Post by Rick Laton on Oct 26, 2008 20:52:59 GMT -5
I was just checking up on what they actually do to terminate a mid term pregnancy. I don't see how a person alive could perform this procedure on a child that someone simply "DOES NOT WANT". Not sure how I feel about different scenarios but definitely don't think that this should be allowed without MAJOR medical problems for the mom or child OR possibly for Rape/Incest.
About 9% of abortions are performed in mid-pregnancy. Some of these are elective abortions. For example, a young woman may be in denial and delay seeking an abortion until she can no longer hide her pregnancy. Another main reason for an abortion at this stage of pregnancy is that an ultrasound examination or an amniocenteses procedure has revealed that the fetus has a serious genetic defect, like Down's syndrome or spinal bifida. Essentially all pregnant women elect to have an abortion under these conditions.
As of 2003-OCT-9, there are four techniques which can be employed to terminate the pregnancy:
Induced labor: Medication is administered to the pregnant woman which triggers labor. The woman eventually gives birth to the partly developed fetus.
"D&E" (dilation and evacuation). The physician inserts a long toothed clamp through the woman's girl thingy into the uterus. She/he grabs body parts of the fetus at random, breaks them from the body and pulls them out. Finally, the head is crushed and extracted. Finally, the placenta and any remaining parts of the fetus are suctioned from the uterus. 1
"D&X" (dilation and extraction) The woman's cervix is dilated. If necessary, the fetus is rotated until it is facing feet down wards. The surgeon reaches into the uterus and pulls the fetus' body, with the exception of its head, out of the woman's body. Surgical scissors are inserted into the base of the fetal skull, and withdrawn. A suction tube is inserted and the fetus' brains are removed through aspiration. This partially collapses the fetal skull. The fetus is then fully removed from the woman's body. 2
About 9% of abortions are performed in mid-pregnancy. Some of these are elective abortions. For example, a young woman may be in denial and delay seeking an abortion until she can no longer hide her pregnancy. Another main reason for an abortion at this stage of pregnancy is that an ultrasound examination or an amniocenteses procedure has revealed that the fetus has a serious genetic defect, like Down's syndrome or spinal bifida. Essentially all pregnant women elect to have an abortion under these conditions.
As of 2003-OCT-9, there are four techniques which can be employed to terminate the pregnancy:
Induced labor: Medication is administered to the pregnant woman which triggers labor. The woman eventually gives birth to the partly developed fetus.
"D&E" (dilation and evacuation). The physician inserts a long toothed clamp through the woman's girl thingy into the uterus. She/he grabs body parts of the fetus at random, breaks them from the body and pulls them out. Finally, the head is crushed and extracted. Finally, the placenta and any remaining parts of the fetus are suctioned from the uterus. 1
"D&X" (dilation and extraction) The woman's cervix is dilated. If necessary, the fetus is rotated until it is facing feet down wards. The surgeon reaches into the uterus and pulls the fetus' body, with the exception of its head, out of the woman's body. Surgical scissors are inserted into the base of the fetal skull, and withdrawn. A suction tube is inserted and the fetus' brains are removed through aspiration. This partially collapses the fetal skull. The fetus is then fully removed from the woman's body. 2
