These devices will be placed into your cervix. There they will remain generally twenty-four hours and overnight. Once you return to the clinic the following day for the procedure, you may be given medication intravenously to curtail some of the pain. During the operation, which lasts anywhere from ten to fifteen minutes, you will experience cramping and pressure similar to severe menstrual pain. The uterus is emptied of its contents by means of various implements and suction.
Recovery is some what longer than first trimester abortions due to the prolonged pregnancy.
Unfortunately this is the most un-nerving type of abortion. The cervix is first dialted using a medication called laminaria. Although this enables the woman cervix to dilate, it does not expand it wide enough to expell the fetus without ripping or tearing the woman. The only way to complete the procedure without causing harm to the patient is to partially deliver the fetus all but the head. During the operation, the doctor will make an incision in the fetus' cranium and suction out the brain matter.