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PBA202H: Abortion Methods

Understanding chemical and surgical abortion methods.

Quick view: Abort73: Abortion Procedures

1st Trimester: Abortifacient Birth Control

FIXME abortifacient birth control https://reformedprolifer.com/articles-papers/item/what-you-need-to-know-about-birth-control & https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2005/021690lbl.pdf

[Mandy, pharmacist friend]: “I remember listening to [a CCBR speaker] speak a few years ago and on that day it become so clear to me that the only rational way to define it is that life begins at the moment of fertilization. If you read the product information for any birth control pill, they may act in one of three ways 1) inhibit ovulation 2) thicken cervical mucus impeding sperm entry or 3) prevent implantation (by alterations to endometrium). So by that 3rd mechanism, it is essentially a potential abortifacient.” 1. Prevents ovulation from occurring so no egg can be fertilized; 2. Prevents conception by thickening the cervical mucus to prevent sperm from reaching the egg in case ovulation does take place; 3. Thins the lining of the uterus so that a newly conceived human embryo will be unable to implant.

CCBR as a pro-life organization opposes anything that kills or endangers pre-born human beings. That’s why we reject hormonal birth control–the pill, IUDs, etc. all can cause the starvation and death of a young child.

1st Trimester: Medical Abortion

A medical (or chemical) abortion is a non-surgical form of abortion in which the woman takes pills containing Mifepristone (RU-486) and Misoprostol (or Cytotec) to end the life of the baby. This procedure is performed during the first trimester of pregnancy. The drugs are approved by the FDA for use up to ten weeks since the first day of her last menstrual period (LMP).

http://abortionprocedures.com/abortion-pill/

FIXME WNAL blog https://weneedalaw.ca/2020/04/the-abortion-pill-what-do-you-see-and-what-do-you-do/

1st Trimester: Aspiration Abortion

A suction, or aspiration, D&C abortion is a procedure in which a suction catheter is inserted into the mother’s uterus to extract the preborn baby. Tools are then used to scrape the lining of the uterus to remove any remaining parts. This procedure is performed during the first trimester, typically during five and thirteen weeks LMP (that is five to thirteen weeks after the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period).

http://abortionprocedures.com/aspiration/

Testimony: “It's basically mutilation” https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=420660331889906

2nd trimester: Dilation and Extraction

A dilation (dilatation) and evacuation abortion, D&E, is a surgical abortion procedure during which an abortionist first dilates the woman’s cervix and then uses instruments to dismember and extract the baby from the uterus. The D&E abortion procedure is usually performed between thirteen and twenty-four weeks LMP (that is thirteen to twenty-four weeks after the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period).

http://abortionprocedures.com/

3rd trimester: Induction Abortion

A third trimester induction abortion is performed at 25 weeks LMP (25 weeks since the first day of the woman’s last period) to term. At 25 weeks, a baby is almost fully-developed and is considered viable, meaning he or she could survive outside the womb. For this reason, the abortionist will usually first kill the baby in utero by injecting a substance that causes cardiac arrest, and induces the mother’s labor to deliver her baby stillborn.

http://abortionprocedures.com/induction/

Testimony - pro-choice woman - described 3rd trimester abortion to her, “That's horrific” See also: https://www.bpas.org/abortion-care/abortion-treatments/the-abortion-pill/feticide/

FIXME partial birth abortions?

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