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Originally Posted by pylon
Would it result in some unwanted, handicapped, or mentally disabled children, yes of course. But that is still a better scenario than straight up killing. I cannot and will not be led to believe that the positioning of a head, in or out of a uterus, determines your rights as a human.
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This is just an FYI since you're researching this, I thought it might help you a bit.
They stopped using the method you're thinking about in 2003:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial...ortion_Ban_Act
President Obama strongly opposed the Partial Birth Abortion Act and still does.
When George Tiller was murdered, he was one of three doctors in the US that actively performed 'late term' abortions. He called himself a 'Soldier for God' and his method was to first inject a solution into the fetus' heart and then have the mother deliver the child stillborn but induction of labour.
People came from all over to have this procedure done. Some of the situations were pretty heartbreaking, and although it did happen, seldom were the late terms done for convenience. Normally it had something to do with the health of the baby. I do NOT condone this, but I am just saying that most of the time women did this because there was something wrong with the baby and they didn't want to face dealing with it. What would happen was they would take (usually) 10 women at a time (at the clinic) and stop their fetus' hearts. Then the women would go to a hotel (which was guarded and staffed with nurses) while labour was induced. They would have their stillborn babies at the clinic when they were ready to deliver, and a lot of times they would then have a funeral for them. (I know this is what happened at the clinic in Wichita, not sure about any others.) I think there are two other places in the US that will still use this method, but doctors in their right mind don't want the death threats, legal hassles, picketers, attention- and they don't want to take the chance of being murdered like Dr. Tiller and others before him. There was a widely publicized case once of the solution not working and the baby was born alive. The baby was sent to the hospital for immediate medical treatment, and the coverage on the news of the ambulance leaving the clinic, etc, was extensive. There were also several cases of the mother having the stillborn fetus in their hotel room without being able to make it back to the clinic.
If it makes you feel any better, I think there are only two doctors in the US who will do this today.
It's really, really sad this has to happen at all. I am sorry you're so upset.