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[[Image:Baby.jpg|right|thumb|A human fetus in the womb]]

[[Image:Baby.jpg|right|thumb|A human fetus in the womb]]

'''Abortion''' is the induced termination of a pregnancy.<ref>American Heritage Dictionary definition, [http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/A0020700.html abortion]</ref> The father of medicine, [[Hippocrates]], expressly prohibited abortion in his ethical Oath long before Christianity. Today abortion is a billion-dollar industry<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/03/09/fetal.tissue/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8247</ref>  in the United States and Western Europe except for Ireland, Malta and Poland, where it is generally illegal.<ref>On April 10, 2007, Portugal legalized abortion up until the 10th week of pregnancy, with some conditions placed on the obtaining of consent for the abortion.  Abortion remains illegal in Ireland, Malta and Poland.  See http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=50451</ref>  Here is a discussion of the position of the United States [[National Cancer Institute on Abortion]].

'''Abortion''' is the induced termination of a pregnancy.<ref>American Heritage Dictionary definition, [http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/A0020700.html abortion]</ref> The father of medicine, [[Hippocrates]], expressly prohibited abortion in his ethical Oath long before Christianity. Today abortion is a billion-dollar industry<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/03/09/fetal.tissue/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8247</ref>  in the United States and Western Europe except for Ireland, Malta and Poland, where it is generally illegal.<ref>On April 10, 2007, Portugal legalized abortion up until the 10th week of pregnancy, with some conditions placed on the obtaining of consent for the abortion.  Abortion remains illegal in Ireland, Malta and Poland.  See http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=50451</ref>   

 

== Abortion and Breast Cancer ==

== Abortion and Breast Cancer ==

The vast majority of scientific studies have shown that abortion causes an increase in breast cancer, including 16 out of 17 statistically significant studies.<ref>http://www.jpands.org/vol8no2/malec.pdf</ref> Studies showing that abortion increases breast cancer predate the political controversy.<ref>http://www.bcpinstitute.org/brochure.htm</ref> It is undisputed that having a baby protects against breast cancer, and thus early termination of pregnancy must increase the risk of cancer for the mother compared to carrying that same pregnancy to birth. Yet the abortion industry conceals this increased risk, just as the tobacco industry concealed its cancer risk for decades.

The vast majority of scientific studies have shown that abortion causes an increase in breast cancer, including 16 out of 17 statistically significant studies.<ref>http://www.jpands.org/vol8no2/malec.pdf</ref> Studies showing that abortion increases breast cancer predate the political controversy.<ref>http://www.bcpinstitute.org/brochure.htm</ref> It is undisputed that having a baby protects against breast cancer, and thus early termination of pregnancy must increase the risk of cancer for the mother compared to carrying that same pregnancy to birth. Yet the abortion industry conceals this increased risk, just as the tobacco industry concealed its cancer risk for decades.