Does an abortion hurt?

An abortion touches the lives of more than just the mother. The father, the siblings (if there are any), the baby, the people (nurses and doctors) involved with the abortion, the grandparents and other family members all are involved and influenced by this decision. But does it hurt? Lets start out with some facts about how the abortion is performed.

Doctors have come up with many ways to terminate a baby's life in the womb. Here are a list and small description of the procedures: This list is taken directly from Abortion TV, thank you so much for the info!

Menstrual Extraction: a suction abortion prior to a positive pregnancy test

Suction: The doctor paralyzes the uterus and then places a tube into the uterus and "vacuums" out the baby . The suction is 29 times the force of a vacuum and tears the baby to pieces while he or she is still alive.

D & C (dilation and curettage) The abortion doctor inserts a looped shaped steel knife into the uterus and cuts up the placenta and the baby and scrapes them out into a basin.

D & E (dilation and evacuation) This is performed in between 4-6 months of pregnancy. The doctor inserts plier type instruments into the uterus. He uses pliers because the baby's bones and skull are more solid and strong. He then proceeds to latch on to a leg or arm or whatever he can grap and tears it from the rest of the child's body with a quick twisting motion. There is no "pain reliever" given to the baby prior to this procedure. The baby's spine and skull must be crushed before removal from the uterus.

D & X (partial birth abortion) This is also performed in mid to late stages of pregnancy. The cervix is dialated to fit forcepts into the uterus. The doctor then locates a foot or leg and pulls it into the vagina. The baby is delivered breech up to its head. The baby's body and legs hang outside of the vagina, the head remains inside. The doctor then takes a pair of surgical scissors and jams them into the back of the baby's head. He then opens the scissors wide to make the wound larger. He then suctions out the baby's brains and collapses the child's skull and finishes the delivery.

Hysterotomy This procedure occurs late in the pregnancy. The mother's abdomen and uterus are surgically opened. The doctor then removes the baby from the uterus and proceeds to kill the child outside of the womb by smothering, drowning, or sometimes just leaving the baby on a tray. Some doctors will cut the cord and let the baby suffocate from lack of oxygen.

Salt Poisoning This procedures is done after the first trimester. The doctor injects a strong salt solution into the amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby. The baby swallows the solution and is poisoned from inside. The other effect is that the solution is so strong that the baby is burned or corroded from the outside. This takes more than an hour to kill the baby and sometimes the baby can survive. The child is then delivered.


The answer to the "Does it hurt Question" is. YES!

For those of you who are not yet convinced, please go to Abortion TV or Silent Scream and watch the videos.