#70 - Abortion and Breast Cancer
ARCC accepts the statement issued by the National Cancer Institute following a 2003 conference on “Early Reproductive Events and Breast Cancer”, that “it is well-established that therapeutic abortion is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.” This statement is supported by such reputable organizations as The Canadian Cancer Society, The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada and The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. To ignore the findings of these organizations tells us that anti-choice groups are more concerned with preventing women from having abortions than protecting their health.
#71 - Abortion and the Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratic Oath, which dates back to somewhere between 460 –
377 BC, is today a symbolic ritual in which most medical school
graduates no longer participate. The oath does not support a ban
on all forms of abortions. ARCC agrees with those medical schools
that have revised and modernized the oath to reflect society’s evolving
values, changing laws, and new medical technologies. Those
opposed to legal abortion simply ignore modern ethics and embrace an
inaccurate version of the Oath in order to legitimate their particular
view of abortion.
#73 -
Anti-choice
Violence and Harassment
#75 - Anti-abortion “Counseling” Agencies
Many agencies that counsel pregnant women are actually
anti-abortion Christian ministries. Their main goal is to stop women
from
having abortions. Studies have
shown that most of these agencies misinform and try to
intimidate women out of having abortions.
About 170 anti-abortion groups in Canada have charitable tax status (compared to two pro-choice groups). This paper explains why we believe that anti-abortion groups inherently do not qualify for charitable tax status.
#81 - Anti-choice Violence vs. "Pro-choice Violence"
The consequences of terminating pregnancy are far less violent than the consequences of the anti-choice agenda. The "pro life" movement has bombed clinics and murdered abortion providers, they try to force women to carry unwanted pregnancies, and their misinformation misleads, confuses, and frightens women who are already in difficult situations.