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| | '''Abortion''' is the induced termination of a [[pregnancy]].<ref>American Heritage Dictionary definition, [http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/A0020700.html abortion]</ref> 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><ref>For example, Dr. George Tiller "estimated that he performed 250 to 300 late-term abortions in 2003, each costing an average of $6,000."[http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090327/D976JVSG4.html]</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> God warns in His word that a nation that sheds innocent blood will not prosper. (Deuteronomy 19:11-13) | | '''Abortion''' is the induced termination of a [[pregnancy]].<ref>American Heritage Dictionary definition, [http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/A0020700.html abortion]</ref> 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><ref>For example, Dr. George Tiller "estimated that he performed 250 to 300 late-term abortions in 2003, each costing an average of $6,000."[http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090327/D976JVSG4.html]</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> God warns in His word that a nation that sheds innocent blood will not prosper. (Deuteronomy 19:11-13) |
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| | Abortion always ends the life of the unborn child, typically by stopping his or her beating heart. Abortion increases the risk of breast cancer, future premature birth, and other long-term health problems for the mother, as detailed below. In very rare cases women still die from abortion; see "Documented Incidents of 365 Women Who Have Been Killed by "Safe" and Legal Abortion." <ref>[http://abortionviolence.com/DEATHS.HTM 365 women who have been killed by 'Legal' abortion] Abortionviolence.com</ref> | | Abortion always ends the life of the unborn child, typically by stopping his or her beating heart. Abortion increases the risk of breast cancer, future premature birth, and other long-term health problems for the mother, as detailed below. In very rare cases women still die from abortion; see "Documented Incidents of 365 Women Who Have Been Killed by "Safe" and Legal Abortion." <ref>[http://abortionviolence.com/DEATHS.HTM 365 women who have been killed by 'Legal' abortion] Abortionviolence.com</ref> |
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| | === 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 childbirth 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.<ref>http://www.mindfully.org/Industry/Tobacco-ChronologyJul98.htm</ref> | | 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 childbirth 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.<ref>http://www.mindfully.org/Industry/Tobacco-ChronologyJul98.htm</ref> |
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| | A new study on breast cancer in Turkey published in April 2009 in the peer-reviewed World Journal of Surgical Oncology found, through a surveying process, that induced abortion was a statistically significant cause of breast cancer risk. The study concludes, “Our findings suggest that age and induced abortion were found to be significantly associated with increased breast cancer risk….”<ref>http://wjso.com/content/7/1/37</ref> | | A new study on breast cancer in Turkey published in April 2009 in the peer-reviewed World Journal of Surgical Oncology found, through a surveying process, that induced abortion was a statistically significant cause of breast cancer risk. The study concludes, “Our findings suggest that age and induced abortion were found to be significantly associated with increased breast cancer risk….”<ref>http://wjso.com/content/7/1/37</ref> |
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