- Will it hurt?
- What options and supportive services are available to me if I
choose not to abort?
- What is the fetus like right now? What can it do? What can it
feel?
- What are the chances that I will experience any of the following
problems?
Physical:
Retained Products of Conception;
Damage to the Cervix;
Hemorrhage;
Infection;
Perforation of the Uterus;
Sterility; Complications of Future Pregnancies.
Psychological:
Depression;
Anniversary Syndrome;
Sexual Dysfunction;
Suicidal Thoughts;
Interference with Personal Relationships.
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Will you treat me for complications?
- If
I need to be hospitalized, at which hospital do you have
privileges?
If
the doctor is unable or unwilling to answer these questions, or if
you are not satisfied with the answers given you, do not go through
the procedure at that facility.
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PREGNANCY TERMINATION OPTIONS
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Up to 13 or 14 weeks
Suction Aspiration
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Your
uterus is the size of a fist. The cervix is a muscle. The doctor has
to dilate the cervix at a time when it is not meant to be dilated
and this is done
by dilation rods. It is done very quickly and is painful.
The doctor then inserts a suction
wand 29 times more powerful than your vacuum cleaner. In a
circular motion it tears the baby out of the womb. This
procedure lasts about 10 minutes. Ninety percent of abortions
are done this way through 14 weeks. The parts are checked as
they come through the hose to make sure that no baby parts are left
inside your uterus.
However, sometimes, by 11 weeks, the
baby's bones are stronger and larger. A Dilation and
Curettage or D & C is used.
Dilation and Curettage or D & C
- "C" is curette, a razor sharp instrument used to
cut and scrape the baby out of the womb. The arms, legs and other parts are sent to the lab and put
back together to make
sure all the baby is removed to prevent an incomplete termination that can cause
infection and sterility.
Complications in both procedures:
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Perforated uterus
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Bleeding and tearing of cervix
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Infection
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Recurrent miscarriages later
After 13 or 14 weeks
Dilation and Evacuation or D & E
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This procedure is done over 13 or 14 weeks
of pregnancy. Laminaria (a seaweed) is inserted into the cervix two
or three days before the termination to dilate the cervix. As it
absorbs fluid, it expands. The laminaria is changed, one is added to
expand the cervix further.
By
this time in pregnancy, the baby's bones are stronger and the
muscles are firmer. Using ultrasound, forceps are inserted and the
doctor grabs the arms and legs, twists and rips them off. The head
is too large so he goes in with forceps and crushes the chest and
head to bring it through the cervix. Suction is used also to clean
out the womb.
Complications:
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Higher risk of bleeding, infection and perforation of the uterus
Prostaglandin -
Second Trimester
(4, 5, and 6 months) - Prostaglandin is a hormonal substance used to put you
into extreme labor contractions. It is inserted through your abdomen
with a long needle until the the tip penetrates the womb. The
hormone enters the amniotic fluid. The intent is to deliver a dead
baby. The labor is usually long and painful.
Complications:
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Sometimes babies are born alive
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Very traumatic
Saline Abortion -
Long needle is
inserted into abdomen. Some amniotic fluid is removed, replacing it
with a toxic salt solution. The baby swallows it and it burns.
Sometimes the solution is sweetened so the baby will swallow more of
it.
It
takes one to three hours for the baby to die - causes cardiac arrest
and trauma to the baby. Women have shared that once the injection is
done, they feel the baby move violently. Twenty-four hours later, she
goes into labor and delivers a dead baby. The baby is born blood red
with black bruises. It burns the outer layer of the baby's skin off
while the baby is still alive.
Complications:
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These babies are sometimes born alive
Hysterectomy Abortion
- Third Trimester
when Second Trimester failed - This procedure is identical to a
C-section delivery with intent to kill. The doctor cuts the
umbilical cord in-utero and waits seven minutes. The baby dies and
is then delivered.
Dilation and Extraction, D & X or
Partial Birth Abortion -
Ultrasound is used to locate the baby.
The feet are grabbed and the baby is turned to deliver feet first. The
baby is delivered, all except the head. Scissors are then inserted
into the base of the skull and are opened. A suction canola is
inserted to extract brain tissue. The head deflates, the baby is dead
and the delivery is then completed.
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