1. CRUEL AND USUAL PUNISHMENT | a look into abortion procedures

2. 59 million+
ABORTIONS SINCE 1973

3. Our lives begin, of course, long before birth.

4. 00 04 08 10 FIRST TRIMESTER CONCEPTION 4 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 10 WEEKS
week 0 – week 10
Sperm fertilizes egg. New life implants in lining of uterus.
CONCEPTION 00
Heart started beating at 3 weeks. Brain and spinal cord begin to form.
4 WEEKS 04 08
Fingers have grown and separated, toes are now visible. Facial features continue to develop.
8 WEEKS 10
Fingernails begin to form. Kidneys produce urine.
10 WEEKS
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5. first trimester procedures

6. SUCTION CURETTAGE (vacuum aspiration)
Procedure & Complications 1 4
Tool is used to remove placenta, blood, and remaining tissue
Cervix dilated 2
Knife-like suction tube inserted into uterus
COMPLICATIONS 3
Vacuum dismembers and sucks unborn child out of womb
• Infection
• Uterine hemorrhaging

7. DILATION & CURETTAGE (D&C)
Procedure & Complications 1 4
Unborn child is cut to pieces and removed from womb
Cervix dilated 2
Steel loop-shaped knife inserted into uterus
COMPLICATIONS 3
• Infection
• Extensive bleeding
• Uterine perforation
Wall of uterus is scraped

8. RU-486 (abortion pill) 1 4 2 3 Procedure & Complications COMPLICATIONS
Woman orally ingests Mifepristone
Dead baby is delivered 2
Unborn baby dies while uterine lining disintegrates
COMPLICATIONS 3
Woman orally ingests Misoprostol
• Heavy bleeding
• Cramping
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Long-term effects unknown

9. 14 16 20 24 SECOND TRIMESTER 14 WEEKS 16 WEEKS 20 WEEKS 24 WEEKS
week 11 – week 25
Mouth makes sucking motions. Hair pattern on head develops.
14 WEEKS 14
Movement may be felt by mother. Unborn child can suck her thumb.
16 WEEKS 16 20
Experts say she can feel pain. Can turn body side to side and front to back.
20 WEEKS 24
Outside sounds can be heard. Hiccupping, smiling, frowning seen through ultrasound.
24 WEEKS
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10. 26 30 32 36 THIRD TRIMESTER 26 WEEKS 30 WEEKS 32 WEEKS 36 WEEKS
week 26 – birth
Sleep patterns exist. Eyelids reopen. Muscles exercise by kicking and stretching.
26 WEEKS 26
Mom’s voice may be recognized. Bones are fully developed but still soft and pliable.
30 WEEKS 30 32
Pupils can dilate and constrict. Connections between the nerve cells in the brain increased.
32 WEEKS 36
Body fat increasing rapidly. Head may soon start repositioning down in preparation for birth.
36 WEEKS
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11. second/third trimester procedures

12. SALINE ABORTION (saline amniocentesis, salt poisoning)
Procedure & Complications 1 4
Needle of concentrated salt solution inserted into amniotic sac
Woman delivers a dead, shriveled baby 2
Unborn baby breathes in salt and is poisoned
COMPLICATIONS 3
• Intravascular coagulation (DIC)
• Seizures
• Coma
• Death
Unborn baby dies within one hour

13. DILATION & EVACUATION (D&E)
Procedure & Complications 1 4
Cervix dilated and forceps inserted into womb
Body parts are reassembled to be sure no pieces are left behind 2
Unborn child is dismembered part by part (legs, arms, etc.)
COMPLICATIONS 3
Skull is often crushed to remove the head
• Bleeding
• Infection
• Uterine, bladder or bowel perforation

14. PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION (D&X)
Procedure & Complications 1 4
Scissors are forced into skull and contents suctioned out through resulting hole.
Cervix is anesthetized and dilated for two days 2
COMPLICATIONS
Sonogram is used to find unborn child’s leg
• Pain and infection
• Incompetent cervix
• Hemorrhaging
• Uterine perforation and rupture
• Amniotic fluid embolus
• Trauma to uterus
• Severe bleeding
• Shock 3
Unborn child is pulled through birth canal, delivering all but the baby’s head.

15. SPECIALIZED ABORTION PROCEDURE
Multiple embryos are placed in a woman’s womb
in attempt to become pregnant.
In-vitro fertilization
Women who are pregnant with more than two children can elect for fetal reduction.
Multiple pregnancy
FETAL REDUCTION
• Needle is inserted into heart of unborn child
• Child injected with potassium chloride
• The unborn child dies
The procedure

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She can hear your voice and feel pain…yet she is still considered a “choice.”

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