People ask what does abortion stand for, we answer with:
The term
"abortion" refers to any premature expulsion of a human fetus, whether
naturally spontaneous, as in a miscarriage, or artificially induced, as in a
surgical or chemical abortion. Today, the most common usage of the term abortion
applies to artificially induced abortion. Various abortion techniques used to
destroy a human fetus can be categorized under either surgical or chemical
abortions. Chemical techniques are often, but not always, performed in the first
trimester. Surgical techniques are typically performed during the second and
third trimester.
Different Abortion Methods:
A
very early suction abortion, often done before the pregnancy test is positive.
The
abortionist first paralyzes the cervix (womb opening). He then inserts a
hollow plastic tube with a knife-like tip into the uterus. The tube is
connected to a powerful pump with a suction force 29 times more powerful than a
home vacuum cleaner. The procedure tears the baby's body into pieces and
the hose frequently jerks as pieces of the baby become lodged. The placenta is
then cut from the inner wall of the uterus and the scraps are sucked out into a
bottle.
Uncommon
today and used during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. This is similar to
the suction procedure except that the abortionist inserts a curette, a
loop-shaped steel knife up into the uterus. He then cuts the placenta and
baby into pieces and scrapes them out into a basin. Bleeding is usually
profuse.
Performed during the second
trimester (4-6 months) of pregnancy. This method has largely replaced
saline and chemical abortions, which too frequently resulted in live births, a
complication from the abortionist's perspective! A pliers-like instrument
is needed because the baby's bones are calcified, as is the skull. There
is no anesthetic for the baby. The abortionist inserts the instrument into the
uterus, seizes a leg or other part of the body and, with a twisting motion,
tears it from the baby's body. This is repeated again and again.
The spine must be snapped, and the skull crushed to remove them. The
nurse's job is to reassemble the body parts to be sure that all are removed.
Also
used for advanced pregnancies. The cervix is dilated to allow passage of a
ring forceps. A foot or lower leg is located and pulled into the vagina.
The baby is extracted in breech fashion until the head is just inside the
cervix. The baby's legs hang outside the woman's body. With the baby
face-down, scissors are plunged into the baby's head at the nape of the neck and
spread open to enlarge the wound. A suction tip is inserted and the baby's
brain is removed. The skull collapses and the baby is delivered.
Sharp and suction curettage is continued until the walls of the womb are clean.
This
method is usually used late in pregnancy and is likened to an "early"
Caesarian section. The mother's abdomen and uterus are surgically opened
and the baby is lifted out. Unfortunately, many of these babies are very
much alive when removed. To kill the babies, some abortionists have been
known to plunge them into buckets of water or smother them with the placentas.
Still others cut the cord while the baby is still inside the uterus depriving
the baby of oxygen.
Most often used after the
first trimester (first three months). The abortionist injects a strong
salt solution directly into the amniotic sac (fluid surrounding the baby).
The baby breathes and swallows it, is poisoned, struggles, and sometimes
convulses. It takes over an hour to kill the baby. The mother delivers the
dead baby in a day or two (sometimes alive!). Why "candy apple"
babies? The corrosive effect of the salt solution often burns and
strips away the outer layer of the baby's skin. This exposes the raw, red,
glazed-looking subcutaneous layer of tissue. The baby's head
sometimes looks like a candy apple. Some have also likened this method to the
effect of napalm on innocent war victims. This technique was originally
developed in the concentration camps in Nazi Germany. (source: Abortion and
Social Justice, NY: Sheed & Ward, 1972)
Three
forms, two are injected and one is a vaginal suppository. Its first
approved use was for "the induction of midtrimester abortion."
The hormone produces a violent labor and delivery of whatever size baby the
mother carries. If the baby is old enough to survive the trauma of labor,
it may be born alive, but is usually too small to survive. In one
article, among the complications listed was "live birth!"
A
drug that produces an abortion taken after the mother misses her period.
Its effect is to block the use of an essential hormonal nutrient by the
newly-implanted baby, who then dies, and drops off. Note that RU-486 is
not a contraceptive because it does not prevent fertilization or implantation.
It is used only after the mother has missed her period and the baby is at least
two to three weeks old, with a beating heart (the fetal heart begins to beat
when the woman is four days late for her period). It is no longer
effective after six or eight weeks.