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In Canada, a pregnant woman was hit by a car this month. Despite efforts to save her, Marie-Pier Gagn\u00e9 passed away. However, doctors did manage to deliver<\/a> Gagn\u00e9\u2019s baby.<\/p>\n

Legally, they could have killed her instead.<\/p>\n

Canada has no rules<\/a> on when an abortion can take place, and children aren\u2019t necessarily protected even after they\u2019re born. The Canadian government has admitted<\/a> that between 2000 and 2009, at least four hundred ninety one babies were born alive during botched abortions. None survived. When members of parliament raised the possibility they had been murdered, the lawmakers were attacked<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Things aren\u2019t much better in the US. There are no federal restrictions<\/a> on when an abortion can take place; not all states impose one either. Some think late term abortions are only done out of medical necessity.<\/p>\n

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They\u2019re not<\/a>. New Mexico\u2019s Southwestern Women\u2019s Options<\/a> will perform abortions at up to twenty seven weeks for women who didn\u2019t realize how far along they were.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uCX-tLqETpk]<\/p>\n

What does that look like? Well, Dr. Anthony Levatino<\/a> is an obstetrician-gynecologist who used to commit abortions. He’s done over twelve hundred of them, and in the video below, he explains how a third trimester abortion is done:<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r5Af8vIym2o]<\/p>\n

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Day 1: To help ensure the baby will be delivered dead and not alive, the abortionist uses a large needle to inject digoxin or potassium chloride through the woman\u2019s abdomen or vagina, targeting the baby\u2019s heart, torso, or head. When the digoxin takes effect, the lethal dose causes a fatal cardiac arrest, and the baby\u2019s life will end. (Even if the needle misses the baby, digoxin can still kill the baby when released into the amniotic sack, but will usually take longer to kill the child.)<\/p>\n

During the same visit, the abortionist inserts multiple laminaria sticks, or sterilized seaweed, to open up the woman\u2019s cervix.<\/p>\n

Day 2: The abortionist replaces the laminaria and may perform a second ultrasound to ensure that the baby is dead. If the child is still alive, the abortionist administers a second lethal dose of digoxin or potassium chloride. During this visit, the abortionist may administer labor-inducing drugs.<\/p>\n

The woman goes back to where she is staying while her cervix continues to dilate. The woman will usually wait a period of two to four days for her cervix to dilate enough for her to deliver the dead baby.<\/p>\n

Day 3 or 4: The woman returns to the clinic to deliver her dead baby. If she goes into labor before she can make it to the abortion clinic in time, she will deliver her baby at home or in a hotel room. During this time, a woman may be advised to sit on a bathroom toilet until the abortionist arrives. If she can make it to the clinic, she will do so during her most heavy and severe contractions and deliver the dead baby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For abortions done later in the second trimester, a technique called dilation and evacuation (D&E) is used:<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jgw4X7Dw_3k]<\/p>\n

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After the amniotic fluid is removed, the abortionist uses a sopher clamp \u2014 a grasping instrument with rows of sharp \u201cteeth\u201d \u2014 to grasp and pull the baby\u2019s arms and legs, tearing the limbs from the child\u2019s body.<\/p>\n

The abortionist continues to grasp intestines, spine, heart, lungs, and any other limbs or body parts. The most difficult part of the procedure is usually finding, grasping and crushing the baby\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

After removing pieces of the child\u2019s skull, the abortionist uses a curette to scrape the uterus and remove the placenta and any remaining parts of the baby.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

D&E abortions are performed at up to twenty four weeks. Evidence suggest a baby starts feeling pain<\/a> at twenty.<\/p>\n

If babies getting pulled apart doesn\u2019t sit right with you, then demand legislation to protect pain-capable children<\/a>. While you\u2019re at it, call for stronger laws to protect abortion survivors<\/a> as well. Because whether they\u2019re in the womb or out, babies deserve to be defended.<\/p>\n

Author’s Note: A crowdfunding page has been started<\/a> to raise money for Gagn\u00e9\u2019s baby girl and her father.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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