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  • Sunday, November 5, 2006 07:32 PM

    lost

    You pro-abortion people need to see a film on what goes on when an abortion is done. There are a lot of former abortion providers that have switched sides, I wonder why? How many non-abortion providers have joined the lucrative abortion business.

    1st trimester procedure:"In this method, the abortionist must first paralyze the cervical muscle ring (womb opening) and then stretch it open. This is difficult because it is hard or "green" and not ready to open. He then inserts a hollow plastic tube, which has a knife-like edge on the tip, into the uterus. The suction tears the baby’s body into pieces. He then cuts the deeply rooted placenta from the inner wall of the uterus. The scraps are sucked out into a bottle (see color photo in back of book). The suction is 29 times more powerful than a home vacuum cleaner."

    2nd trimester:"A pliers-like instrument is used because the baby’s bones are calcified, as is the skull. There is no anesthetic for the baby. The abortionist inserts the instrument up 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."

    3rd trimester:"A more recently developed method here is the partial birth abortion, also called "brain suction" or "D&X" methods.

    - These are done after 4 or 5 months.

    - 80% of babies are normal.

    - Most babies are viable.

    This is like a breech delivery. The entire infant is delivered except the head. A scissors is jammed into the base of the skull. A tube is inserted into the skull, and the brain is sucked out. The now-dead infant is pulled out."

    Taken from abortionfacts.com

    What is this world coming to.

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