When was D & X introduced?
The Partial Birth Abortion procedure, also known as D
& X (Dilation and Extraction), was introduced in 1992
at the National Abortion Federation Risk Management Seminar.
This gruesome technique was developed to avoid problems
usually associated with late-term abortions (second and
third trimester).
Why was D & X developed?
Later in pregnancy, a fetus develops stronger bones
and tissue, preventing successful use of the D &
E (Dilation and Evacuation) technique. During a D &
E abortion, the fetus is dismembered inside the womb,
and removed (“evacuated”) in pieces.
Because of the difficulty presented by tougher fetal
tissue, abortionists performed late-term abortions with
riskier methods such as Saline and Prostaglandin. However,
these techniques do not guarantee death to the fetus,
and abortionists prior to 1992 were faced with live
births and serious injury to mothers.
Note: this procedure is now illegal in the United States.
What is D & X?
With the advent of D & X, abortionists perform
second and third trimester abortions with guaranteed
success. Instead of dismemberment inside the womb, the
fetus is removed intact. 
- After dilating ("D"; in D & X) the woman’s
cervix, the abortionist grasps one of the baby’s
legs with forceps.
- The baby is pulled into the birth canal, feet first.
- Using his hands, the abortionist then delivers
the baby’s entire body. The head remains inside
the birth canal.
- The abortionist then forces blunt surgical scissors
into the base of the baby’s skull, opening the
scissors to enlarge the hole.
- A suction catheter is inserted into the skull through
the hole, and the baby’s brains are sucked out.
- The skull collapses, and the entire body of the
dead child is removed from its mother.
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