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Recent media coverage on later abortion

Arizona’s bad science: Why the state’s 20-week abortion ban is unconstitutional
Bazelon E
November 5, 2012 ...read more
Why restrictions on later abortion care impact us all
Yanow S
August 1, 2012 ...read more
Judge clears Arizona late-term abortion ban
Schwartz D
July 30, 2012 ...read more
NH House votes to ban abortion after 20 weeks
Love N
March 29, 2012 ...read more
Florida House passes abortion bill requiring doctors to describe fetal pain to pregnant women
The Huffington Post
March 1, 2012 ...read more
Lessons for the prochoice movement from the ‘partial birth abortion’ fight
Weitz TA
2012;XXXIII(1) January 1, 2012 ...read more
Why women have second trimester abortions
Carmon I
December 21, 2011 ...read more
A sensitive time in development
Talkington M
September 19, 2011 ...read more
Why this woman chose abortion—at 29 weeks
Sheppard K
July 25, 2011 ...read more
Several states forbid abortion after 20 weeks
Eckholm E
June 26, 2011 ...read more

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Recent research

Pain, side effects, and abortion experience among people seeking abortion care in the second trimester
Women's Health Report, May 2022
Author(s): Dzuba IG, Chandrasekaran S, Fix L, Blanchard K, King E
Improving access to abortion beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dec 2021
Author(s): International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Foley catheter and misoprostol for cervical preparation for second-trimester surgical abortion
Contraception, Jun 2021
Author(s): Chandrasekaran S, Paul M, Ruggiero S, Monschauer E, Blanchard K, Robinson Y
Gestational age limits for abortion and cross‐border reproductive care in Europe: a mixed‐methods study
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Apr 2021
Author(s): De Zordo S, G Zanini, Mishtal J, Garnsey C, A-K Ziegler, Gerdts C
Political (in)action in abortion governance during COVID-19 in Europe: a call for a harmonized EU response during public health crises
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Jun 2020
Author(s): Martino A, Zanini G, Capelli I, Mishtal J, Rahmn L, De Zordo S
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

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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