CBS News Accused of Biased Reporting on... -
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Published on: 4/13/2004
Last Visited: 3/28/2005
Jeanette Joyce is a breast cancer survivor and a woman who has had an abortion.She was interviewed by CBS News for a segment on the abortion-breast cancer link debate that aired on Thanksgiving evening.
However, the network used only a few second blurb from the interview it conducted with Joyce.
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"None of Karen's 20 minute interview was included," Joyce said.
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"We approached this invitation from CBS with hope that someone truly wanted to give the other side equal time," Joyce explained."How disappointing when the actual story revolved around 'how some states are trying to keep women from getting one (an abortion).'"
CBS News also did not mention Joyce's credentials -- she is a medical educator, lecturer, and a registered mammography technologist who has spent many years writing and researching about breast imaging.
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We have the biology to explain why induced abortion increases a woman's risk of breast cancer," Joyce said.
She also said groups should focus on getting women accurate information before an abortion.
"Women must demand informed consent at the time of an abortion which will reveal the evidence confirming a link between abortion and breast cancer," Joyce said.
"No, we cannot stop women from getting abortions.However, we can save these women's lives by informing them of their risk," Joyce concluded.