An abortion doctor who performed saline abortions said the following.
“All of a sudden one notices that at the time of the saline infusion there is a lot of activity in the uterus. That’s not fluid currents. That’s obviously the fetus being distressed by swallowing the concentrated salt solution and kicking violently — [that’s part of] the death drama.”
Richard Exley: Abortion: Pro-Life by Conviction, Pro-Choice by Default (Tulsa, Oklahoma: Honor Books, 1989) 56
Saline abortions are not done anymore, but they have been replaced by D & E abortions, where the baby is torn apart using forceps and taken out piece by piece. This process would still be painful for the baby.
