Reply #23: It's called a D & E, isn't it?

[LittleClarkie]

And as far as I've ever been able to figure out, it's used when the baby has a certain condition that makes it's head too large to give birth vaginally. The child does not survive the condition, and making the mother go through a C-Section to give birth to a child who will not survive doesn't seem to be in the best interest of the mother.

So they Dilate and Evacuate.

Pro-lifers make it sound like all of a sudden the mother, after carrying the bagy lo these many months, suddenly decides she doesn't want it, so the cruel doctor pulls it out half way, kills it while it's till in the process so that it can be called an abortion and not murder, and voila, that selfish mother no longer has to worry about that nasty little baby.

What kind of nut believes a thing like that?

No. Don't tell me. Let me guess.

It's a procedure with a specific need attached to it. That's why it can't be banned. It's needed for certain situations. But it appears that pro-lifers have built up some sort of mythology around the thing. Rock, meet hard place.

This is the situation as far as I know, but I'd be happy to be corrected if I've got a misconception in there somewhere. Please, educate me. I would prefer to have all the facts.