Pro-Life Billboards

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Here in Missouri I’ve seen a billboard along one of the highways that has a picture of an unborn baby, along with a message saying something about not letting abortion “give you cancer.” Is the Catholic Church responsible for these billboards or is some other organization?

After some concern that abortion (both spontaneous and deliberate) might cause a woman to develop cancer, it was determined a few years ago that abortion doesn’t cause breast cancer or any other form of cancer, after all.

cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/MoreInformation/is-abortion-linked-to-breast-cancer

It seems that this billboard’s message is simply a scare tactic used in an effort to frighten women into not having abortions which IMO, does more harm than good. Putting false information out to the public helps no one and may result in women faced with unwanted pregnancies to distrust those who really want to help them and their unborn child.

I certainly hope that the CC isn’t in any way responsible for the wording on this billboard, as I love my faith and I trust my Church to be honest.
 
Actually, there is a strong link between abortion and breast cancer.

Examining the Abortion/Breast Cancer Linkfrom American Papist - CatholicVote.org by Tom Hoopes
As the Susan G. Komen Foundation tortuously praises Planned Parenthood, the world’s largest abortion provider, the Gregorian Institute republishes my Crisis magazine article on the abortion/breast cancer link, “When Abortion Kills Twice.”

thegregorian.org/blog/when-abortion-kills-twice-the-abortion-breast-cancer-link

Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, featured in the article, visits Benedictine College this week to speak about the abortion/breast cancer link.
 
How are we supposed to know who put up a billboard somewhere in Missouri? I’m sorry, but call the owner of the billboard and ask.
 
Unlikely to be the Catholic Church. More likely to be evangelicals or fundamentalists, who are also against abortion.
 
1ke said:
How are we supposed to know who put up a billboard somewhere in Missouri? I’m sorry, but call the owner of the billboard and ask.
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Good idea. How does one find the owner of a billboard?
 
Faith1960 said:
Here in Missouri I’ve seen a billboard along one of the highways that has a picture of an unborn baby, along with a message saying something about not letting abortion “give you cancer.” Is the Catholic Church responsible for these billboards or is some other organization?

After some concern that abortion (both spontaneous and deliberate) might cause a woman to develop cancer, it was determined a few years ago that abortion doesn’t cause breast cancer or any other form of cancer, after all.

cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/MoreInformation/is-abortion-linked-to-breast-cancer

It seems that this billboard’s message is simply a scare tactic used in an effort to frighten women into not having abortions which IMO, does more harm than good. Putting false information out to the public helps no one and may result in women faced with unwanted pregnancies to distrust those who really want to help them and their unborn child.

I certainly hope that the CC isn’t in any way responsible for the wording on this billboard, as I love my faith and I trust my Church to be honest.
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Oh, and by the way…just about ANY way of saving babies does more good than harm. Your statement seems to imply that if women are frightened away from having abortions, some harm is done. Whatever the mechanism, if babies are saved, that is a GOOD thing.
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Oh, and by the way…just about ANY way of saving babies does more good than harm. Your statement seems to imply that if women are frightened away from having abortions, some harm is done. Whatever the mechanism, if babies are saved, that is a GOOD thing.
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Isn’t it the Catholics that are always saying that the ends don’t justify the means and that we can’t do wrong so that good may come of it?

If pro-life billboards lie, then they are wrong. Period.
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Oh, and by the way…just about ANY way of saving babies does more good than harm. Your statement seems to imply that if women are frightened away from having abortions, some harm is done. Whatever the mechanism, if babies are saved, that is a GOOD thing.
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No, when I said that I meant harm as in some of these women will come to distrust those who make false, unproven, or controversial claims as fact. In some cases, this can lead these women to go ahead with their abortions since they feel they’re being lied to or misled, whether on purpose by ignorance, by those who want to help them. If they feel they’re being lied to or fed inaccurate information, they most likely aren’t going to listen to much that side has to say.
Are you saying that lying or putting out unproven information as being a fact is a good way to save babies?
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Oh, and by the way…just about ANY way of saving babies does more good than harm.
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Well, in some cases violence has been implimented during pro-life protests. Are you saying that violence does more harm than good in this situation?
 
BlueEyedLady said:
Isn’t it the Catholics that are always saying that the ends don’t justify the means and that we can’t do wrong so that good may come of it?

If pro-life billboards lie, then they are wrong. Period.
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I’m not positive they’re lying about the statement that abortion causes breast cancer, per se. I did a lot of googling today and according to nearly everything I’ve read on this subject, it seems that at one time it was thought abortion, both spontaneous and induced, may cause cancer, but now most of the medical community seems satisfied that it doesn’t. The best one can say is that some still disagree, making this a controversial subject. But to put a message on a billboard that suggests it definitely causes cancer is still being dishonest and dishonesty is a sin.
 
When one looks at one group of people - women who are pregnant - and compare the result of the choice to abort or not, the stats are significant. No doubt the choice to abort increases cancer risk. It is illogical to compare only those women who abort to those who never get pregnant. The point is the choice of abortion and the effect that has on cancer rates.

But, for me, the issue focuses on the baby and not as much the cancer stats.
 
Faith1960 said:
No, when I said that I meant harm as in some of these women will come to distrust those who make false, unproven, or controversial claims as fact. In some cases, this can lead these women to go ahead with their abortions since they feel they’re being lied to or misled, whether on purpose by ignorance, by those who want to help them. If they feel they’re being lied to or fed inaccurate information, they most likely aren’t going to listen to much that side has to say.
Are you saying that lying or putting out unproven information as being a fact is a good way to save babies?
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And of course, the pro-abortion side never ever lies to women…no…

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TheRealJuliane said:
And of course, the pro-abortion side never ever lies to women…no…

:mad:
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Are you seriously trying to say that its ok to lie because the side you’re fighting against does?

I think that both sides should respect women enough to be honest.
 
No, but the lies on the abortion side cause babies to die.
 
BlueEyedLady said:
Are you seriously trying to say that its ok to lie because the side you’re fighting against does?

I think that both sides should respect women enough to be honest.
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I’ve got to agree with this - both sides - the Catholic pro life and the pro choice side both pick and choose what ‘facts’ they’re going to mention. For instance - when you read the study mentioned in the 2nd post on here, you find that some of the research is based on 12 participants - which any scientist will tell is you is not a large enough population to study and be able to make a blanket statement such as ‘abortions cause breast cancer’ - at the same time, the pro choice side often leaves out studies. Let’s face it, many times neither side would be able to use the blanket statements they use to ‘prove’ their points. Both sides often seem to think that ‘the ends justifies the means…’ which is basically encouraging untruthfulness or lying, whatever you’d like to call it.

God Bless
Rye
 
There is solid evidence that abortions do cause a higher risk of abortion and it is much more than correlation. They believe they understand the logistics as to why it does as well.

75% of the studies done on the link between breast cancer and abortion have concluded that there is a link. 28 studies have confirmed this link showing that an abortion can increase the risk of breast cancer by as much as 50%. This is not a lie and is backed by hard evidence. Just because the Cancer Associations are in bed with Planned Parenthood, does not make this link go away. They will eventually have to give in to the evidence and stop lying to themselves.

abortionbreastcancer.com/The_Link.htm

Very recent study and news:
lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/jan/10010706
 
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