Although these slick ads are subtle and reasonably tasteful, they represent the snowy-white tip of a very large and dirty iceberg. It would take a book to adequately refute the many errors in these ads, but let me address three of the most dangerous ones. First, the anti-choice ads claim that abortion greatly increases the risk of breast cancer.
Most scientific studies show no such link.
The anti-choice rely on one or two flawed studies to make their claim, and deliberately ignore evidence contrary to their position. Many independent experts, including the Canadian Cancer Society, have concluded that a link between abortion and breast cancer has not been established. Even if a link did exist, the risk would be so miniscule as to be statistically insignificant. The anti-choice are shedding crocodile tears over the issue of breast cancer, because if they had any real concern for women, they would not bully them with false and threatening scare tactics. Second, the anti-choice ads claim that abortion is physically risky for women, often resulting in serious complications, such as hemorrhage, perforation of the uterus or bowel, and a future risk of infertility or problem pregnancies.