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Recent media coverage on later abortion

Are pregnant women persons after 20 weeks’ gestation?
Paltrow L, Flavin J
November 15, 2013 ...read more
Can the myth of fetal pain topple Roe v. Wade?
Levy P
November 11, 2013 ...read more
After Tiller
Shane M (Dir.), Wilson L (Dir.)
2013 October 4, 2013 ...read more
Six countries allow abortions after 20 weeks of gestation and many countries permit them under certain circumstances
Selby WG
October 4, 2013 ...read more
Interview with Dr. Susan Robinson, one of the last four doctors in America to openly provide third-trimester abortions
Tolentino J
September 20, 2013 ...read more
Who still does third-trimester abortions?
Caldwell M
September 18, 2013 ...read more
Complex science at issue in politics of fetal pain
Belluck P
September 16, 2013 ...read more
Post abortion-syndrome: The solution in search of a problem
Erdreich S
August 12, 2013 ...read more
Theory on pain is driving rules for abortions
Eckholm E
August 1, 2013 ...read more
Abortion foes guide states in pushing new restrictions
Davis J
July 9, 2013 ...read more

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Recent research

Abortion Provision at New York State Regional Perinatal Centers Following Implementation of the Reproductive Health Act
Women's Health Issues, Feb 2025
Author(s): Krishna GR, Kohn J, Bleck R, Westoff CL
Management of blood loss in second-trimester abortion
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dec 2024
Author(s): Kaur S, Markwei MT, Shaw KA
Aftercare following second trimester abortion procedures
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dec 2024
Author(s): Spach NC, Henkel A
The impact of the SB 8 Texas abortion ban on pregnancy duration at time of abortion in a large volume Colorado clinic
Contraception, Oct 2024
Author(s): Dindinger E, Coleman-Minahan K, Sheeder J, Fang N
Changes in Availability of Later Abortion Care Before and After Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oct 2024
Author(s): Berglas NF, Schroeder R, Kaller S, Stewart C, Upadhyay U
Study: Starting Second-Trimester Abortions at Home Safely Reduces Hospital Time
JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, Oct 2024
Author(s): Anderer S
Surgical abortion service reorganization in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a unique experience of attending second trimester D&E procedures under spinal anesthesia as emergency procedures
Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Sep 2024
Author(s): Sium A, Grentzer J, Lucero-Prisno DE, Prager 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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