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Perhaps if you were to attend an abortion you might change your mind...It is called a d and c. After you watch a vidio of it would you assume that anyone would use it as an alternative to toilet?
A D&C is something that is also done after some miscarriages, to diagnose and treat polyps, endometriosis, uterine cancer, and fibroids. It, in itself, is not an abortion
please disabuse me of my ignorance...how exactly is an abortion performed?
Come on dude... If you are going to argue a point, at least have a working knowledge of it. :-/
That being said, planned parenthood has a pretty good site
Common dudette I am waiting for you to disabuse me of my ignorance.
From your link.
What Are the Kinds of In-Clinic Abortion?
There is more than one kind of in-clinic abortion procedure. The most common is called aspiration. It is also known as vacuum aspiration. Aspiration is usually used up to 16 weeks after a woman’s last period.
D&E — dilation and evacuation — is another kind of in-clinic abortion. D&E is usually performed later than 16 weeks after a woman's last period.
From wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilation_and_evacuation
The first step in a D&E is to dilate the cervix. This is often begun about a day before the surgical procedure, and often involves the insertion of multiple laminaria sticks into the cervix. Enlarging the opening of the cervix enables surgical instruments such as a curette or forceps to be inserted into the uterus.
Is not the curette the little rake that is used in a d&c?
Also from wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_aspiration
Vacuuming as a means of removing the uterine contents, rather than the previous use of a hard metal curette, was pioneered in 1958 by Drs Wu Yuantai and Wu Xianzhen in China,[5] but their paper was only translated into English on the fiftieth anniversary of the study that "ultimately led to the technique becoming the world’s commonest and safest obstetric procedure".
Dilation and curettage (D&C), also known as sharp curettage, was once the standard of care in situations requiring uterine evacuation. However, vacuum aspiration has a number of advantages over D&C and has largely replaced D&C in many settings.[14]
Vacuum aspiration may be used earlier in pregnancy than dilation and curettage (D&C). Manual vacuum aspiration is the only surgical abortion procedure available earlier than the 6th week of pregnancy.[2] Vacuum aspiration has lower rates of complications when compared to D&C.[13]
Vacuum aspiration - especially manual vacuum aspiration - is significantly cheaper than D&C. The equipment needed for vacuum aspiration costs less than a curette set. Unlike D&C, vacuum aspiration does not require general anesthesia and so can be performed as an outpatient procedure at a clinic rather than in a hospital surgical setting. While D&C is generally provided only by physicians, vacuum aspiration may be performed by advanced practice clinicians such as physician's assistants and midwives.[15]
Manual vacuum aspiration does not require electricity and so can be provided in locations that have unreliable electrical service or none at all. Manual vacuum aspiration also has the advantage of being quiet, without the noise of an electric vacuum pump.[15]
From the links provided it would appear that a d&c is an abortion and was,until fairly recently, the most common form of abortion.
My original point was that no one would choose abortion as a substitute for birth control anymore than one would choose a d&c as a substitute for toilet paper.
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