Lies The Government Tells Us
It isn't just the Fundamentalist States Government -- aka the United States Government -- passing off propaganda as science (by fudging data to support "abstinence-only" programs, for example). The Minnesota Department of Health is following suit, with a handbook that discusses (supposed) abortion risks, says this Star-Tribune editorial:
Here is what the health brochure says: "Findings from some studies suggest there is an increased risk of breast cancer among women who had an abortion, while findings from other studies suggest there is no increased risk." This implies an active debate on the issue, when in fact there is a consensus among eminent scientists that no link exists.Last February the National Cancer Institute brought together more than 100 of the world's leading experts on the subject to review all of the existing research. Their finding was unequivocal: "Induced abortion is not associated with an increase in breast cancer risk."
I don't know about you, but I'd like to get my science from the scientists, not the anti-abortion brochure writers. Because a faction of people would like to abolish abortion, and a woman's right to choose, doesn't mean they're entitled to present fiction as data in hopes of duping the public. Especially not when the public (with state and/or local taxes) is the publisher paying the advance on their fundamentalist fiction. Remember when the U.S. was a secular country, with separation of church and state? Yeah...it's a vague memory for me, too.
Maybe they hired the people from the Vatican to write their brochure!
Peggy C at October 20, 2003 12:43 PM