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Recent media coverage on later abortion

Are Blue States Ready To Relax Their Bans On Later Abortions?
Thomson-DeVeaux A
January 30, 2023 ...read more
Henrico woman shares story of 23-week abortion amid restriction debate
Pauly M
January 19, 2023 ...read more
These parts of the Reproductive Freedom Act aren’t popular. Here’s why we support them
Star-Ledger Editorial Board
December 5, 2021 ...read more
Texas can ban common form of second-trimester abortion, appeals court rules
Paybarah A
August 18, 2021 ...read more
Helping women who are having the worst moment of their lives should not be controversial
Hern W
July 5, 2021 ...read more
The stigma of “late-term abortions” is the point
Andrews B
June 3, 2021 ...read more
Rajya Sabha nod to Bill on abortion till 24 weeks in special cases
Tribune News Service
March 17, 2021 ...read more
Colorado Prop 115 results: Ban on most later-term abortions defeated
Kohler J
November 4, 2020 ...read more
Opinion: How one Colorado anti-abortion ballot initiative could affect pregnant people in over 30 states
Fuentes L, Nash E
October 15, 2020 ...read more
The mercy of abortion: What Republicans get wrong about late medical terminations
Villines Z
October 15, 2020 ...read more

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Recent research

Exploring the emotional costs of abortion travel in the United States due to legal restriction
Contraception, Jan 2023
Author(s): Kimport K, Rasidjan MP
Making a third-trimester abortion referral: Learning from patients
Patient Education and Counseling, Jul 2022
Author(s): Kimport K, Landau C, Sella S
Pain, side effects, and abortion experience among people seeking abortion care in the second trimester
Women's Health Report, May 2022
Author(s): Dzuba IG, Chandrasekaran S, Fix L, Blanchard K, King E
Improving access to abortion beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dec 2021
Author(s): International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Foley catheter and misoprostol for cervical preparation for second-trimester surgical abortion
Contraception, Jun 2021
Author(s): Chandrasekaran S, Paul M, Ruggiero S, Monschauer E, Blanchard K, Robinson Y
Gestational age limits for abortion and cross‐border reproductive care in Europe: a mixed‐methods study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Apr 2021
Author(s): De Zordo S, G Zanini, Mishtal J, Garnsey C, A-K Ziegler, Gerdts C
Political (in)action in abortion governance during COVID-19 in Europe: a call for a harmonized EU response during public health crises
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Jun 2020
Author(s): Martino A, Zanini G, Capelli I, Mishtal J, Rahmn L, De Zordo S

About the Initiative

The Later Abortion Initiative (LAI), a project of Ibis Reproductive Health, will change the conversation around later abortion and the women who need this service. LAI particularly focuses on the increased stigma, challenges and barriers for women who need abortions after 18 weeks.

A note on terminology and “late-term abortion”

The terminology used to discuss abortions after the first trimester varies enormously. There is no agreement in the law or in the medical community about what constitutes the limit of the second trimester, for example. In scholarly journals, these abortions are variously referred to as “mid-trimester abortion,” “second-trimester abortion” (which is used to describe abortions up to 24 weeks or up to 27 weeks, depending on the writer or the state law) and late abortion. Within the mainstream media, the phrase “late-term abortion” is often used in articles about abortion policy and advocacy. These competing terms do not provide accurate clinical descriptions or contribute to public knowledge about abortion care and the differences at various stages of gestation. It is for this reason that we do not use the phrase “late-term abortion” here, and recommend against its use. Instead, we use and recommend the phrase “later abortion” to identify any pregnancy termination after 18 weeks of gestational age.

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