(WCCO) To women seeking abortions in Minnesota, doctors are required by law to raise the issue of a link to breast cancer, even if it's not true.
And it's NOT TRUE.
A new Harvard study published this week confirms again there is no greater risk of breast cancer for women who get an abortion compared to women who do not.
IN FACT, the Harvard study looked at data from more than 100,000 women over 30 years, following each of them for 10 years -- documenting abortions, miscarriages and breast cancer diagnoses ... and finding no greater cancer risk for women who have abortions.
Here's what you NEED TO KNOW.
Minnesota lawmakers passed the informed consent law in 2003.
Minnesota is one of 32 states that require women to wait at least 24 hours after deciding they want an abortion. During that time they must be given information about fetal development and abortion alternatives.
And in Minnesota, Mississippi and Texas, doctors are also compelled to mention the questionable abortion-breast cancer link, even if they subsequently tell women not to believe it.
And that's NOT THE WHOLE STORY. The latest Harvard findings add to previous research which shows there is no link between abortion and breast cancer.
That's Reality Check.
The "informed" consent rule needs to be removed.
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