[LibertyGirl77]

You said: "About HALF of abortion cases can be associated with abortion and some others with miscarriage. "

If you can't understand the statistics you're using to make your point, it's best to stay out of the debate, IMHO. Read the studies carefully, with a critical eye instead of a hopeful one (for science is nothing if not critical). If you still can't understand it, here's an explanation in layman's terms:

I am an unmarried woman who has never been pregnant. I currently have X% breast cancer risk (based on lifestyle, family history, etc.). If I got pregnant tomorrow, I would still have X% breast cancer risk. If I killed my baby in utero three months from now, I would STILL have X% breast cancer risk. If I kept my baby but then lost him or her in my sixth month of pregnancy, I would STILL have X% breast cancer risk.

Now, if all went well with the pregnancy, I carried it to term and gave birth to a bouncing baby nine months from now, I would have a lower-than-X% breast cancer risk. By breastfeeding, I would decrease my risk level even more.

[A. Pole]

If you can't understand the statistics you're using to make your point, it's best to stay out of the debate, IMHO. Read the studies carefully, with a critical eye instead of a hopeful one (for science is nothing if not critical). If you still can't understand it, here's an explanation in layman's terms:

I am an unmarried woman who has never been pregnant. I currently have

I am sorry, your personal situation does not equal a scientific study. Either way, you can trust the Planned Parenthood that they will not frighten you by the REAL scientific studies. You can find this introductory quote (which suggests the possible mechanism) and studies at: Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer site

"Breast cells have been hypothesized to be the most susceptible to transformation into malignant cells when breast tissue contains primarily rapidly growing and undifferentiated epithelial cells – i.e., during adolescence and pregnancy. . . . Some investigators have hypothesized that the termination of pregnancy in the first two trimesters may alter the carcinogenic potential of breast tissue by interrupting the complete differentiation of breast cells that occurs during full-term pregnancy and confers protection." Phyllis A. Wingo (American Cancer Society) (1997).