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Recent media coverage on later abortion

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
The mercy of abortion: What Republicans get wrong about late medical terminations
Villines Z
October 15, 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
Texas clinics say later abortions rose after state's temporary ban
Gutierrez T
August 12, 2020 ...read more
Abortion providers are acting as travel agents. That's wrong.
Cohen D, Joffe C
March 25, 2020 ...read more
Wyoming Republicans attack later abortion care: Spotlight on the states
Carter D
March 16, 2020 ...read more
Senate Republicans go all-in on lies about later abortion care
Yurcaba J
February 12, 2020 ...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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