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Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan
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. |
Firstly, Obama protected Partial Birth Abortions in his own State by causing a law that would make it a criminal act not to help a new born that was born alive after an abortion to die in his committee. It was one of the few times he did more than vote present. Sure he would say something different in mixed company but, his voting record says different.
Secondly, George Tiller was killing babies for money. If you came to him with the money and wanted your baby killed he would refer you to a doctor friend of his who would provide a letter stating that it would be harmful to your mental health for you to carry the child to full term. This fulfilled the State requirment that two doctors independantly needed to determine that it was harmful for the mother to carry to term. You pay for the letter and than pay Tiller for the procedure. No one was ever turned down.
Also, there isn't a State in the union that refuses to a allow a late term abortion if the mother's life is in danger. Women went to Tiller because he would make it happen without any questions or hassle.
Abortion clinics are assembly line efficient baby killing factories. They make their money on high volume death.