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To: Bill who wrote (276250)	7/16/2002 3:15:46 PM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I believe it's something like 'dissection and cutterage.' Informally referred to in very 'hush hush' whispers at the time as 'scraping the womb.' I remember overhearing my mother and her friends gossiping about 'so-and-so' had a "D&C," with some sort of element of shame in the tone of the conversation ... like, 'so-and-so' was somehow 'inferior' to carry a fetus to term, or some such nonsense. I would be somewhat interested to know if this 'procedure' still 'exists,' and if so, what it's now called, and most importantly, if it is a procedure generally included in major health care insurer's plans. As is prescription Viagra, I understand. But not birth control pills. Notably, I don't believe any real MDs waste their time posting on this thread. Otherwise, we could be provided with factual information. bia