FARGO, ND, September 7, 2001 (LSN.ca) – On September 11, 2001, the case of Mattson v. Red River Women's Clinic is headed for trial. The issue is
whether or not the Red River Women's Clinic pamphlet, which leads women to
believe there is no link between abortion and breast cancer (ABC link), is false advertising.
Attorneys Gregory Lange of Hazen, North Dakota, and John Kindley, of South
Bend, Indiana, will represent Amy Jo Mattson at trial. Mr. Kindley is the
author of a 1999 University of Wisconsin article on the legal liability arising from the failure to disclose the ABC link.
The clinic's pamphlet states: “A substantial body of medical research
indicates that there is no established link between abortion and breast
cancer. In fact, the National Cancer Institute has stated, '[t]here is no
evidence of a direct relationship between breast cancer and either induced or spontaneous abortion.'” Attorney John Kindley's position at trial will be that the pamphlet intentionally quotes from an outdated statement by the National Cancer Institute.
Despite 28 out of 37 studies exposing the ABC link, including 13 out of 15
from the United States which prove an ABC link, the pamphlet continues to
be distributed to women, which is why an injunction is being sought by Amy
Jo on behalf of the general public.
Dr. Joel Brind, endocrinologist at the City University of New York and lead
author of a 1996 “comprehensive review and meta-analysis” of the worldwide
medical literature on the ABC link, will testify at trial that these
studies have shown that once pregnant, abortion robs a woman of the body's
natural protection against breast cancer. “This is part of the basis for
disproving the abortion industry's mantra that abortion is 10 to 12 times
safer than childbirth,” said attorney John Kindley.
The Life Legal Defense Foundation is assisting trial attorney, John Kindley, with funding for this case. LLDF is a non-profit public interest group that provides funding and legal services for abortion-related cases. “It's about time someone exposes the myth that abortion is safer than childbirth. Women should know that the increasing ABC rate is directly related to the 'family planning' industry's love affair with abortion,” states Dana Cody, attorney with LLDF.
(This update courtesy of LifeSite News.)