PORTLAND, July 17, 2002 (LSN.ca) – Brita Stream, the winner of the Miss Oregon beauty pageant Saturday, won her crown with a speech on the link between abortion and breast cancer. During her speech Stream pointed to various studies showing a link between abortion and breast cancer and the need for accurate information to be given to women on the issue. “This gives me the chance to wear a crown for something I’m passionate about,” said Stream. Stream’s passion on the subject is not only for the cameras. An internet search revealed she had written a letter to the editor on the topic clearly backing up the ABC link with educated argument.
Stream, who was awarded a $13,000 scholarship, sidestepped criticism of her speech saying “I think the word ‘abortion’ often ruffles people’s feathers . This is a health issue not a political one.” Stream will defend her platform on the ABC link and represent her state at the Miss America Pageant Sept. 21, televised on ABC.
See the coverage in the Daily Astorian at: https://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=1037&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398 See a letter to the editor by Stream on the ABC link: https://barometer.orst.edu/0102/02winter/020212/020212f5.html (scroll to bottom of page)