Breast cancer / abortion link debunked in largest study ever
Published in 1997, a study from Denmark indicates no increased risk for women who had abortions when they analyzed medical histories of more than 1.5 million women. This larger more comprehensive study is persuasive because it does not rely upon interviews. Data came from Denmark's national health records, thereby eliminating the possibility of "recall bias." The study showed that even women who had two or more abortions were no more likely than those who never had an abortion to develop breast cancer.
Suicides are less for women all ages now than before the legalization of abortion.
Suicides in the US per year per 100,000 population.
1950 1960 1970 1980 1985 1990 1996 1997 1998
Male, all ages 17.3 16.6 17.3 18.0 18.8 19.0 18.0 17.4 17.2
Female, all ages 4.9 5.0 6.8 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.0
Suicides are up for younger women, but up further for younger men.
Suicides by youth by year by gender, USA.
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
White males
Ages 10-14 1.1 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.5
Ages 15-19 9.4 12.9 15.0 17.1 19.3 19.1 18.4 18.5 18.7
White females
Ages 10-14 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0
Ages 15-19 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.7 4.2 3.5
All data from CDC.