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Title: Abortion: Methods/Types

Description: Reviewing for GNED 102-009 Test 2 (Saline Injection, Hysterotomy...)

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Created: 03/04/2009 14:09:39

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Term
Saline Injection
Definition
Chemical -Amniotic fluid is removed and replaced with a toxic saline solution. -Baby ingest the toxins and dies 1-2 hours later form salt poisoning, dehydration, and hemorrhaging. -24 hours later the mother goes into labor delivering a dead baby. -Chemical burning of the skin causes a painful death for the baby.
Term
Hysterotomy
Definition
Surgical -Used in last trimester (3rd trimester). -Baby removed as in a Cesarean birth. -Baby set aside and allowed to die or killed by a deliberate act.
Term
Suction & Aspiration
Definition
Surgical -Used on 80% of abortions up to 12th week of pregnancy (1st trimester) -Mouth of the cervix is dilated -Hollow tube with knifelike edged tip is inserted into the womb. -Suction machine with force 28 time greater than a vacuum cleaner literally rips the developing baby to pieces and sucks the remains into a container to be disposed.
Term
Dilation & Curettage
Definition
Surgical -Dilate cervix to allow the insertion of a loop-shaped knife into the womb. -Instrument scrapes placenta form the uterus and cuts baby apart; pices are drawn through the cervix. -Baby is re-assembled to be sure that all parts are accounted for. -If parts are left inside, the mother could bleed or become infected.
Term
Dilation & Evacuation
Definition
Surgical -Used between 12 and 24 weeks (2nd trimester) -The child is cut to pieces by a sharp knife, as in D & C. -The child is much larger and far more developed. -The child weighs as much as a pound and is as much as a foot in length.
Term
Prostagladin
Definition
Chemical -hormones are injected into womb or released in. -Vaginal suppository cause uterus to contract and deliver baby prematurely. -Sometimes a saline solution is used to kill baby before the premature birth.
Term
Dilation & Extraction
Definition
Surgical -Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's legs with forceps. -The baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal. -The abortionist delivers the baby's body, except for the head. -The abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the skull. -The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are evacuated out, causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.
Term
RU 486
Definition
Chemical -Synthetic steroid used 5-7 weeks after conception. -Deprives baby of vital nutritional hormone progesterone. -Child starves to death as nutrient lining of the womb sloughs off. -Delivery of a dead baby.
Term
IUD's
Definition
Chemical Abortive pill
Term
Morning after pill
Definition
Chemical -Not considered abortion because 'they' believe abortions cannot occur until after implantation.
Term
Birth control pill
Definition
Chemical a. Stage 1 -Prevent ovulation. b. Stage 2 -Stop conception by thickening cervical mucus. c. Stage 3 -Stop implantation - by thinning the uterine wall.



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