They said it.
Anesthesiologist at an abortion clinic:
“When I came here, in 150 hours I made $11,000. I never saw so much money in my whole life, and at that time he didn’t have to do many cases to make that money, so didn’t wear you out.”
Magda Denes, PhD. In Necessity and Sorrow: Life and Death in an Abortion Hospital (New York: Basic Books inc 1976) 231
This quote was from 1976. Abortion today is even more lucrative.
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An abortionist bemoans the lack of commitment among pro-choicers:
“I feel many of the local pro-choice organizations and their members are more interested in discussing the issues at a wine and cheese party than getting out on the front lines.”
Rachel M MacNair, PhD. Achieving Peace in the Abortion War (New York: iUniverse, 2009) 110
Abortion clinic director Carol Everett thought that her clinics would be shut down after a woman died at one of them due to a clear case of malpractice. On finding out that there would be no problem:
“I couldn’t believe my ears! He said what I wanted – with all my heart – to hear. Was it possible that we could kill a woman, then go on as if nothing ever happened? Was the industry that unregulated? Could HJ get other doctors to cover for him even in the case of a woman’s death? Maybe my life wasn’t over.”
Carol Everett with Jack Shaw, Blood Money (Oregon: Multnomah Press Books, Questar Publishers, Inc., 1992)
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Rachel M MacNair, PhD. Achieving Peace in the Abortion War (New York: iUniverse, 2009) 83
Read more about Carol Everett here
Read more about legal abortion deaths here.
Share on FacebookFrom one abortionist, who has dealt with thousands of abortion patients, a comment on the fact that many abortions take place because the male partner wants them:
“It’s never simple. But when it comes to a choice between the man and the pregnancy, many women yield. They do with the man wants.”
Don Sloan, M.D. with Paula Hartz, Abortion: a Doctor’s Perspective, a Woman’s Dilemma (New York: Donald I Fine Inc., 1992) 171
Read more about coerced abortions here.
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Dr. Bernard Nathanson, former abortionist, on the D&E procedure:
“This [the D&E procedure] strikes me as rash and irresponsible… The surgeon is working blind, and the womb is soft from pregnancy, and the relatively large chunks of jagged bone and cartilage wreak havoc if they are not removed with great skill.”
Bernard N Nathanson, M.D. with Richard N Ostling. Aborting America (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1979) 44
The D&E procedure is the most common second trimester abortion method used in the United States. Read a doctors description of the procedure here.
Here is a diagram of the procedure.
A 1977 paper presented to the annual meeting of Planned Parenthood physicians said the following about their abortionists:
“As the doctor tends to take responsibility and assume guilt for the procedure, she or he may have disturbing undercurrent ruminations or dreams.”
Nancy B Kaltreider , M.D., Sadja Goldsmith, M.D., MPH, and Alan J Margolis, M.D. “Second Trimester Abortion by Dilation and Extraction (D&E) Surgical Technique and Psychological Reactions,” unpublished paper, P6
Rachel M MacNair, PhD. Achieving Peace in the Abortion War (New York: iUniverse, 2009) 13
Many former (and some current) abortion providers have spoken about horrible nightmares of aborted babies. Read more about the traumatic effects of abortion on providers here.
Share on FacebookPro-Choice author Magda Denes recounts her experiences joking around with abortion clinic workers:
“… Several of us sit in the cafeteria around a luncheon table, eating overdone, tasteless stew. “What do you think this is made of?” Someone asks. “Venison,” I say. “Pigeon,” says Betsy. “Don’t be silly,” says one of the counselors “there is a hell of a lot cheaper meat to be found around here.” All of us laugh, guffaw, splutter, and slap each other on the arms. It is the funniest thing we have heard in years… “Get a hold of yourself, ladies,” Rachel says. “This is unseemly.” She is right, of course, but all of us laugh again. “I think it’s a Greek dish,” says Teresa, laughing so hard that tears begin to roll down her face and we can barely understand her. “It’s fetustu.” There is no containing any of us now. “There is mincemeat pie for dessert,” someone shouts. “And that isn’t tomato juice you’re drinking, ” adds somebody else. Most of us are doubled over. The air is filled with the shrieks, and gasps, and gurgles. My sides begin to ache.”
Magda Denes, PhD. In Necessity and Sorrow: Life and Death in an Abortion Hospital (New York: Basic Books inc 1976) 246
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James Tunstead Burtechaell quotes a Planned Parenthood worker:
“For women who have completed their ideal family size, the decision to abort can be excruciating. It’s a lifestyle choice, and we are not taught to think in such a self-centered way.”
James Tunstead Burtechaell, C.S.C. Rachel Weeping: the Case against Abortion (San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row Publishers, 1982) 92 to 93
Share on Facebook“It isn’t unusual for women to come in for a second or third abortion. Even a sixth abortion, while unusual, isn’t unheard of.”
Suzanne T. Poppema, M.D., “Why I Am An Abortion Doctor,” Prometheus Books, 1996, p. 134.
Read about repeat abortions here.
And read what abortion providers have to say about them here.
Share on FacebookFormer abortionist Professor Stuart Campbell on how parents react when they see the high quality ultrasounds which he pioneered:
“They are overwhelmed. Husbands kiss their wives’ abdomens. They actually start talking to the baby for the first time. They can recognize the features, see who the baby looks like, but it’s not just that, it’s also the baby’s behaviour: you see eyelids opening, opening its mouth, sucking its thumb, doing baby-like things.?… Parents come to me and they are so astonished by what they see…Most of them have no idea about the life inside the uterus, what the placenta does, what the yolk sac is for, about the growth and development of the baby. When you look at the pregnancy books, they tell you about lifestyle, smoking, what to eat, what not to eat, sex, all that stuff, but not so much about the foetus. In this book I’ve tried to be realistic about that.”
The ultrasound technology was instrumental in Campbell’s decision to quit doing abortions. He remains pro-choice for early abortions, but opposes them after 20 weeks.
