Santorum Suggests Abortion Causes Breast Cancer

By David Edwards — February 5, 2012
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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Sunday suggested that Susan G. Komen for the Cure shouldn't provide grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings because abortions cause breast cancer, a false claim that has been repeatedly debunked.
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