Posted on 01/16/2015 3:35:59 PM PST by Morgana
"Abortion stops a beating heart" has long been a poignant rallying cry for the pro-life movement. Abortion rights advocates often characterize the unborn as an impersonal "clump of cells" that a woman may choose to do with whatever she wants. But even as the House of Representatives plans a January 22 (Roe v. Wade anniversary) vote on the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, it turns out the leading abortion provider in the nation matter-of-factly acknowledges on its website that some abortions involve stopping a beating heart.
According to Planned Parenthood's own description of fetal development, an unborn child's heartbeat begins around two to three weeks after egg fertilization, or weeks five and six of the pregnancy [highlight added]:
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
Quote from the sited link:
“Fetal Demise
This is initiated by injection of the combination of Digoxin and Potassium Chloride (most commonly) into the fetal heart to assure the following:
No additional pain or discomfort to the fetus
Generally assures no chance of a live birth
The fetal tissue becomes softer which makes it easier for the tissue to pass safely through the mother’s cervix
Many studies show a fetus that succumbs in the uterus delivers faster”
Isn’t Potassium Chloride also used in executions on death row?
The combo of digoxin and potassium chloride sounds like a horrid way to die.
And they’re damned proud of it!
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