January 2000, Amy Jo Kjolsrud (née Mattson), an anti-abortion counselor, sued the Red River Women's Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota, alleging false advertising. The suit, Kjolsrud v. MKB Management Corporation, alleged that the clinic was misleading women by distributing a brochure quoting a National Cancer Institute fact sheet on the ABC hypothesis. The brochure stated: The case was originally scheduled for 11 September 2001, but was delayed as a result of the terrorist attacks. On 25 March 2002, the trial began. After four days of testimony, Judge Michael McGuire ruled in favor of the clinic. Linda Rosenthal, an attorney from the Center for Reproductive Rights characterized the decision as a rejection of "scare tactics". John Kindley, one of the lawyers representing Kjolsrud, highlighted the "individual's right to self-determination". Kindley also wrote a 1998 Wisconsin Law Review article outlining the viability of medical malpractice lawsuits based upon not informing patients considering abortion about the ABC hypothesis. The decision was appealed and on 23 September 2003 the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that Kjolsrud did not have standing and affirmed the lower court ruling dismissing the action. The appeal said that Kjolsrud had not read the materials, and that after the lawsuit was filed, the brochures were updated to refute the breast cancer link, citing the National Cancer Institute. References External links National Cancer Institute: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Breast Cancer Risk Induced abortion does not increase breast cancer risk, a fact sheet from the World Health Organization Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk from the American Cancer Society American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Finds No Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion, from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Discover Magazine: The Scientist Who Hated Abortion by Barry Yeoman Factors That Do Not Increase Risk from the Susan G. Komen Foundation Medical controversies Anti-abortion movement Breast cancer Pseudoscience