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Abortion Methods

• Suction Aspiration
  The mouth (cervix) of the womb is stretched open. A suction curette (hollow tube with a knife-like top) is inserted into the womb. A strong suction (40 times that of a vacuum cleaner) tears the body into pieces, drawing it into a container. This is the most common method of abortion. Great care must be used to prevent the womb from being damaged. Common concerns are: failing to remove the entire body of the child thus causing major infection, accidentally puncturing another organ such as the liver, kidney's or bowels. And last but not least leaving scar tissue on the inside of the womb which can cause difficulty in conceiving a child at a later date and sometimes even cause infertility.
• Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
  This is similar to the suction method, except for the use of sharp loop-shaped knife (curette). The knife cuts the baby apart. The pieces are then removed through the cervix.

• Dilation and Evacuation
  The cervix is stretched open. The opening must be larger than for a suction aspiration. Specially designed tools are used to dismember the body of the baby and to crush the baby's skull. No fetal anesthetic is used. All of the dissected and crushed parts of the baby's body are removed using ring forceps. This method is used up to18 weeks gestation.
• Saline Injection
  Though outlawed in some countries because of it's risk to the mother, this procedure is used in Canada after the forth month of pregnancy. A concentrated salt solution is injected into the sac surrounding the baby. The baby inhales and swallows the solution, has convulsions, and dies one to two hours later from salt poisoning dehydration and hemorrhages of internal organs. The mother goes into labour. A dead or dying baby is delivered within 48 hours.
• Prostaglandin Abortion
  Prostaglandin's are hormones that induce labour. They are injected into the sac surrounding the baby or given in a shot or vaginal suppository form. The mother then goes into labour, giving birth to a child either dead or too young to survive. Sometimes poisonous salts are injected with the prostaglandin's to kill the baby.
• Hysterectomy Abortion
  Like a caesarean section, the abdomen and the womb are opened surgically. In the hysterectomy, however, the baby who is lifted out is usually too young to survive without immediate medical treatment. The baby is simply put aside to die.

• Partial Birth Abortion
  This procedure involves birthing an almost full-term baby feet first, in the breech position.  When only the baby's head is left in the birth canal, the body is turned so that the head is face down.  Surgical scissors are inserted into the back of the scull, and a suction aparatus is passed through the hole.  The baby's brains are suctioned out of its head, collapsing the scull.  Then the dead baby is fully removed from its mothers body.  To learn more about the controversy surrounding this procedure click here.

• Hemorrhage- Due to blood loss, patient may need transfusions.
• Infection- Because parts of the baby may be left inside of the uterus or because of the lack of sterile conditions in the operating room, tubule infection with subsequent sterility can occur.
• Damaged Cervix- Instruments used to stretch open the cervix during an abortion procedure can damage it. Miscarriage and premature delivery of future pregnancies may result.
• Perforation of the Uterus- The curette can puncture the uterus. This cause peritonitis and can necessitate removal of the uterus, making a woman unable to have children.
• Perforation of the Bowel- Punctures in the bowel can result from the use of abortion instruments, requiring a bowel resection. (Repair)

• Stillborn and Handicapped Babies- Women with RH_negative blood who fail to receive RHO_gam after the abortion procedure may be isoimmunized, endangering some future pregnancies.
• Miscarriages- Women who have had abortions experience miscarriages at a 35% higher rate.
• Premature Births- After multiple abortions, the risk of delivering a premature baby doubles and in some cases even triples.
• Ectopic Pregnancies- In this pregnancy, the baby develops in the mothers fallopian tube, rather than in the uterus. It is a condition that significantly increases the risk of death to the mother.
• Breast Cancer- For years medical studies and publications have shown that there may be a link between breast cancer and abortion; this is now a proven fact. Dr. Joel Brind has had his research published in the New England Medical Journal and the facts can not be denied. Research around the world shows that a woman's first full pregnancy causes hormonal changes which permanently alter the structure of the breast. The completed process greatly reduces the risk of breast cancer. A premature termination of a first pregnancy interrupts this process. The breast cells are left suspended in a transitional state. Cells in this state face an exceptionally high risk of becoming cancerous. This stands to be true in pregnancies other than your first with slightly decreased risks.

The following web-sites contain images of what abortion looks like. These images are disturbing because abortion is an act of violence that kills a baby. Viewer discretion is advised.

Pro-Life America

Abort73.com

The Centre for Bioethical Reform

Priests for Life