Here is the thing on the D&E - it's not forbidden by law. The Doctors were unwilling to do it. A D&E on an already dead baby should never be illegal. However killing it, then extracting? On a healthy fetus? Nope. Sorry, don't buy it. I'll go with the AMA on this one.

"the AMA recommends that abortions not be performed in the third trimester except in cases of serious fetal anomalies incompatible with life. Although third-trimester abortions can be performed to preserve the life or health of the mother, they are, in fact, generally not necessary for those purposes. "
AMA Publication H-5.982 Late-Term Pregnancy Termination Techniques.

Partial birth abortion (or a D&E) was ruled on by no less an authority than the AMA as unnecessary, and quite possibly unethical. (See here)

I've seen this article before, it is sad and horrible. It seems to be making the rounds again in an election year. :/