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Abortion According to the English dictionary abortion is the premature expulsion of the foetus. It is the termination of a pregnancy before the foetus is capable of independent life. There are four ways in which abortions can be performed: 1) Dilation and Curettage- the mothers cervix is dilated and the living child is cut to pieces with a curette knife 2) Suction- a hollow tube with a knife edged tip is inserted into the uterus. The suction from the aspirator tears the baby apart and sucks the pieces into a container. The head is crushed. 3) Dilation and Evacuation- the baby is normally crushed so he can fit through the cervix, a pliers like instrument is used to crush the skull, legs and arms. 4) Hysterectomy - somewhat like a caesarean section, the child is removed and left to die in a bucket. In the 1960s the British government noticed that back street abortion were being...

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