Talking about abortions in her clinic, Dr. Susan Poppema (who had performed 20,000 abortions as of 1994) said:
“After her [the patient’s] counseling session, she’s taken into one of our operating areas; a simple ten foot square room where she reclines and places her feet in stirrups. The hard cold steel is softened and warmed by lamb’s wool padding. The lighting is muted except for the illumination I’ll need for the procedure. Music is an option. To the extent It doesn’t affect my ability to perform the procedure, ritual involving friends and symbols can even be part of the abortion. Some women set up small alter-like areas of cloth and crystals, other women play special music; many burn candles.”
Suzanne T. Poppema, M.D. and Mike Henderson. Why I am an Abortion Doctor New York: Prometheus Books. 1996. P 20
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