CAUTION! READ AT OWN RISK.

Abortion is a controversial topic that people have a hard time discussing. In some cases, people can find abortion morally wrong while others think it’s their choice if they want to have it done or not. I believe it is a person’s choice if they decide to get an abortion because it is something that involves their life and their body.

Abortion is done in many different ways, but all of the options are painful. Unless you are put to sleep for your suction abortion, it will be very painful. The cervix is closed and hard and not prepared to open. The instruments are sharp and the sucking or pulling action is violent in the womb. In the first trimester (first three months of pregnancy) there are two common types of abortion. In a suction-aspiration abortion the opening to your womb (cervix) must be stretched open wide. In a Dilatation and Curettage (D & C) abortion, first the cervix is stretched open. Then, the abortionist inserts a loop-shaped knife (curette) into the uterus. He cuts the placenta and baby into pieces and scrapes them out into a basin. This usually produces a large amount of bleeding.

Yes, I know this is graphic, but if you want to know everything about abortion you’ll have to know how it is done.

Now in the second trimester (second three months of pregnancy) the Dilatation and Evacuation or (D & E) method is used. The cervix is stretched open using pencil lead sized sticks of highly absorbent material inserted into the cervical opening. Over 24 hours they absorb body moisture and swell, opening the cervix. A long pliers-like instrument is inserted into the uterus. Because the baby is too large to fit through the cervix, the abortionist uses the instrument to grab hold of the baby’s leg or arm and twists until it is torn from the body. That part is then pulled through the cervix. This is repeated limb by limb until the baby has been totally torn apart. The spine must also be snapped, and the skull crushed to remove these pieces. The nurse’s job is to lay all the body parts out to make sure they got the entire baby out of the uterus.

Finally, in the third trimester (last three months of pregnancy) a method called Dilatation and Extraction (D & X), also known as Partial Birth Abortion may be used. The abortionist inserts forceps into the stretched cervical opening. He grabs a leg of the unborn baby and turns the baby into a breech (feet pointing toward the birth canal) position. He then pulls the baby out, except for the head that remains in the birth canal. The baby is alive and moving. The abortionist inserts a sharp scissors into the base of the skull. A tube is inserted into the wound and the brain is sucked out. The now-dead infant is then pulled out.

This is where people feel the need to influence others decisions when it comes to abortion. I don’t think I could ever bring myself to get one, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to try and stop someone else from doing what they feel is necessary. Maybe they feel like they aren’t ready to have a baby, or can’t financially take care of a baby.

But there is another way; you can put your baby up for adoption. Instead of getting rid of the life being created inside you, you can give your child to someone who is ready and able to care for a child.