Then, as quickly as Carhart is praised, his procedures are described in disturbing detail: «There are a few different procedures to terminate early pregnancies; Carhart uses one called
suction dilation and
curettage, or
suction D&C... In a
suction D&C procedure, the cervix is dilated with rod - shaped instruments and the contents of the uterus removed with a tube connected to a
suction device.