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with *all* of the facts

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women
with *all* of the facts

Once again, if we're going to be a 'pro-choice' society, let's provide
women
with *all* of the facts







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Before killing an unborn child, the abortionist must first determine how
long the baby's mom has been pregnant. Only by determining how long the
baby
has been alive can the abortionist choose the most effective method to
kill
it.

Pregnancy is divided into three trimesters. The first trimester lasts
through the 12th week. The second trimester begins at week 13 and
continues
through week 24. The third trimester is the remaining time until the baby
is
delivered. For each trimester specific methods of abortion are used.


The First Trimester

The most common first trimester abortions are vacuum aspiration and
suction
curettage. Vacuum aspiration is performed with a machine that uses a
vacuum
to suck the baby out of the uterus. The vacuum is created by a hand held
pump (manual vacuum aspiration) or by electricity (electric vacuum
aspiration). The electric machine is far more common in the US. Generally,
the manual pump is only used to kill children who are less than 6 weeks
old.
Except in the very earliest abortions, the mom's cervix will be dilated
large enough to allow a cannula to be inserted into her uterus. The
cannula
is a hollow plastic tube that is connected to either the hand or electric
pump by a flexible hose. As a vacuum is created, the abortionist runs the
tip of the cannula along the surface of the uterus causing the baby to be
dislodged and sucked into the tube - either whole or in pieces. Suction
curettage is a variation of vacuum aspiration in which the suction machine
is used to get the baby out, with any remaining parts being scraped out of
the uterus with a surgical instrument called a curette. Following that,
another pass is made through the mom's uterus with the suction machine to
help insure that none of the baby's body parts have been left behind.

Another form of first trimester abortion is the D&C (dilation and
curettage). During this procedure, the mother's cervix is dilated and a
curette is scraped along the sides of the uterus to dislodge the baby.
Suction is not used for this type of abortion, but since the mother is
usually asleep the abortionist can dilate the cervix large enough that
many
passes with the curette are possible.

Some first trimester abortions are not accomplished using surgery, but
chemicals. This procedure begins when the mom is given either mifepristone
(Mifeprex; RU486) or methotrexate. Mifepristone causes the baby to become
detached from its mother's uterus while methotrexate is actually toxic to
the baby and, therefore, kills it directly. Once the child is either
detached or dead, the mom is given a labor-inducing drug which causes the
uterus to cramp and expel her dead baby. This type of abortion only works
up
to about the 9th week of pregnancy.



The Second Trimester

The D&E (dilation and extraction) is the most common type of second
trimester abortion. During this procedure, the mother's cervix must be
dilated much more than in a first trimester abortion simply because her
baby
is now too large to pull it from the uterus solely by using the suction
machine.

After sufficient dilation is accomplished, the abortionist begins the D&E
procedure by rupturing the amniotic sac which contains the unborn child.
He
then begins the process of dismembering the baby and pulling it out of the
uterus in pieces. To do this, the abortionist uses suction as well as
surgical forceps which basically act like a pair of pliers. He inserts
this
instrument into the uterus and starts to open and close it until a part of
the baby or placenta is grasped. That piece is torn off and is pulled out.
This process is repeated until the abortionist feels that the procedure
has
been completed.

Sometimes, the baby's skull is too large to pull out of the uterus, so the
abortionist must first crush it with the forceps. The abortionist will
know
that the child's skull has been sufficiently collapsed when the baby's
brains flow out of the uterus. Among abortionists this is called the
"calvaria sign" and it signals that the skull will then be much easier to
remove.

Once the abortionist has pulled out everything he can feel with the
forceps,
he will use a curette to scrape any remaining parts off the sides of the
uterus. After that, the suction machine can be used again to vacuum up
whatever debris is still in the uterus.

Throughout a D&E procedure, all of the extracted baby parts are placed on
a
tray where they are then reassembled. This is done to make certain that
the
entire baby is accounted for and that no parts are left behind.

One way that the D&E procedure is often made easier is by killing the baby
a
day or so before the procedure is scheduled. This extra step is generally
referred to as a "ditch" and is accomplished by inserting a long needle
through the mother's abdomen and into the heart of her baby. Then, a
chemical agent - usually digoxin - is injected through the needle causing
the child's death. The advantage of doing this is that the feticidal agent
(digoxin) causes the child's body to soften, making the dismemberment and
removal process much easier. Despite that advantage, however, ditching
does
have one potential downside. Because the chemical used to kill the baby is
toxic, it is crucial for the abortionist to know that he has inserted the
needle into the baby and not the mother. To verify that, the abortionist
will sometimes let go of the needle before injecting the drug and see if
it
jumps around independent of the mom's movements. If so, he knows that he
has
hit the baby and can proceed. (This part of the ditching process is
sometimes referred to as "harpooning the whale").

A variation of the D&E is called intact D&E. In this procedure, the baby
is
not pulled out in pieces but removed whole. Normally, the abortionist will
use a feticidal chemical to kill the baby first or he will position the
baby
so that he can crush its skull. However, in some cases the baby will
actually survive the procedure and emerge alive. In the abortion industry,
live births are referred to as "The Dreaded Complication."

Since most Intact D&E abortions are performed on babies who are too young
to
survive once separated from the mother, the usual response to a live birth
is to simply set the child aside and allow it to die on its own. The
abortion industry calls this practice "comfort care." In some cases,
abortionists have been observed actively killing the child by drowning it,
crushing its tracheal tube, or snapping its neck.

Another type of second trimester procedure is known as instillation. This
procedure begins with the abortionist sticking a long needle through the
mother's abdomen and into the baby's amniotic fluid sac. A substantial
amount of amniotic fluid is then drained from the sac and replaced with
either a saline or urea solution. This usually kills the child, but it may
take hours during which some women report feeling their baby violently
thrashing around. Photos of children killed by instillation procedures
generally show massive chemical burns covering the child's entire body.

Once the process of killing the baby has been initiated, the mother is
given
drugs to induce labor so she will eventually deliver the dead child.
Because
there have been cases where babies have survived this process, some
abortionists inject a drug into the baby's heart prior to delivery to make
sure it is dead. (Urea has also been used as a prepping agent for D&E
abortions. The urea is inserted into the amniotic sac but instead of
inducing labor, a D&E is performed. The advantage of this is that the urea
solution helps soften up the baby and makes it easier to dismember and
remove.)

Another type of second trimester procedure is called induction. The mother
is given a drug - usually prostaglandin or oxytocin - that causes her to
go
into labor. Often the abortionist will kill the baby at the same time in
order to avoid the possibility that the mom will deliver a live baby. In
other instances, the labor-inducing drug which was given to the mother
will
kill her baby. However, it is well established that live births are a real
possibility with induction procedures. As in the case of Intact D&E
abortions, these procedures are usually performed on babies who are too
young to survive outside the womb. Again, if the baby emerges alive, the
usual response is to set the child aside and allow it to die on its own,
or
for the abortionist to kill it once it's delivered.

The final methods of second trimester abortion are hysterectomy and
hysterotomy. Of the more than one million American babies killed by
abortion
every year, approximately 5000 are destroyed in this manner. The relative
rarity of these procedures is driven by the fact that they have a higher
incidence of maternal complications and death than other second trimester
abortion methods. During a hysterectomy abortion, the mother's entire
uterus
(including the baby) is removed and the baby usually dies during the
procedure. The hysterotomy abortion is similar to a cesarean section. The
abortionist does not remove the uterus, but cuts it open and removes the
baby. If the child was not killed prior to removal, it is set aside to
die.


The Third Trimester

Third trimester abortions are generally accomplished with the same basic
procedures used in the second trimester. However, because the babies being
killed are larger and more likely to survive the procedures, modifications
are made. For example, because her child is larger, the mom's cervix must
be
dilated more than it would be in a second trimester abortion.
Additionally,
chemicals that are used to soften the baby and make it easier to pull
apart
and remove are administered in larger a quantity. They are also given
earlier so they have a longer time to soak into the baby's tissue and
bone.
As for avoiding "The Dreaded Complication" (live birth), babies killed
during the third trimester are more likely to be given feticidal drugs and
they are given them in greater dosages.

Sometimes, the procedure itself is modified. For example, one of the most
common third trimester abortion procedures is the intact D&E described
earlier. This method is also known as D&X (dilation and extraction) or
partial-birth abortion. When this procedure is used in the third
trimester,
the abortionist maneuvers the baby into a breech position (feet first) and
then pulls the baby out of the uterus up to its head - leaving the baby's
head just inside of the uterus. It is not at all uncommon for the baby to
still be alive at this point. Now the abortionist pushes a long pair of
scissors into the base of the baby's skull and creates a hole. He then
inserts a suction tube into the hole and sucks out the baby's brain. This
modification to the intact D&E procedure insures that the baby is not born
alive, and it helps make the head smaller so that it is easier to pull out
of the uterus.








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Once again, if we're going to be a 'pro-choice' society, let's provide women
with *all* of the facts

Before killing an unborn child,

Once again, if we're going to be a 'pro-choice' society, let's provide women
with *all* of the facts