Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Involving Abortion-Breast Cancer Link

(CNSNews.com) - A Catholic public interest law firm says it is disappointed but not surprised that a California judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to have Planned Parenthood disclose "truthful and accurate" information about the connection between induced abortions and breast cancer. The Michigan-based Thomas More Law Center announced Wednesday it will appeal the March 18 ruling dismissing that lawsuit. "I am deeply disappointed," said Pat Gillen, an associate counsel with the law firm. "This decision was handed down despite the testimony of six experts...[who] agreed that induced abortion does increase the risk of breast cancer, and that Planned Parenthood's statements on this issue were false and misleading." Three women sued Planned Parenthood, not for money, but in an attempt to force Planned Parenthood to tell patients about the abortion-breast cancer link. Richard Thompson, chief counsel with the Thomas More Law Center, said, "Big abortion has spared no expense to conceal the truth about this grave risk to women...Just as it took big tobacco several decades before they acknowledged the risks associated with their products, so too big abortion appears willing to sacrifice the health of women for the sake of profits."



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