VACUUM ASPIRATION

Typically committed: 1st trimester 

Preborn age: 3-11 weeks 

The uterus is emptied by a vacuum or syringe, and the baby is torn into pieces as he or she is pulled through the hose.(1)

Surgical Abortions

DILATION AND SUCTION CURETTAGE (D&C)

Typically committed: 1st trimester 

Preborn age: 5-13 weeks  

After the baby is suctioned out of the uterus with a vacuum, the abortionist inserts a curette—a loop-shaped steel knife—into the uterus and uses it to cut the placenta and umbilical cord and scrape them into a basin. The uterus is suctioned again to make sure no body parts have been left behind. (2,3) 

INDUCTION OR PROSTAGLANDIN 

Typically committed: 2nd-3rd trimester 

Preborn age: 11-40+ weeks  

Labor is induced in 2nd or 3rd trimester, saline or urea are injected to kill the child in the womb. Digoxin or potassium chloride are directly injected into the baby’s heart to guarantee the child’s death. Other times the baby is delivered alive and left to die. (4)

DILATION AND EVACUATION (D&E) 

Typically committed: 2nd-3rd trimester 

Preborn age: 11-40+ weeks 

The abortionist tears the baby's body apart with forceps. The spine is snapped, the skull is crushed, and the remains are sucked out. (5)