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Recent media coverage on later abortion

Abortion rights supporters, opponents turn out for state house debate over ROE Act
Murphy M
June 18, 2019 ...read more
I needed a second-trimester abortion. A proposed Texas bill would have put me in greater danger.
Putalavage-Ross J
June 4, 2019 ...read more
The abortion wars, 10 years after George Tiller's Assassination
Kilgore E
May 31, 2019 ...read more
Women have abortions for many reasons aside from rape and incest. Here are some of them
Zdanowicz C
May 22, 2019 ...read more
Here's why the anti-abortion movement is escalating
Thomson-DeVeaux A
May 21, 2019 ...read more
The heart of this abortion fight: States like Georgia, Ohio and Alabama are challenging women’s autonomy, and settled law
K Watson
May 20, 2019 ...read more
The wrong way to defend later abortion
Walker B
May 3, 2019 ...read more
Abortion in the third trimester: A rare decision often made in tragic circumstances
Mccammon S
April 30, 2019 ...read more
In late-term abortion debate, there's room for compassion
Abraham, Y
April 3, 2019 ...read more
I'm an abortion provider and it's time to tell the truth about abortion in later pregnancy
Shah M
February 6, 2019 ...read more

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Recent research

Abortion policies in U.S. teaching hospitals formal and informal parameters beyond the law
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Jun 2020
Author(s): Zeldovich V, Rocca C, Langton C, Landy U, Ly E S, Freedman L R
Mifepristone–misoprostol versus misoprostol-alone regimen for medication abortion at ≥24 weeks’ gestation
Contraception, May 2020
Author(s): Wingo E, Raifman S, Landau C, Sella S, Grossman D
Effectiveness of self-managed medication abortion between 13 and 24 weeks gestation: A retrospective review of case records from accompaniment groups in Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador
Contraception, Apr 2020
Author(s): Moseson H, Bullard KA, Cisternas C, Grosso B, Vera V, Gerdts C
Contextualizing Medicaid reimbursement rates for abortion procedures.
Contraception, Mar 2020
Author(s): Young YY, Thompson TA, Cohen DC, Blanchard K
Surgical or medical abortion of pregnancies between 13+0 and 23+6 weeks' gestation? A systematic review and new NICE national guidelines.
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, Mar 2020
Author(s): Schmidt-Hansen M, Lohr PA, Cameron S, Hasler E
Pain management for medical and surgical abortion between 13 and 24 weeks gestation: A systematic review.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mar 2020
Author(s): Jackson E, Kapp N
Maternal and procedural factors associated with estimated blood loss in second trimester surgical uterine evacuation: A retrospective cohort analysis
International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, Mar 2020
Author(s): Bridges KH, Wolf BJ, Dempsey A, Ellison WB, Williams DY, Wilson SH

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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