click here.

To see the movie website, click here.

To see the movie, go to Silver City in Burlington or Stoney Creek where it opened September 30.

HALTON PRO-LIFE RESPECT LIFE BANQUET

When: November 11, 2011: Reception at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm.

Where: Oakville Conference & Banquet Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Road Oakville.

Why: To have some fun, a great dinner, fellowship and help Halton Pro-Life in our life-saving educational work.

Guest speaker: Scott Klusendorf, president of the Life Training Institute.

MC: Brian Salmon, broadcasting veteran and DJ for Niagara radio station GiantFM.

Silent auction: A fun way to donate and take home attractive items for women, men and children – (shop early for Christmas).

Musical entertainment: watch this space.

Tickets: $75 each – to order, call 905-632-3232, email to Haltonprolife@cogeco.net or download , print and print use the order form here.

Sponsorship:  Corporations, service groups, churches and others have opportunities to showcase their support for the sanctity of life by taking advantage of five levels of sponsorship:

Five-star $3,500. Platinum $2,000. Gold $1,500. Silver $1,200. Bronze $800. To sponsor, call 905-632-3232, email to Haltonprolife@cogeco.net or download, print and use the sponsorship form here.