Preparing for Abortion
Some questions you should ask before your abortion:
"What's inside me?"
If they answer "a blob," "a product of conception," or "just tissue," ask,
"When does it become a baby?"
Does their answer sound logical to you?
"What exactly will happen to me?"
You have the right to know the details of the medical procedure they will be using on you. If they do not talk about forcefully opening your cervix, placing a tube into your uterus, using a suction machine up to 29 times more powerful than a vacuum cleaner, and putting everything that comes out into a garbage disposal...
... you're not being told everything.
"What if they make a mistake and hurt me?"
You will be asked to sign a paper releasing them from the responsibility of damaging your body. Try not signing. If this is such a simple, safe procedure....
...what are they afraid of?
"Will I have an ultrasound?"
Most abortion clinics perform an ultrasound just before the abortion. This is to determine the position of the fetus. While they are looking at the contents of your uterus, they will turn the screen away from you. Ask to see the screen.
You are paying for this, so if they won't let you see it, why not? What are they afraid of?
"What would I see if I was shown the ultrasound?"
By six to eight weeks, you could see a little person with hands, fingers, feet, toes, and a beating heart. This little person may be jumping up and down or sucking a thumb.
By ten to twelve weeks, you could see a face with eyes, nose, mouth and tongue.
By fourteen to sixteen weeks, you could make out the sex of this little "uterine content."
Why won't they let you see everything?
"Aren't they trying to help me?"
Ask them how much they make a year. Why don't they stop and talk with you like real doctors and nurses do?
Why do you feel as though you're on a conveyor belt?
"But the law says this is legal!"
The law has been wrong before. Women once didn't have the right to vote. Blacks once were slaves who did not enjoy any rights under the law.
Never stop asking questions.
If your pregnancy seems too difficult to bear alone - if it seems more difficult than an abortion would be - seek help from someone who will tell you the truth about abortion.
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