The research analyzed cases dated back to 1957 and included 25,967 women with breast cancer and 34,977 women without it. Researchers found that women who underwent induced abortion were 30 percent more likely to develop breast cancer. Women who miscarried their pregnancies were subjected to no increased breast cancer risk. Many publications that reported on the study downplayed or questioned it directly in article headlines. A few members of the media saw the problem.
Science is only a part of the discussion when two supercharged issues are on the table.