Does Katie Hill support partial birth abortion?
Katie Hill is pro-choice and has said women have “the capacity to ultimately decide something that is so fundamentally part of who you are and who you will be.”
But does this include partial birth abortion? Does Hill support the partial birth abortion law that was just passed in Illinois?
BACKGROUND ON PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTIONS
To Conduct A Partial-Birth Abortion, The Abortionist Must Puncture The Base Of The Baby’s Skull With A Sharp Surgical Instrument. “Partial-Birth Abortion is a procedure in which the abortionist pulls a living baby feet-first out of the womb and into the birth canal (vagina), except for the head, which the abortionist purposely keeps lodged just inside the cervix (the opening to the womb). The abortionist punctures the base of the baby’s skull with a surgical instrument, such as a long surgical scissors or a pointed hollow metal tube called a trochar. He then inserts a catheter (tube) into the wound, and removes the baby’s brain with a powerful suction machine. This causes the skull to collapse, after which the abortionist completes the delivery of the now-dead baby.” (National Right To Life, www.nrlc.org, Accessed 5/31/19)
Once The Skull Has Been Punctured, The Abortionist Inserts A Suction Machine Into The Wound To Remove The Baby’s Brain. “Partial-Birth Abortion is a procedure in which the abortionist pulls a living baby feet-first out of the womb and into the birth canal (vagina), except for the head, which the abortionist purposely keeps lodged just inside the cervix (the opening to the womb). The abortionist punctures the base of the baby’s skull with a surgical instrument, such as a long surgical scissors or a pointed hollow metal tube called a trochar. He then inserts a catheter (tube) into the wound, and removes the baby’s brain with a powerful suction machine. This causes the skull to collapse, after which the abortionist completes the delivery of the now-dead baby.” (National Right To Life, www.nrlc.org, Accessed 5/31/19)