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Minnesota health department changes language on website.
2004 FEB 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Minnesota Department of Health said on January 12, 2004, it will modify language on its website that suggested abortion increases the risk of breast cancer.
The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) had said the old language, while not exactly inaccurate, was misleading and confusing. It had drawn criticism since it was first posted in September 2003 as part of an online pamphlet called, "If You Are Pregnant - Information on Fetal Development, Abortion, and Alternatives."
The old language said, "Findings from some studies have suggested there is an increased risk of breast cancer among women who had an abortion, while findings from other studies have suggested there is no increased risk."
That will now be expanded to note that the U.S. National Cancer Institute released a consensus report in March 2003 finding no link between abortion and breast cancer, along with a minority report disagreeing with the findings. Links will be provided to each report.
The site will not say, however, that only one person wrote the minority report. That omission upset Christine Norton, president of the Minnesota Breast Cancer Foundation, who says no respected studies have found a link between abortions and breast cancer.
"I'm disappointed that the Department of Health will continue to have the wording which I find to be misinformation," Norton said.
The Health Department also responded to complaints about the website's language on whether a fetus feels pain. The MMA had objected to ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Minnesota health department changes language on website.