Abortion
“Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy. The fertilized egg that grows and develops is called an embryo. After three months of development, it usually is called a fetus. An abortion causes the embryo or fetus to die. In a spontaneous abortion, also called a miscarriage, the fetus passes through the woman’s body,”(World Book, pg.14).There are many types or methods of performing an abortion. One way is suction abortion. This is also known as vacuum aspiration. This is the procedure where a suction tube is inserted through the dilated cervix into the womb. A powerful vacuum then, tears the placenta from the uterus and dismembers the body of the developing child. It sucks the pieces into an attached jar. During this procedure there is a chance that the uterus can be punctured. Another type is dilation and curettage (D & C). This type is usually preformed between seven and twelve weeks of a pregnancy. The doctor inserts a curette, which is a loop-shaped knife, into the womb through the dilated cervix. The curette scrapes the wall of the uterus. The baby is cut into pieces. A type similar to the dilation and curettage abortion is the dilation and evacuation (D & E). The difference between the two is that in thi
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