Dilation and Evacuation
(D&E)
This method is used up
to 18 weeks' gestation. Instead of the loop-shaped knife used in D&C abortions,
a pair of forceps is inserted into the womb to grasp part of the fetus. The
teeth of the forceps twist and tear the bones of the unborn child. This process
is repeated until the fetus is totally dismembered and removed. Usually the
spine must be snapped and the skull crushed in order to remove them.
Salt Poisoning
(Saline Injection):
Used after 16 weeks (four
months) when enough fluid has accumulated. A long needle injects a strong
salt solution through the mother's abdomen into the baby's sac. The baby swallows
this fluid and is poisoned by it. It also acts as a corrosive, burning off
the outer layer of skin. It normally takes somewhat over an hour for the baby
to die from this. Within 24 hours, labor will usually set in and the mother
will give birth to a dead or dying baby. (There have been many cases of these babies
being born alive.
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