What is a D and E? I think it has something to do with abortions?
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a D&C and a D&E are the same thing.  But, the term D&C is used more often.  It is a way to "clean out" the uterus.  And it does not always have to do with an abortion (whether theraputic abortion or spontaneous).  It can be used to collect tissue for a biopsy or to help stop heavy bleeding.\n\nIntact dilation and extraction (IDX or Intact D&X), is a surgical abortion procedure wherein an intact fetus is removed from the womb via the cervix. The procedure may also be used to remove a deceased fetus, resulting from a miscarriage, that is developed enough to require dilation of the cervix for extraction. \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intact_dilation_and_extraction\n\nD and C is a procedure to scrape and collect the tissue (endometrium) from inside the uterus. Dilatation ("D") is a widening of the cervix to allow instruments into the uterus. Curettage ("C") is the scraping of the contents of the uterus.\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002914.htm
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Which side are you taking?\n\nOh, and do your own research.  There's so much information out there about abortion, and if this is for a school project, I don't think your teacher would approve of you just asking the Yahoo! answers community.  Do some work.
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I think all of that is hogwash. I'm an advocate for abortion if it's for the right reasons. Do you remember anything about being concieved, or do you remember anything about being a fetus, because I sure don't. It's "preventing" life, not killing it. And i'll take that in a second, rather than another crackbaby born into a dysfunctional family with a miserable life ahead of it.
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Its more of misinformation. Unfortunately people assume that we can only get stem cells from aborted fetuses; the blatently ignore the fact that you can remove embryonic stem cells with out hurting the fetus.\n\nIts stupidity.
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if der's little blood,did u jst hav an abortion. i hear it's one of d negative effects
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When you have an abortion, it generally only kills one being at a time.\n\nSmoking harms the health of everyone around you, and drinking to excess can kill one or many people at a time, depending who's abusing it and when.  \n\nIf you were on a trans-Atlantic flight, you wouldn't care if your pilot had an abortion; however, if she went on a drinking binge just before climbing into the cockpit, you'd be more than a little worried.
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I liked the yawn response.  Sounds like one of our politicians.  Good questions you're bringing up.  There's a lot of confusion out there and most of it is from a society that wants to believe that abortion is no big deal.  But it is a matter of life and death and it does concern the most helpless members of our society.\nIn answer to your question the noble and respected abortion "doctors" do have to wait a bit more than 6 weeks before they can suck the little ones out and harvest their bodies to medical and pharmaceutical laboratories.
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this is all philisophical, so there really isn't a "right" answer.  I don't agree with abortion in any case, but if I was to excuse any reasons it would be only two.  One would be rape, child or adult, because the woman couldn't prevent that.  Two, is in the circumstance of placeing the mother in mortal danger of carrying the child.
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Abortion is big business and big dollar's for politician's. It will never stop even though it is legalized murder. Just think, one day, we may even kill children with birth defects or even kids with downs syndrome. That seems to be the path we are taking. The silent majority will not speak out to stop this immoral practice, so it will continue.
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you know i can't really answer your question. you put a new spin on abortion for me. Thanx.
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I don't know the answer to this particular question, but for information on all aspects of abortion, see:\n\nhttp://Abort73.com
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Haha, a fetus doesn't go to Heaven if it's aborted--fetuses lack souls!  That is why abortion isn't a bad thing.  Well, also the fact that abortion helps to conserve the environment, as too many people being born will eventually kill those of us already here as our resources are depleted......
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They used to be called pro-abortion, some how that offended them, so it was changed to pro-choice for PC reasons. We wouldn't want to offend anybody.
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ABORTION - killing an innocent being is wrong\n\nWAR - can be justified to protect others.  otherwise wrong\n\nKILLING - wrong unless to protect self or others and as a last resort\n\nVIOLENCE - wrong unless as a last resort\n\nHOMOSEXUALITY - lust outside of a marital relationship is considered wrong
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TO OTHER READERS OF THIS POST:\n\nThe person asking these questions is just another anti-abortion activist. Read their other posts-- all ONE HUNDRED AND NINE OF THEM.\n\nTo the poster: Please move your questions to the "politics" or "moral high horse" categories-- they do not belong in the mental health section.
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Abortion was considered to be an extrememly disgraceful thing in mid-victorian scotland and would not have been reported. ANy direct statisics would, at best be guesses, and more opnion than anything else. Your best bet would be to see if you could track down post-pregenacy treatments. Many of the older established hostpials are sometimes willing to check their records.
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Good for N. Dakota! I can only hope that the rest of this nation comes to it"s senses soon also.Life begins when God breaths the soul into the child. I beleive that is at the moment of conception. To abort a baby while it's in it's mothers womb is nothing short of murder. When that dredful day of roe v wade came, and the decision was made, we did not have the technology we do now. We now can see in detail how alive this baby is.I know this is a hot topic, and both sides feel very strongly about their positions. I however cannot ignore the evidance that we can so clearly see, and say that this is a lifeless blob growing inside it's mother. No, it's a child alive and growing. God forgive us for all the murders we have done. Because it's legal dos not make it right. When it was illegal it was done and it was wrong, and now that it is legal it is still WRONG!