Defending Life: Series #9

[The ninth season of Fr. Frank Pavone's "Defending Life" series on EWTN was taped in the summer of 2003 and will air in 2004. Below is an outline of Episode 9 of that series.]

Show 9 - "The abortion procedure"

"Exactly how does an abortion procedure take place? This episode will show you!"

With the help of Dr. Byron Calhoun, MD, FACOG, FACS, you will watch on this program how two of the most commonly performed abortion procedures are carried out. Fr. Frank has obtained the actual instruments used by an abortionist to kill thousands of babies. [Fortunately, that abortionist is now out of business.]

The suction curettage abortion, used in the first trimester, is demonstrated using a fetal model of a baby at 10 weeks after fertilization (the same age as the famous "Precious Feet" pin displays). Click here for the explanation, diagram, and quotations from abortionists about the procedure.

The Dilatation and Evacuation (D&E) method, the most common for the second trimester, is demonstrated next, using a fetal model of a baby at 14 weeks after fertilization. Click here for the explanation, diagram, and quotations from abortionists about the procedure.

This episode concludes with evidence that the abortion industry has engaged in the selling of the body parts of babies that are aborted, including healthy babies in the very latest stages of pregnancy. Fr. Frank shows on the program the actual order forms used in these transactions, with instructions to ship eyes, brains, thighs, and other body parts by FEDEX on dry ice. Price lists show the various prices for different body parts, and some of the forms indicate explicitly that there can be "no abnormalities," hence indicating a healthy baby was killed.