... promoted primarily by anti-abortion groups, but lack scientific support. For example, the question of a link between induced abortion and breast cancer has been investigated extensively. Major medical and scientific bodies have concluded that abortion does not cause breast cancer, although such a link continues to be promoted by anti-abortion groups. The American Psychological Association has concluded that a single abortion ... abortion to protect the life of the mother, or in response to the potential damage that may occur to the fetus during treatment. This is particularly true for c...

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... Testing for Late Onset Diseases It is possible to test individuals for a late onsetting disease before the first symptoms are seen. Huntington's disease, familial Alzheimer disease, familial Coulomb cancer, or familial breast cancer are all examples of late on setting genetic disease. No symptoms are seen until late adulthood. Testing for these late onsetting diseases is theoretically different from testing for predisposition ... the disease defining mutations. For example, a woman carrying dominant mutation of BRCA-1 gene has a penetrance rate of 50% by age 50, and 85% throughout life....

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... unwanted babies to couples who want children but aren't able to conceive any of their own. There are many risks to having an abortion such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), breast cancer, abruptio placenta, and infertility. "They contend that abortions are not safe, and point to statistics that indicate that one in 500 abortion patients will either die or be ... " (Almond 17). Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection on the female reproductive organs. PID can also lead to infertility. Women who have abortions have a 50% increase of getting breast cancer. Also if they have a family ...

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