The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family…
Genaire: Abortion at 20 Weeks of Pregnancy:
Rayn:
“Suction and Curettage Abortion of a 9 Week Old Fetus: (A) A speculum is placed in the vagina, a tenaculum is clamped to the lip of the cervix and a cannula is inserted into the uterus. (B) The amniotic fluid, placenta and fetus are suctioned through the cannula into a collection jar. The fetus and placenta are torn apart in the process. (C) The uterine cavity is scraped with a curette to determine whether any significant amout of tissue remains. (D) The contents of the collection jar are examined to assure that all fetal parts and an adequate amount of tissue commensurate with estimated gestational age are present.”
