{"id":168027,"date":"2017-06-23T16:37:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T20:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=168027"},"modified":"2017-06-23T14:41:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:41:06","slug":"washington-times-talks-late-term-abortion-really-rip-babies-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/washington-times-talks-late-term-abortion-really-rip-babies-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Times: Late-term abortion really does\u00a0rip babies to pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a debate just prior to the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump echoed the sentiments of\u00a0millions\u00a0of Americans by objecting to late-term abortions<\/a>. Trump claimed that\u00a0in such cases<\/a> abortionists would\u00a0“take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb of the mother,” concluding, “You can say that that\u2019s okay, and Hillary can say that that\u2019s okay, but it\u2019s not okay with me.”<\/p>\n

Of course, the mainstream media was quick to pounce on the chance to mock Trump’s assertions. While then-candidate Trump could arguably\u00a0have chosen his words better, the facts seem to indicate that in one way or another, he was on to something.<\/p>\n

A Washington Times<\/a> article published June 20, 2017, draws attention to the reality of late-term abortions, both in their existence and their brutality.<\/p>\n

To their existence, as the article highlights, Priests for Life and Abortion Free New Mexico have released a series of undercover phone calls<\/a>, intended to educate the public about the reality of late-term abortions. In one of\u00a0these calls,\u00a0an abortion worker\u00a0can be heard scheduling the abortion of a healthy baby at 30 weeks. In another call, an abortion worker assures a caller that she will be able to abort her baby at 33 weeks — and have Medicaid cover the cost. Here’s what an abortion at 30-33 weeks would likely entail, according to former abortionist, Dr. Anthony Levatino. (Note: At times, a D&E abortion<\/a>\u00a0procedure may be used to complete a third trimester abortion.)<\/p>\n