According to federal tax records obtained by national pro-life groups, affiliates of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation gave more than half a million dollars in 2010 to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest promoter and performer of abortion. These contributions were given despite increasing scientific evidence that abortion is a “known risk factor” for breast cancer, including a study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle which reported a “20 to 50 percent increased chance for breast cancer among women who had had an abortion compared to women who carried their pregnancies to term.”
Researchers offer the following explanation as a possible means of documenting a link between abortion and increased risk for breast cancer:
In early pregnancy, levels of estrogen increase, leading to breast growth in preparation for lactation. If this process is interrupted by an abortion-before full maturity in the third trimester-then more relatively vulnerable immature cells could be left than there were prior to the pregnancy, resulting in a greater potential risk of breast cancer over time.
For a thorough biological explanation of the abortion-breast cancer link, visit Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, http://www.BCPInstitute.org and click on its online booklet, “Breast Cancer Risks and Prevention.”
Tennessee Right to Life urges concerned Tennesseans to consider directing research contributions to one of the following ethical research groups:
Breast Cancer Prevention Institute: Founded by Joel Brind, Ph.D. and Angela Lanfranchi, M.D.; a leader in the study of the link between abortion / contraceptives and breast cancer; 1-86-NO CANCER (1-866-622-6237); http://www.bcpinstitute.org
The Polycarp Research Institute: A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating high-quality research designed to enhance the physical, psychological and spiritual condition of mankind; 717-732-4904; http://www.polycarp.org
Coalition on Abortion / Breast Cancer: A leading international women’s organization that provides education and information on abortion as a risk factor for breast cancer; 877-803-0102; http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com
