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Recent media coverage on later abortion

How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women’s experiences
Kimport K, Weitz T
May 23, 2025 ...read more
What would it mean to defend all abortions?
Littlefield, Amy
May 13, 2025 ...read more
Pregnancy gestational duration limits and bans on abortion are harmful
Society of Family Planning
May 14, 2024 ...read more
A safe haven for late abortions
Shannon M
February 5, 2024 ...read more
Florida’s Legal Showdown Over Viability Could Threaten Future Abortion Advocacy
Henderson G
November 14, 2023 ...read more
Abortion any time isn't just a rallying cry-It's true reproductive freedom
Mendola TS
August 21, 2023 ...read more
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

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Recent research

Second-Trimester Uterine Rupture Following Misoprostol-Induced Termination in a Woman With a Previous Cesarean Section: A Case Report
Cureus Journal of Medical Science, Oct 2025
Author(s): Kale I, Günes M, Pehlivan I, Kuyucu M
Second-Trimester Induction Abortion Using Two Pretreatment Mifepristone Regimens: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Cureus Journal of Medical Science, Aug 2025
Author(s): Rajaraman V, Sumathy S, Nair D, KR, Ravindran GC
Medication abortion and procedural abortion in the second trimester: Comparison of complications at 16–23 6/7 Weeks’ gestation
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Aug 2025
Author(s): Naseema A, Valenzuela A, Venutib K, Kominiarekc MA, Lanckid N, Kiley JW
Placenta previa during second trimester abortion and the risk of adverse outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jul 2025
Author(s): Kanninen T, Figueroa M, Patel P, Alvarez M, Al-Khan A
Surgical versus medical methods for second-trimester induced abortion
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Jul 2025
Author(s): Atrio JM, Sonalkar S, Kopp Kallner H, Rapkin RB, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Lohr PA
Abortion trends in Southern Illinois after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jun 2025
Author(s): Trevino J, Paul R, King E, Reeves JA, Eisenberg DL, Madden T
Potassium chloride intracardiac fetal injection and tissue degeneration at fetal autopsy following induction abortion
Contraception, Jun 2025
Author(s): Chui K, Terry J, Hutcheon JA, Mayer C, Liauw J

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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