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From: mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.med
Subject: Wanted: Recipe for Low-Technology Abortions
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Date: 12 Jan 89 03:02:54 GMT
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With the upcoming Supreme Court review of the abortion issue, and the
possibility of a future return to illegality, I am wondering if there is
a safe method to perform an abortion using easily-obtained materials and
equipment.

For example, I can get 12-gauge, solid-core copper wire with Teflon insulation
If I put it in my pressure cooker for an hour, it will be totally sterile.
I'll bet I could shove it all the way up a woman's Fallopian tubes without
danger of infection, if had some way of knowing where it was going.

Does anyone have any tips on low-technology abortion procedures along these
lines?  By "low-technology", I mean stuff you could get at a Safeway, like
isopropanol, sterile cotton, or a turkey baster.  If necessary, more
specialized stuff like Teflon-insulated wire or fishing hooks can be
included in that definition.