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Talk:Harvard abortion study (view source)
Revision as of 18:36, April 25, 2007
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# ''"Over 25% of the respondents to the questionnaire exhibited confusion about the wording, where the unfamiliar term "spontaneous abortion" was used to mean "miscarriage"."'' I don't see the point here, how could there be a difference between inducing and miscarriage? In both cases the fetus is lost prematurely. Also, maybe I missed it, but I don't see where you got that 25% from.
# ''"Over 25% of the respondents to the questionnaire exhibited confusion about the wording, where the unfamiliar term "spontaneous abortion" was used to mean "miscarriage"."'' I don't see the point here, how could there be a difference between inducing and miscarriage? In both cases the fetus is lost prematurely. Also, maybe I missed it, but I don't see where you got that 25% from.
And I also want to point out that of the 105,716 participants: 2916 got breast cancer, and only 535 of them reported having abortions. If abortions did contribute to the risk of breast cancer you would expect that number to be way higher. [[User:Jrssr5|Jrssr5]] 14:05, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
And I also want to point out that of the 105,716 participants: 2916 got breast cancer, and only 535 of them reported having abortions. If abortions did contribute to the risk of breast cancer you would expect that number to be way higher. [[User:Jrssr5|Jrssr5]] 14:05, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
== Age of Participants ==
The section on the participants being too young is just wrong. The study indicated that the subjects were ages 29 to 42 <i>when they were enrolled</i> in the study. Since this is longitudinal research (i.e. an over-time study) they have aged since then to 39 to 52. Given the sample size and the longitudinal component, it's unlikely that the sample itself is biased by age.
== Comment ==
== Comment ==
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Why discuss this at all? The Conservapedia editors have made it clear that any attempt to clarify, un-bias, or balance this article will be reversed, and that repeated attempts will merely make them close it off for revision. The whole POINT of Conservapedia is to present a one-sided (non-liberal) viewpoint. If a reader were interested in scientific accuracy, he or she would look elsewhere; the Conservapedia reader wants a validation of the viewpoints he or she already holds (or, in the case of liberals with too much time on their hands, a cheap laugh).