Joel Brind

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Dr. Joel Brind is a pro-life born again Christian, scientist, and a leading advocate of the abortion-breast cancer hypothesis.[1] He is a professor of biology and endocrinology at Baruch College and critiques abortion-breast cancer studies. Brind was an invitee to the National Cancer Institute's conference on the ABC issue[2] where he filed the minority dissenting comment.[3]

Brind has been mischaracterized by some pro-choice advocates and publications. In Joyce Arthur's article she incorrectly claims Brind believes "miscarriages are caused by a lack of pregnancy hormones."[4] In fact, Brind and reproductive experts are aware miscarriages usually are not caused, but rather are characterized by a lack of hormones.[5] (See also: ABC section) A Women's eNews article[6] states that Brind wrote in a pro-life publication where he implies the term "recall bias" is manufactured. It was actually the evidence from the Rookus study[7] that Brind considered "artificially manufactured."[8]

However, many believe Brind overlooks methological weaknesses of some studies he uses as evidence for an abortion-breast cancer link. Furthermore, medical researchers note Brind overstates his findings since his own research shows a "barely statistically significant" increase in breast cancer rates.[9]

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