The Banning of Partial-birth Abortion

Abort. verb.– bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault.

Though part of me is relieved to know that “partial-birth abortions” are now legally banned in America, a five–four ruling of the highest court in the nation does not settle with me very well.

Five to four? Is that the best we could do? Is that a direct reflection on the views of this nation? If so, I find that disheartening.

In medical terms, a “partial-birth abortion” is called “Intact D&X,” which is short for “Intrauterine Cranial Decompression.” Let’s break that up. “Intra” meaning inside and “uterine” meaning the uterus or womb. Well that’s easy enough. It’s the next part that is most disturbing: “Cranial Decompression.” I think it’s pretty clear we know what “cranial” means and what “decompression” means. The problem arises when you combine the two for a surgical procedure. An incision is made in the back of the fetus’ head and the brain is literally sucked out via a suction catheter and the rest of the remains are removed. They do this because when the brain is sucked out of the head of the fetus, the head collapses (decompresses), making it easier to remove. How convenient.

To me, such a procedure not only seems archaic, but barbaric. And yet, we have women dancing in the street in protest for the ban of such acts, claiming it’s about “women’s rights” and that the state should have no part in medicine. “Keep abortion safe and legal.” Keep abortion safe? Safe for whom? I’d love to know the percentage of women who were killed during an abortion. Hmm, I wonder what the percentage of babies killed during an abortion is?

Women’s rights? Women’s health? Vomit! It’s sad to see how blind people can be to such obvious destruction of human life when their own selfish agendas get in the way. It’s not about women’s health. Women have been having children since the beginning of man. Having an abortion is not about a woman’s health, it’s about a woman’s lifestyle. It’s about the responsibility of a woman and taking the necessary precautions to the life she leads.