Are Late Term Abortions Necessary?

Today, people insist abortion must remain legal to save the life of a mother during all stages of pregnancy— even through the third trimester of development and up to the day of birth.

Former abortionist and practicing OB-GYN Dr. Anthony Levatino states,

You never need a late term abortion to save a woman’s life.

Dr. Levatino explained his experience at an Albany, New York area hospital,

I was faculty at the hospital for nine years, and I saw hundreds of cases of really severe pregnancy complications: cancers, heart disease, intractable out of control diabetes, toxemia of pregnancy . . . in those nine years, I saved hundreds of women from life-threatening pregnancies . . . by delivery, either induction of labor or caesarean section, delivering the baby. And I always tell people, in all those years, the number of babies that . . . I was obligated to deliberately kill in the process—was zero.

One of the most common late-term abortion procedures is dilation and evacuation, or D & E. This procedure takes two, three or more days to complete. A woman arrives at her first appointment to have laminaria inserted to dilate the cervix. She will then leave the center and return after the cervix is fully dilated. In the second appointment, the abortionist now has room to insert forceps or other tools into the uterus.

The abortion is then completed by crushing the skull, tearing apart and removing the baby’s body. Late term abortions are not rare and are not only committed for reasons of the mother’s health. Approximately 12,000 – 13,000 late-term abortions (20+ weeks gestation) take place in the U.S. each year. That’s twice the number of AIDS deaths annually. Miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy removals are not elective abortions. If a mother’s body naturally miscarries her child, often a dilation and curettage procedure, or D&C, is done to remove her dead baby.

An elective abortion is different as the intention is to kill and remove a live baby. Some people claim abortion should remain legal in cases of special needs or fatal prenatal diagnosis’. Prenatal testing can carry risks to the mother and her child. False positives also occur 50 percent or more of the time. If loss of the child’s life is inevitable, why shorten the time you have with her? Abortion won’t erase the sorrow from the loss of life. It only makes the mother complicit in ending her child’s life. The compassionate solution is life-affirming healthcare that helps the mother embrace the life of her child. This path is better psychologically and emotionally for the whole family. Read more about mothers who chose life for their child with a poor prenatal diagnosis at Prenatal Partners for Life online or by calling (763) 772-3868.

Do you know the different procedures involved in an abortion?

1. Vacuum Aspiration

Typically committed : 1st trimester

Preborn age: 3-11 weeks old

The uterus is emptied by a vacuum or syringe, the baby is torn into pieces as she is pulled through the hose.

2. Induction or Prostaglandin

Typically committed : 2nd trimester

Preborn age: 11-21 weeks old

Labor is induced in the 2nd or 3rd trimester. Saline or urea is injected to kill the child in the womb. Digoxin or potassium chloride is directly inserted into the baby’s heart to guarantee the child’s death. Other times the baby is delivered alive and left to die.

3. Dilation & Evacuation (D&E)

Typically committed : 2nd trimester

Preborn age: 11-21 weeks old

The abortionist tears the baby's body apart with forceps. The spine is snapped, the skull is crushed and the remains are sucked out.

Chemical Abortion—How the Abortion Pill Works

Progesterone is the hormone needed to maintain the uterine lining which provides oxygen and nutrients for the baby. Mifeprex/Mifepristone (RU-486) blocks the action of progesterone. Without it, the baby dies.

According to the FDA, the Mifeprex Abortion Pill was responsible for the deaths of twenty-four women and the injuries of thousands more. In total, the number of adverse events from 2000 to 2018 is now 24 deaths, 97 ectopic pregnancies, 1,042 hospitalizations, 599 blood transfusions, and 412 infections (including 69 severe infections), with a total of 195 adverse events reported. 24-48 hours later the second pill, Cytotec (or Misoprostol), is taken, causing uterine bleeding (sometimes profuse) and strong contractions to expel the baby. The mother is told to miscarry at home or a hotel over a toilet. If she were to look closely, she would see her dead child. Even at only 7 weeks, she is likely to see his or her fingers & toes.

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