I did NOT make that mistake!

The research showing statistically significant increased risk in young women actually came from Christchurch, New Zealand. But - the article I first read and reported on came from the Syndney Herald.

I know better to mix Aussies and Kiwis!

There's a transcript of an interview with the main researcher, David Fergusson, and an Australian radio personality during which the professor discloses that he had difficulty getting his results published and that he believes that researchers are frightened off of studies on abortion and its effects on women because " if you do research in this area, one side or the other is going to turn upon you, because your results don't support them."

And some of the most gullible (who believed in human clones, for pity's sake!) won't believe until their own sources vet the information. Granted, the actual number of abortions is low - only 15% of those who remained in the study from birth to 25 years old even sought abortion - the result was a little over 90 abortions.

Of course, the abortion advocate quoted in the Herald speculates that some women might not have "mentioned" their abortions, and so they threw the numbers off.

But, thanks to the posts on blog.bioethics.net, here's the address for the actual article in pdf. Will get back to y'all after I've read it.

Of course, the abortion advocate quoted in the Herald speculates that some women might not have "mentioned" their abortions, and so they threw the numbers off.

Soon, we'll hear about the flaws in Professor Fergusson's past - he won't get the praise and approval that the Korean Veterinarian who claimed to clone and kill humas got.