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To: FreeTally
Now, in this case, if the woman directly asked the abortionists if there was a LINK, and he said "absolutely not", then she may have a case. However, Im not sure how she will prove that it would have changed her mind.

Well, if she asked: "Are there any other long term effects?" and the Doctor failed to inform her, that should be enough.

For any other medical procedure, the doctor is required to tell the woman what the risks, are. Its called informed consent. When my wife had a double miscarriage at 10 weeks into the pregnancy, the doctor sat down with us, and told us all the risks we were going through with her going through a D&C. Then, he told us all the risks that we would face waiting for it to spontaneously pass. This is informed concent. The doctor is required to tell all the risks, when giving you all the options. However, Abortionists are not required to give this type of information. Even for a D&C Abortion, there are very serious medical risks.

My wife had the procedure done post-miscarriage, and she was warned. Why are mothers who ask for abortions not warned as well?

44 posted on 01/04/2002 9:43:07 AM PST by Down South
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To: Down South
You are talking about scientifically proven risks, not "links" from debatable studies. As I pointed out, in the text of "studies" done, posted by another Freeper, it states:

A study in 1981 found that women who had an abortion before having a full-term pregnancy had a 140% increased risk of breast cancer, while another major study in 1994 found a 40% increased risk for the same category of women.

This leads even the least knowledgeable person to question how two "scientific" studies deviated by 100%.

Cancer is a BIG unknown for man. We really don't know what causes it, but think we have discovered links. These "links" change from year to year, with some being added and some being removed. To require abortionists to tell women of a "link" would be legal precident to require any company that manufactures ANYTHING that may have a "link" to cancer to proclaim it.

You are wanting to try and convince women to not have an abortion based upon a "risk of getting breast cancer". These people have already decided to KILL A LIFE! A "link to a greater risk" of breast cancer is going to stop them?

47 posted on 01/04/2002 9:56:38 AM PST by FreeTally
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