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Recent media coverage on later abortion

I Didn’t Want to Terminate My Pregnancy at 20 Weeks. But I Needed To
Alexis Miller
October 3, 2017 ...read more
House to vote on abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy
Tatum S
October 3, 2017 ...read more
Stop using the phrase "late-term abortion"
Marty R
October 2, 2017 ...read more
Congress should oppose the 20 week abortion ban
Heather Boonstra
September 30, 2017 ...read more
The 20-Week Abortion Ban is Designed to Hurt Poor Women
Jennifer Wright
September 29, 2017 ...read more
Despite legal abortion in Great Britain, women cite access barriers, new research finds
Yu V
September 20, 2017 ...read more
Ohio Republicans aim to make abortion care murder
Knight N
September 11, 2017 ...read more
Ohio Senate bill would curtail abortion method
Provance J
July 28, 2017 ...read more
Handmaids converge on Albany to demand expanded abortion and contraception rights
Whitford E
July 20, 2017 ...read more
Abortion providers sue Texas for banning second-trimester procedure
Zelinski A
July 20, 2017 ...read more

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Recent research

Current management of second trimester pregnancy loss in the UK and Ireland: a survey of healthcare professionals
European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Nov 2025
Author(s): Woolner AM, Linehan L, O'Donoghue K, Kaur R, Heazell AEP
Abortion care over 20 weeks gestation: a psychosocial exploration of patient experiences at the Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Reproductive Health, Nov 2025
Author(s): McDonald C, Hannon C, Moore P, Wilson AN
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

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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