Post by MARIO on Apr 19, 2005 14:12:28 GMT -8
By Jacob Sullum
For decades, members of the National Organization for Women and other groups that support abortion rights urged politicians to "keep your hands off our bodies." Today, women who want to enhance their appearance with silicone breast implants can justly turn this slogan against NOW, which is pro-choice on abortion but anti-choice on cosmetic surgery.
NOW President Kim Gandy says the controversy over whether the Food and Drug Administration should allow wider use of silicone breast implants, currently limited mainly to reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, is about "science and medicine." But while science can tell us (in theory) what risks implants pose, it cannot tell us if they are justified.
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For decades, members of the National Organization for Women and other groups that support abortion rights urged politicians to "keep your hands off our bodies." Today, women who want to enhance their appearance with silicone breast implants can justly turn this slogan against NOW, which is pro-choice on abortion but anti-choice on cosmetic surgery.
NOW President Kim Gandy says the controversy over whether the Food and Drug Administration should allow wider use of silicone breast implants, currently limited mainly to reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, is about "science and medicine." But while science can tell us (in theory) what risks implants pose, it cannot tell us if they are justified.
READ THE REST:
www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050417-114026-2064r.htm
