Abortion: Victim Of Suction Abortion

ABORTION : VICTIM OF SUCTION ABORTION

Last Updated : July 23, 2006

Suction abortion - in which the fetus is dismembered (torn
apart) by a vaccuum machine - is the most common early
surgical technique.

The cervix (the neck of the womb) must be stretched open to
allow the surgeon to insert a plastic tube into the womb.
Sharp-edged openings near the tip of the tube help to
dismember the baby so the parts are small enough to be
sucked out. The surgeon then uses the suction tube to
evacuate the placenta from the womb. The remains of the baby
are deposited in a jar for disposal. This child was about 10
weeks from conception (12 weeks from last menstrual period).

This is the technique that abortion promoters call "safe,
early abortion". However, the vast majority of abortions are
performed on healthy young women for non-medical reasons,
and abortionists rarely explain the health risks to their
clients.

Vacuum aspiration accounts for around 90% of abortions in
England and Wales up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, and it is
used for around half of abortions performed between 13 and
19 weeks. When used at 13-19 weeks, it is often necessary to
use other instruments to remove or crush parts of the baby
that are too large to pass through the tube.

[ WordWeaver's Note : Also referred to as vacuum aspiration
abortion. ]

Source : Information taken from the SPUC.org.uk web site