Political Correctness and Abortion

Political Correctness Keeping Researchers From Making Abortion, Breast Cancer Link? [Excerpts]

The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer drew attention to a new study on Monday which revealed that women who had an abortion are approximately three times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not.

The report, titled “Influence of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Prolonged Estrogen Exposure on Risk of Breast Cancer Among Women in Armenia,” was written by Lilit Khachatryan of the Department of Public Health at the American University of Armenia. Researchers from various U.S. universities, including Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania contributed to the report.

Succinctly, the report found that abortion increases a woman’s chance of breast cancer 2.86 times. The study also found that women who delay their first full-term pregnancy, which is what abortions typically do, are also more prone to breast cancer. Statistically, the report noted that there is a 13 percent increase of risk for every one year delay of first full-term pregnancy. Women over 30 had a 4.95-fold increase in risk.

The research then went on to claim that the report “points to no effect” of abortions on breast cancer, according to the Daily Caller.

However, the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer is calling foul. Karen Malec, president of the coalition, told The Christian Post that “political correctness is the reason that the results linking abortion and breast cancer aren’t made fully available to the public.”

“Political correctness as well as lack of political courage.”

Fifty-one of 68 epidemiological studies conducted since 1957 report an abortion/breast cancer link.

Joel Brind, Baruch College biology and endocrinology professor as well as advocate of the breast/abortion connection, released a statement saying that the researchers “did not – and perhaps were not allowed to – characterize their findings honestly in the politically correct atmosphere of the U.S. and Europe. The good news is that they were able to report their findings in a prominent peer-reviewed journal at all.”

http://www.christianpost.com/news/political-correctness-keeping-researchers-from-making-abortion-breast-cancer-link-63397/