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FETAL DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE AND CORRESPONDING ABORTION METHODS

 

 

1st Trimester

 

FERTILIZATION
At the moment of fertilization, you are a living human being. Each parent contributed 50,000 chemical genes that determined not only what you look like, but also your health, talents, tastes, athletic abilities, intelligence, allergies, and more!

IMPLANTATION

6 days after fertilization the growing child attaches itself in the mother's uterus. The cells of this tiny human being begin to multiply and develop rapidly!

3 WEEKS

By 3 weeks, your heart was already beating! Your mom probably didn't even know she was pregnant yet!

 

 

 

 

 

6 WEEKS

By now you had recordable brain waves. You also became sensitive and responded to touch at this age.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 WEEKS

All of your major organs are in place. You've already perfected a somersault, back flip and scissor kick!

10 WEEKS

By 10 weeks, your hands and feet are perfectly shaped and formed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RU-486 OR MIFEPRISTONE
(5-7 Weeks)


This drug causes the lining of the uterus to wither, causing the embryo to starve to death. Administration of mifepristone is followed 36-48 hours later by misoprostol, a synthetic prostoglandin, which causes uterine contractions that expel the unborn child. Some women will deliver while still at the clinic, while others will do so later, at home or at work. Bleeding can be quite heavy and lasts for an average of nine days.

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SUCTION ABORTION
(6-10 Weeks)


The abortionist takes a hollow plastic tube and connects it to a very strong suction machine that is 15 times stronger then the vacuum cleaner at your home. The vacuum sucks pieces of the babies body, one by one, through the tube and into a plastic cup, that begins to fill with dismembered arms, legs, intestines, etc.

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DILATION AND CURRETAGE
(8-13 Weeks)


The abortionist uses a sharp knife-like curette to scrape the wall of the uterus, cutting the baby's body into pieces while it's still alive.

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>> Prominent abortionist Dr. Hern admits that even with the best care, 5-10% of 1st trimester abortions are incomplete, leaving behind tissue or even the entire fetal sac!

 

2nd-3rd Trimesters


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 WEEKS

By 16 weeks, you felt about 3 times more pain than adults, because your nervous system was so raw!

18 WEEKS

You have fully developed vocal cords and use them to cry, but you couldn't be heard because there is no air.

>> Click here to see a Discovery Channel ultrasound video of a baby crying in the womb!

20 WEEKS

Did you know? You started getting hiccups at 5 months old! This happened when you would swallow amniotic fluid, which is full of glucose (sugar).

6 MONTHS

You were swimming with natural swimming strokes and beginning to grow hair. At this point you were able to survive outside the womb.

7 MONTHS

Your hands can grip strongly. You can recognize your mom's voice. You also began crying at 28 weeks. Even your bottom lip quivered!

8 MONTHS

In the last 3 months of pregnancy you nearly tripled in weight. You experienced vision, hearing, taste and touch! You only had to await the miracle of birth!

9 MONTHS

Your lungs are mature and your skin is pink and smooth. You turn head-down in preperation for birth.

DILATION AND EVACUATION
(12-18 Weeks)


The abortionist dismembers the baby using grasping forceps. The developing baby is removed from the womb piece by piece. In some cases, the head is too large and must be crushed to remove it. Bleeding is profuse.

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PROSTOGLANDIN ABORTION
(16-38 Weeks)


A hormone like compound is injected into a muscle of the uterus, causing it to contract intensely, thereby pushing out the developing baby. Many babies have been born alive when this abortion method is used. When a crying baby emerges instead of a dead baby, doctors have a problem with no easy answer.

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SALINE INJECTION
(16-32+ Weeks)


This procedure is accomplished by injecting a salt solution into the amniotic sac. The baby breathes and swallows the solution and usually dies 1 to 2 hours later from salt poisoning, dehydration, hemorrhages of the brain and other organs, and convulsions. The baby's skin is often burned off by the salt solution. Then, about 24 to 48 hours later, the mother goes into labor and delivers a dead or dying baby.

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PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION
(20-32+ Weeks)


The abortionist breeches the baby and pulls it out feet first, taking care to leave the head inside the mother's body. He then punctures the base of the babies skull with scissors and suctions the babies brains out. The child dies, the head collapses, and the delivery is completed.

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COMMENTS REGARDING THE PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION PROCEDURE

Some people falsely claim that anesthesia given to the mother kills the baby before the procedure. But the American Society of Anesthesiologists says anesthesia given to the mother does NOT kill or harm the baby—and it does not reliably protect the baby from pain.

  • Dr. Pamela Smith, Director of Medical Education in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, said, "There are absolutely no obstetrical situations encountered in this country which require a partially delivered human fetus to be destroyed to preserve the health of the mother."

    In September, 1993, Brenda Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse with 13 years of experience watched a doctor perform the procedure:

    "The doctor delivered the baby's body and arms, everything but his little head. The baby's body was moving...he was kicking his feet. The doctor took a pair of scissors and inserted them into the back of the baby's head, and the baby's arms jerked out in a flinch...Then the doctor opened the scissors up. Then he stuck the high-powered suction tube into the hole and sucked the baby's brains out. Now the baby was completely limp."

    The American Medical Association supported the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban calling the procedure "bad medicine."

    >> Article: "Partial Birth Abortion: Objections and Misunderstandings"


    RISKS OF ABORTION PROCEDURES

    Suction Aspiration: The Suction Aspiration procedure is a surgical procedure used during the first trimester.

    Risks include:

  • Puncturing of the uterus, which may cause hemorrhaging and necessitates further surgery.
  • Failure to remove all fetal and placental tissue, which causes infection.

    Dilatation And Curettage (D&C): The Dilatation and Curettage procedure is a surgical procedure used in the first trimester.

    Risks include:

  • Puncturing of the uterus, which may cause hemorrhaging and necessitates further surgery.
  • Failure to remove all fetal and placental tissue, which causes infection.

    RU 486: RU 486 is a chemical technique, which is used during the first trimester.

    Risks include:

  • Prolonged and severe bleeding.
  • Nausea and vomiting.
  • Intense pain.
  • Heart attacks.
  • Miscarriage in future pregnancies.
  • Severe malformations in future children.
  • Death.

    Methotrexate: Methotrexate is a chemical procedure which is used in the first trimester.

    Risks include:

  • Prolonged and severe bleeding.
  • Nausea and vomiting.
  • Intense pain.
  • Diarrhea.
  • Bone marrow depression.
  • Severe anemia.
  • Liver damage.
  • Methotrexate-induced lung disease.
  • Death.

    Dilatation and Evacuation (D&E): Dilatation and Evacuation is a surgical procedure used during the second trimester.

    Risks include:

  • Cervical laceration which may cause bleeding.
  • Puncturing of the uterus, which may cause hemorrhaging and necessitates further surgery.
  • Failure to remove all fetal and placental tissue, which causes infection.

    Instillation Methods-Salt Poisoning: Salt poisoning is a chemical method used in the second trimester of pregnancy.

    Risks include:

  • Consumption coagulpathy (uncontrolled blood clotting throughout the body).
  • Severe hemorrhaging.
  • Seizures.
  • Coma.
  • Death.

    Instillation Methods-Urea: Urea is a chemical method used in the second trimester of pregnancy.

    Risks include:

  • Nausea.
  • Vomiting.
  • Cervical injuries including laceration and detachment.
  • Endometritis.

    Instillation Methods-Prostaglandins: Prostaglandins are chemical methods used in the second trimester of pregnancy.

    Risks include:

  • Retained placenta.
  • Cervical trauma.
  • Infection.
  • Hemorrhaging.
  • Hyperthermia.
  • Bronchoconstriction.
  • Tachycardia.
  • Cardiac arrest.
  • Rupture of the uterus.
  • Death.

    Hysterotomy: Hysterotomy is a surgical technique used in the second and third trimesters.

    Risks include:

  • Severe rupturing.
  • Death.

    Partial Birth Abortion: Partial birth abortion is a surgical technique, which is used in the second and third trimesters.

    Risks include:

  • Hemorrhage, infection, and perforation of the uterus.
  • Amniotic fluid embolus.
  • Trauma to the uterus.
  • Laceration of the uterus or cervix.
  • Severe bleeding, shock, or even death.
  • Cervical damage.
  • Increased chance of miscarriage of future pregnancies.

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