Women should have the right abortion facts

A state-mandated abortion information booklet is getting an update, complete with better photos and false information.

Texas doctors are required to give the booklet, “A Woman’s Right to Know,” to women seeking an abortion.

“The doctor who agrees to perform the abortion must wait at least 24 hours before performing the abortion so that you can consider all the facts and make this important decision freely,” says the revised version of the booklet.

All the facts should be considered when making this important decision, but the booklet gives women only a biased version.

While the booklet is meant to provide information on the abortion procedure and different options, it has been denounced by medical professionals for more than a decade.

Some of the information, like a reported link between abortions and breast cancer, has been contested. But the revised version keeps most of the misleading or inaccurate claims while adding a few more eyebrow-raising tidbits, most without any scientific research cited.

The revised version will be evaluated and possibly revised again after a 30-day public comment period ends Friday.

Regardless of the abortion debate, medical information should be accurate and properly cited.

This story was originally published July 28, 2016 at 6:17 PM with the headline "Women should have the right abortion facts."