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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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