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WJLA, an ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C., is courting controversy with a four-part news story on breast cancer. In one of the segments, an attractive 28-year-old is led though a self-exam for breast cancer, during which her completely exposed and unpixelated breasts get a lot more camera time than Janet Jackson's ever did during her notorious wardrobe malfunction.

Further complicating what they claim is a worthy public service is the station's choice to run the series during sweeps month. "People will say we're doing it just for ratings," said WJLA's general manager Bill Lord. "But we're a commercial television station -- we're trying to get people to watch us. Yes, this is an attention-getting story, but it's also an important story."

Because we're such fans of breasts, and keeping them as healthy as possible, this is a ratings ploy we can get behind. But we can also see how this combination of skin, commerce and a deadly-serious disease would make some people uncomfortable. Where do you stand? (Click here to see the video.)