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| The Silent Scream |
This is the landmark film by former abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson in which he
explains the procedure of a suction abortion, followed by an actual first trimester
abortion as seen through ultrasound. Dr. Nathanson was so appalled after first
viewing these ultrasound images that he never again performed another abortion.
explains the procedure of a suction abortion, followed by an actual first trimester
abortion as seen through ultrasound. Dr. Nathanson was so appalled after first
viewing these ultrasound images that he never again performed another abortion.
Surgical methods in the first trimester (5 to 12 weeks)
- Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) or machine vacuum aspiration uses suction through a small
tube to empty the uterus of all tissue.
- Dilation and evacuation (D&E) is typically done when an abortion occurs in the second 12
weeks (second trimester) of pregnancy. It usually includes a combination of vacuum
aspiration, dilation and curettage (D&C), and the use of surgical instruments (such as
forceps) to clear the uterus of fetal and placental tissue.
- Induction abortion ends a second-trimester pregnancy by using medicines to start (induce)
contractions, which expel (push) the fetus from the uterus.
Abortion is a surgical or medical procedure designed to end a pregnancy by destroying
the fetus and removing it from the mother's uterus. There are various methods used,
depending primarily on how many weeks pregnant you are. According to WebMD.com,
the following are common methods:
the fetus and removing it from the mother's uterus. There are various methods used,
depending primarily on how many weeks pregnant you are. According to WebMD.com,
the following are common methods:
| Abortion Techniques |
October 5 – Today my life began. My parents do not know it yet, I am as small as a
seed of an apple, but it is I already. And I am to be a girl. I shall have blond hair and
blue eyes. Just about everything is settled though, even the fact that I shall love
flowers.
October 19 – Some say that I am not a real person yet, that only my mother exists.
But I am a real person, just as a small crumb of bread is yet truly bread. My mother
is. And I am.
October 23 – My mouth is just beginning to open now. Just think in a year or so I shall
be laughing and later talking. I know what my first word will be: MAMA.
October 25 – My heart began to beat today all by itself. From now on it shall gently
beat for the rest of my life with ever stopping to rest! And after many years it will
tire. It will stop, and them I shall die.
November 2 – I m growing a bit every day. My arms and legs are beginning to take
shape. But I have to wait a long time yet before those little legs will raise me to my
mother’s arms, before these little arms will be able to gather flowers and embrace my
father.
November 12 – Tiny fingers are beginning to form on my hands. Funny how small that
are! I’ll be able to stroke my mother’s hair with them.
November 20 – It wasn’t until today that the doctor told mom that I am living here
under her heart. Oh, how happy she must be! Are you happy, mom?
November 25 – My mom and dad are probably thinking about a name for me. But they
don’t even know that I am a little girl. I want to be called Kathy. I am getting so big
already.
December 10 – My hair is growing. It is smooth and bright and shiny. I wonder what
kind of hair my mom has.
December 13 – I am just about able to see. It is dark around me. When mom brings
me into the world it will be full of sunshine and flowers. But what I want more than
anything is to see my mom. How do you look, mom?
December 24 – I wonder of mom hears the whispering of my heart? Some children
come into the world a little sick. But my heart is strong and healthy. It beats so
evenly: tup-tup, tup-tup. You’ll have a healthy little daughter, mom!
December 28 – Today my mother killed me.
(Distributed by the Knights of Columbus)
seed of an apple, but it is I already. And I am to be a girl. I shall have blond hair and
blue eyes. Just about everything is settled though, even the fact that I shall love
flowers.
October 19 – Some say that I am not a real person yet, that only my mother exists.
But I am a real person, just as a small crumb of bread is yet truly bread. My mother
is. And I am.
October 23 – My mouth is just beginning to open now. Just think in a year or so I shall
be laughing and later talking. I know what my first word will be: MAMA.
October 25 – My heart began to beat today all by itself. From now on it shall gently
beat for the rest of my life with ever stopping to rest! And after many years it will
tire. It will stop, and them I shall die.
November 2 – I m growing a bit every day. My arms and legs are beginning to take
shape. But I have to wait a long time yet before those little legs will raise me to my
mother’s arms, before these little arms will be able to gather flowers and embrace my
father.
November 12 – Tiny fingers are beginning to form on my hands. Funny how small that
are! I’ll be able to stroke my mother’s hair with them.
November 20 – It wasn’t until today that the doctor told mom that I am living here
under her heart. Oh, how happy she must be! Are you happy, mom?
November 25 – My mom and dad are probably thinking about a name for me. But they
don’t even know that I am a little girl. I want to be called Kathy. I am getting so big
already.
December 10 – My hair is growing. It is smooth and bright and shiny. I wonder what
kind of hair my mom has.
December 13 – I am just about able to see. It is dark around me. When mom brings
me into the world it will be full of sunshine and flowers. But what I want more than
anything is to see my mom. How do you look, mom?
December 24 – I wonder of mom hears the whispering of my heart? Some children
come into the world a little sick. But my heart is strong and healthy. It beats so
evenly: tup-tup, tup-tup. You’ll have a healthy little daughter, mom!
December 28 – Today my mother killed me.
(Distributed by the Knights of Columbus)
| Diary of an Unborn Child |