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Women who have induced abortions have an increased risk of HIV infection of 172%, and researchers are at least 99% confident of this result.

"Significantly higher prevalences of infection [HIV-1] were associated with induced abortion (0.49%) than with delivery (0.18%) (OR: 2.72; 95% CI: 2.29-3.22)" [European Journal of Epidemiology, Deliveries, abortion and HIV-1 infection in Rome, 1989-1994, 1997, 13:373-378.] 

A typical 15 year old American girl has a 10% lifetime risk of breast cancer.

If she gets pregnant in her teens and has the baby she reduces her risk to 7.5%. However, if she has an abortion, her risk of breast cancer rises to 15% (assuming she has at least one child in her 20's).

If the abortion causes permanent infertility and/or for other reasons, she never has another pregnancy, her risk rises to 30%.

[Brinton LA, Hoover R, Fraumeni IF, Ir. (1983) Brit. J. Cancer. 47:757-62]

 
Girls Inc. Losing Grip On Huntsville Schools, Now Heading To Dothan PDF Print E-mail

Girls Inc. has been asked to refrain from all activities in the Huntsville City school system because their "abstinence plus" program does not meet the requirements of the Alabama Course of Study for Health Education or the Abstinence Act of 1992. A replacement curriculum, "Choosing the Best Life," available through a grant, was approved by the school system; however, teachers haven't decided if they will use it.

The superintendent's office has informed teachers that they must comply. Meanwhile, about a month ago Girls Inc. was invited into the Dothan middle schools and hoped to expand to the high schools and surrounding counties. Girls Inc. promotes "reproductive choice" & discourages "homophobia." Their website states that they are against funding for abstinence until marriage education. [from Pam Thomason, H’ville, Aug03]

 
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