ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Conflict Of Interest</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.civilrightsfoundation.org/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> </head> <body marginheight="0" ma186rginwidth="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table width="650" height="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center"> <table width="551" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="center" style="padding:10px 0 10px 10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#000044;"> Images not displaying properly? <a href="http://www.issues4life.org/blast/2010186.html" style="color:#000044;">Click here</a> to view the online version here. </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border:1px solid #000044; padding:5px;"> <div style="border:7px solid #000044;"> <table width="525" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="padding:25px 20px 20px 20px;"> <table width="485" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:9px; font-weight:bold; color:#000044;"><a href="http://www.issues4life.org/founder.html"><img src="http://www.issues4life.org/images/20090525walterhoye.jpg" alt="Walter B. 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Hoye II</td> <td align="right" valign="middle" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:55px; font-weight:bold; color:#000044;">Conflict Of Interest</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" valign="middle" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:#000044;">In the abortion debate, is there a "Conflict of Interest" <br> within the Black community and among her leaders?</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div style="border-bottom:1px solid #000044; border-top:1px solid #000044; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff;padding-bottom:3px; padding-top:3px;"> <div style="background-color:#000044;"> <table height="39" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="border-right:1px solid #ffffff; padding:0 20px 0 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px;"><a href="http://www.issues4life.org/foundationnewsletter.html" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#ffffff;">Subscribe</a></td> <td style="border-right:1px solid #ffffff; padding:0 20px 0 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px;"><a href="mailto:life@issues4life.org?subject=Unsubscribe&body=Newsletter%20Manager:%0A%0aPlease%20remove%20my%20email%20address%20from%20your%20list.%0A%0AThank%20you." style="color:#ffffff;">Unsubscribe</a></td> <td style="border-right:1px solid #ffffff; padding:0 20px 0 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px;"><a href="mailto:?subject=You%20Gotta%20Read%20This...&body=Greetings%20[Your%20Friend's%20Name%20Here]:%0A%0aI%20recommend%20you%20check%20out%20this%20link:%0A%0a-%20%20http://www.issues4life.org/blast/2010186.html%0A%0aYou%20gotta%20read%20this%20article%20from%20Walter%20Hoye's%20weekly%20column." style="color:#ffffff;">Forward to a friend</a></td> <td style="padding:0 40px 0 40px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#ffffff;">Issue No. 2010.186</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:30px 20px 0px 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#000044; line-height:20px;"> <!--| Start "ShareThis" Code. 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Encoding: http://bit.ly/lp4L7K |--> <p style="margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#000044; text-decoration:underline;">Abortion And Autism</p> <p style="margin:0 0 25px 0; text-align:justify;"> <strong>Quick Question:</strong> What is Autism? <br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#ffffff;">--</span><strong>Quick Answer:</strong> Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. <br><br> <strong>Quick Question:</strong> What's the financial cost of someone with Autism? <br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#ffffff;">--</span><strong>Quick Answer:</strong> In a 2007 article Harvard University, Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health, Michael Ganz estimated the total lifetime cost (medical + non-medical + lost income) for those with autism at $3.2 million. <br><br> <strong>Quick Question:</strong> What is the current incidence of Autism in the U.S.? <br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#ffffff;">--</span><strong>Quick Answer:</strong> 1 in 110 newborns according to the C.D.C. (i.e., there are 39,000 new Autism cases in U.S. newborns yearly). <br><br> <strong>Quick Question:</strong> Are there any risk 'vectors' via which a prior induced abortion (IA) elevates Autism risk? <br> <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#ffffff;">--</span><strong>Quick Answer:</strong> Yes. Five (5) mechanisms support the <strong>Abortion-Autism-Axis</strong>.<sup style="line-height: 1.4em; font-weight:bold; font-size:9px;">1</sup> Here they are: <ol style="margin: 1px 12px 0; padding: 0 0 1em 1em;"> <li style="padding: 0 0 1.5em list-style: none; border-left: solid 1px #000044; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 0.5em; padding-left: 1px;">Increased Parental Age At Delivery Of Newborn Baby</p></li> <li style="padding: 0 0 1.5em list-style: none; border-left: solid 1px #000044; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 0.5em; padding-left: 1px;"><strong>Increased Odds Of An Extremely Preterm Birth (<28 Weeks' Gestation)</strong></p></li> <li style="padding: 0 0 1.5em list-style: none; border-left: solid 1px #000044; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 0.5em; padding-left: 1px;">Increased Maternal Smoking Odds</p></li> <li style="padding: 0 0 1.5em list-style: none; border-left: solid 1px #000044; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 0.5em; padding-left: 1px;">Increased Parental Psychiatric Disorders Odds</p></li> <li style="padding: 0 0 1.5em list-style: none; border-left: solid 1px #000044; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 0.5em; padding-left: 1px;">Increased Maternal Alcoholism Odds</p></li> </ol> </p> <p style="margin:0 0 10px 0; font-size:18px; color:#000044; text-decoration:underline;">The Abortion-Autism-Axis</p> <p style="margin:0 0 25px 0; text-align:justify;"> <strong>Induced abortions have over 40 adverse side-effects.</strong> There is no greater medical interest on the Internet and among the public than Autism. No systematic reviews have ever cleared suction abortion of Autism risk. It is now settled science that prior induced abortion (IA) boost the risk of premature birth. <br><br> Brothers, we really need to talk. <br><br> <span style="font-size:9px; color:#000044; line-height:12px; text-align:left;"><strong>References:</strong><br>1. 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