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According to the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute, ELEVEN percent of abortions in the United States take place after the first trimester, and national estimates suggest that D&E accounts for roughly 95% of these procedures. A second trimester D&E #abortion 1/4
is a blind procedure during which the fetus and other tissue are extracted piece by piece. The toughest part of a D&E abortion is extracting the head, which is about the size of a plum and is now free floating inside the uterine cavity. 2/4
During the #SecondTrimester, 15 to 23 weeks after the woman's last menstrual period, abortions are typically performed over a two-day period. At week sixteen LMP, the baby’s fingerprints are visible, and the child’s organs are visible through his or her thin skin. The child’s 3/4
