Having a child is often looked upon as a wonderful experience full of joy, but not everyone thinks this way. Abortion is a sensitive and heavily disputed issue affecting our society. Many people feel that abortion is evil because it is killing an unborn child. On the other hand, others believe that it is a woman’s right to choose especially in certain situations such as rape, or health issues endangering the mother’s life. Statistics show 1.3 million abortions are performed yearly in the USA and 43 million worldwide. Pro-choice is defined as: Favoring legalized abortion as an option for an unwanted pregnancy. Pro-choice groups claim that foetuses are not independent, self-determining beings, and that abortion is the termination of a …show more content…
It works by blocking progesterone, a crucial hormone during pregnancy. Without progesterone, the uterine lining does not provide food, fluid and oxygen to the tiny developing baby. The baby cannot survive. A second drug is then given that stimulates the uterus to contract and the baby is expelled. Women who abort with the drug RU-486 experience nausea, severe cramping, vomiting and bleeding. But the resulting emotional distress may have even more impact. Rather than being “over with” in a few minutes (as in a surgical abortion) this abortion could last for over a week. Then, when the woman finally does abort, she will expel a tiny dead human being - her baby.
• Suction-Aspiration. In this method, the cervical muscle ring must be paralyzed and stretched open. The abortionist then inserts a hollow plastic tube with a knife-like edge into the uterus. The suction tears the baby’s body into pieces. The placenta is cut from the uterine wall and everything is sucked into a bottle.
• Dilation and Curettage (D and C). This is similar to a suction procedure except a curette, a loop-shaped steel knife is inserted into the uterus. The baby and placenta are cut into pieces and scraped out into a basin. Bleeding is usually very heavy with this method.
• Dilation and Evacuation (D and E). This type of abortion is done after the third month of pregnancy. The cervix must be dilated before the abortion. Usually Laminaria sticks are inserted into the cervix. These are made of sterilized
The government seemed to agree with this statement because the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act was passed in 2003. The U.S. Legislation even released a statement saying “ A gruesome and inhumane procedure that is never medically necessary and should be prohibited”. There was also a statement from our then president, President Bush “ Terrible form of violence directed against children who are inches from birth”(Chittom and Newton). Complications for having an abortion increase 36% after the eighth week. The death of a woman grows higher with the longer you wait. There are 8.9 deaths for every one million abortions at 20 week or later("ABORTION AFTER THE FIRST TRIMESTER.").There are two common methods for having a Late-term Abortion Dilation and Evacuation(D and E), and Intact Dilation and Extraction( D and X). The most common one out of the two is Dilation and Evacuation. Dilation and Evacuation is the process of dismembering and extracting in pieces. Intact Dilation and Extraction is the more gruesome of the two. The process can take two to three days. First you dilate the cervix, then put the baby in a breech position. A breech position is where the baby is coming out feet first. The next thing is the doctor will pull the feet then proceed to go in, and make an incision at the base of the skull. The brain tissue is then removed and the skull collapses, and the rest of the body is removed( Chittom and
During an antibiotic is provided to help prevent infection, the patient either receives a numbing medication or is placed under general anesthesia. Once that is done the procedure begins, a tenaculum is used to keep the cervix and uterus is placed, the cervix is further dilated using cone-shaped rods of increasing size. A long tube called a cannula is then inserted into the uterus, the cannula is attached to a bottle and a pump that provides a vacuum and removes tissue away from the uterine lining (if necessary forceps may be used to remove larger pieces of tissue). The final step is a curette (a curved surgical instrument) is used to scrape the lining to make sure no residual tissue is left behind. The dilation and extraction is a bit similar but the only difference is that the pregnancy is further along, this procedure is typically performed after a late term miscarriage, when the presence of severe fetal anomalies is detected, or when the life's mother
When the muscular wall of the uterus begins a series of contractions that will push the fetus out the mother, birth begins. Labor is the work of pushing the fetus out. There are 3 stages to labor. The first stage lasts from 4 to 24 hours. Strong contractions cause the cervix to dilate or increases width, a from1 inch to 4 inches (2.5 centimeters to 10 centimeters). Contractions last from 30 to 90 seconds. The sac containing the amniotic fluid breaks, and the cervix becomes softer to allow the fetus to pass through. The second stage lasts from half an hour to two hours and involves delivery of the baby contractions. The baby is pushed through the cervix and vagina. The baby normally comes out head first. The umbilical cord is clamp and cut once the baby is out. The baby’s nose and mouth are suctioned to remove mucus and making breathing easier. The baby is given injections and eye drops to prevent infection. After the baby is examined and given an Apgar score, the way to determine the baby’s need for emergency care. The third stage is the afterbirth, the delivery of the placenta. This stage lasts from 15 to 30
During the second trimester, a method is used called Dilation and Evacuation (D&E). During D&E, a forceps is used to take out larger pieces of the child, while a curette scrapes the smaller tissues out. Following this, a vacuum extracts any remaining pieces of the child. During the third trimester, a (now outlawed in most states) procedure is performed called “Partial Birth Abortion” During partial birth abortion, the child is partially delivered, and the skull is subsequently crushed or drilled into, thus killing the child.
When considering the removal of a fetus you have to consider the development of the embryo and what type of procedure needs to be done. There are several different types of procedures that can take place to abort a fetus but, two main types are the medical and surgical abortions. Within this two categories there are different procedures. There are two different procedures that fall under the medical abortions, the morning after pill and the RU486 (mifepristone). The first option is the
Aborting a baby is a medical procedure that can have many risks and complications, such as an infection, a botched abortion, and/or infertility. The abortion procedure during the third trimester is called a partial birth abortion. During a partial abortion the medical practitioner who is performing the abortion begins by drawing the babies feet into the birthing canal. The medical practitioner purposely leaves the babies head embedded in the mother's cervix. Once the baby's head is in the cervix, the medical practitioner punctures the babies skull with a trocar. After the baby’s head is punctured, a catheter is inserted into the opening. Once the catheter is in place, it uses a powerful suction machine to remove the baby’s brain. After the baby’s brain is removed, his/her skull collapses and then the medical practitioner removes the lifeless baby from the mother's womb. The baby is removed in bits and pieces and is then discarded.
There are currently six medical abortion procedures in practice in the United States: MTX, Mifeprex, MVA, D&C, D&E, induction abortion, and D&X. MTX or Methotrexate and Misoprostol is used during the first seven weeks of pregnancy and is not as commonly used as other abortion procedures. It is a non-surgical method that prevents embryonic cells from dividing and multiplying. This abortion mimics an early miscarriage. Mifeprex, also known as the abortion pill, is used up to the ninth week of pregnancy. The pill blocks progesterone, a hormone necessary to support pregnancy, and also mimics an early miscarriage. MVA or Manual Vacuum Aspiration can be used up to the twelfth week of pregnancy and is considered to be less invasive than other procedures. D&C or dilation and curettage can be performed up to the sixteenth week of pregnancy. D&C is also known as vacuum aspiration. D&E or dilation and evacuation can also be performed up to the sixteenth week of pregnancy. It includes vacuum aspiration and the use of surgical instruments such as forceps to complete the procedure. D&X or dilation and extraction is used to terminate pregnancy after twenty-one weeks. D&X is also known as Intrauterine Cranial Decompression and Partial Birth Abortion (Abortion
There are two kinds of induced abortion, surgical and chemical. Surgical abortion procedures include manual vacuum aspiration, suction curettage, saline, and hysterotomy. Chemical abortion options include pills called, RU-486 also called as the abortion pill, methotrexate and misoprostol and the morning after pill. Overall, the purpose of these procedures is to kill the fetus by suffocating using substances and not giving it medical attention.
To perform this operation they use a syringe to suck out most of the amniotic fluid. The using a needle they insert the saline solution to burn the child alive. The baby can feel this pain and it burns every system in the childs body. After the baby is killed the mother then will deliver a charred child and then the doctor will discard the body. This method of abortion obviously cause pain to the baby but it may also cause pain to the mother if they inject the wrong area of the mother with the saline solution they may permanently harm the patient. This method is banned in many countries for an obvious reason.
The process of abortion is performed either medically with a pill or done surgically. Since abortion is legal in most states up to the 2nd trimester, imagine how developed some of these unborn children are at the time of abortion. The pill method causes a miscarriage to occur, while the surgical methods physically remove the baby. Vacuum aspiration involves removing the fetus by suction. The 2nd procedure of dilation and evacuation involves medically ripening the cervix and the manual removal of the fetus and placenta with forceps (Lohr, Fjerstad,
This usually occurs during the second or third trimester. The cervix is dilated for the entry of surgical forceps (AbortionTV). The fetus is partly pulled though the vagina in a breech style. The legs of the fetus are hanging out of the womb. The doctor forces the scissors into the back of the head and spreads the scissors to increase the wound size. A suction cup is held over the fetus’s head as the brains are sucked out (AbortionTV). The body is removed and the womb is cleaned of any other birthing particles. The partial abortion procedure can have fatal side effects such as infection of the cervix, excessive bleeding of the womb, chances for the mother to be fertile decreases, and causes scarring of the uterine wall. Medical experts thought the fetus couldn’t feel the pain of the scissors going through its head but, they were wrong. Studies show that it can feel the pain three to five times more than an adult that would experience it (AbortionTV). The tiny fetus’s are sedated and numbed up so the won’t feel the intense pain.
Webster’s Dictionary defines abortion as the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. There are many ways to perform an abortion. The most common, crucial abortion procedure is a suction aspiration. Suction aspiration is a surgical procedure performed during the first six to twelve weeks gestation. Suction aspiration is also known as vacuum aspiration or suction curettage. “Your abortion provider may give
xAn abortion is defined as a deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. There are many chemical contraceptives and morning after pills that some would also consider a form of abortion though for the sake of this paper we will only define the two main methods for performing an abortion. An Aspiration is a surgical abortion usually performed within the first month gestation. This 10-15-minute procedure involves the suction of the uterus to remove the fetus and placenta. Recovery time can take as long as a few hours after the procedure. Dilation and Evacuation is a surgical abortion performed beyond the 16-week gestation period. This involves a synthetic dilator the day before, as well as using a shot to guarantee fetal death. After this, removal of the tissue away from the lining will begin. Suctioning completes the process to ensure all contents are completely removed. This procedure usually last between 15-30 minutes. Both Aspiration as well as Dilation and Evacuation procedures can come with the risk of side effects including cramping, nausea, bleeding, sweating and infection.
Terminating the pregnancy is also known as an abortion. This is a procedure that is done in a doctors office where they can do things one of two ways. They have medication that they can give you that will dilate
Dilation and Curettage is performed between seven and twelve weeks of pregnancy, the doctor inserts a curette, a loop-shaped steel knife, into the womb through the dilated cervix. As the curette scrapes the wall of the uterus, the baby is cut into pieces. After the baby is suctioned out.Dilation and Evacuation is a method similar to a D&C, except that forces must be used to grasp the baby's body because of the child's advanced development. The baby is dismembered as the abortionist twists and tears the parts of the body and slices the placenta away from the uterus. The abortionist must reassemble the body parts to make sure the uterus is empty. He or she looks for hands feet and head to make sure it is dead.