The pro-life advocates have shown studies that women who have had abortions have a 50 percent increased risk for breast cancer. ... The high estrogen levels of early pregnancy interact with hormones of late pregnancy and produces breast milk. ... However, the pro-choice supporters have found that many medical studies have shown that a woman's reproductive history affects her risk of breast cancer. The risks associated with abortion are insignificant compared with other well-documented breast cancer risks, such as alcohol consumption and weight. Furthermore, studies on the link bet...

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National Religious Organizations Support Reproductive Choice [Dec 2003]) Despite the claims of some anti-choice groups, studies have not shown that induced abortions increase the risk of breast cancer. Independent experts such as the National Breast Cancer Coalition, the American Cancer Society, and the World Health Organization have concluded that no link has been established between abortion and breast cancer. (Mads Melbye et. al., Induced Abortion and the Risk of Breast Cancer, 336[2] New Eng. ...

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In the case of abortion and breast cancer, no studies have yet established exactly how abortion and later development of breast cancer might be linked, if they are at all. For all women, the risk of breast cancer increases with age. According to the National Cancer Institute, this risk rises from about 1 in 2,525 for a woman in her thirties, to about 1 in 11 for a woman in her seventies, to a lifetime risk of about 1 in 8 for a woman who lives to be 95 years old. Some anti-choice organizations have worked hard to stir up fears that abortion causes breast cancer even though they know that th...

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Today they provide birth control and long-acting reversible contraception, emergency contraception, breast and cervical cancer screening, pregnancy testing and pregnancy options counseling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, sex education, vasectomies, LGBT service, and abortion to millions of patients annually. ... Little known to many, the organization offers screenings for testicular, colon, and prostate cancer, jock itch exams, urinary tract infection, vaccinations, and HIV testing to men all over the country. ... Women from across the country have lived longer due to...

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Although RU 486 has been used for abortion, scientists believe that the drug may be helpful in treating endometriosis, fibroids, breast cancer, and certain non-malignant brain tumors called meningomas. (Regina Sitruck-Ware 1999) The drug is also being tested for its effectiveness to treat ovarian cancer, brain tumors and depression. ...

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The Controversy of Abortion Ever since the Supreme Court's ruling of Roe v. Wade in 1973, there has been an ongoing battle between the pro-life and pro-choice issue. This ruling declared that it is a woman's private act if she chooses to have an abortion or not, and that the government cannot hav...

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Sarah Primrose (2012) states, "Planned Parenthood assists 800,000 women with lifesaving breast exams, more than four million Americans with testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, and 2.5 million people with contraception" (p. 37). ... The organization also raised another $54.7 million in fees charged for its services. 41% of federal funding goes to STD testing and treatment, 34% is used for contraception, 11% goes to other women's health services, 10% is for cancer screening and protection, 3% goes towards abortion related services, and the remaining 1% goes t...

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Introduction One of the most controversial and complex political issues in American history is the issue of abortion. This endless fight over the woman's right over her body or the fetus's right to life has split the nation into two camps; pro-life and pro-choice. The abortion debate has become an unyielding battle as politicians have been forced to take a stand on this moral issue. Twenty-two years ago abortion was ruled a woman's legal right by the Supreme Court. It is backed by the nation's most prestigious civil groups, from the League of Woman Voters to the American Ci...

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