Kill your baby for as low as $340, plus disposal fee...

I haven't been able to shake my curiosity about abortion since I turned my research paper in. For some reason, I'm still drawn to it. Today, I found out that there's an abortion clinic here in Atlanta that actually performs ELECTIVE abortions up to 25 weeks gestation. TWENTY FIVE weeks...6 months and a week. Babies have been known to survive from as early as 20 weeks gestation. After that, they perform medical necessity abortions to 26 weeks.

The website states that they do these late term abortions by D & E (Dilation and evacuation). They state that on the first day, lamanaria (medical seaweed) is inserted into the cervix. These sticks absorb amniotic fluid and "gently" open the cervix. The second day, the woman is put under and the "contents of the uterus" are removed. They don't say what they do to actually terminate the baby.

It made me sick at my stomach to know that something this horrific is happening this close to home. And the cost of the barbaric practice? The late term abortion will run you $4,500 (as listed on the website), plus what they call a "Comp fee" (disposal fee), which will run you between $70-$210, depending on the height and weight of the baby and whether it was a termination for a single or multiples. Their early abortions start at $340.

http://www.atlantasurgicenter.com/