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Partial birth abortion |
| This is a late term abortion often done on a
viable (able to live outside the womb) fetus. The fetus is turned in the
womb to a breech position and pulled 3/4 of the way, out feet first (after
the mother has received chemicals to dilate her cervix). In order to
allow the head of the baby to pass easily through the birth canal, the
abortionist makes a hole in the baby's skull (still inside the womb) and
suctions the brain out, collapsing the head. He then pulls out the dead baby
the rest of the way. It was invented by Martin Haskell, who states he has done "thousands of these" for elective purposes (not health reasons). Dr Warren Hern who wrote - what is considered - the textbook on abortion, wrote in the "American Medical news" in 1995 that partial birth abortion is "never necessary to preserve a woman's health." (Dr. Warren Hern, in American Medical News, Nov 20, 1995) Additional information
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