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Recent media coverage on later abortion

Letter to Nebraska legislature re: Summary of scientific evidence on fetal pain
Darney P, Rosen M
March 30, 2011 ...read more
Having an abortion doesn’t lead to depression
Rochman B
January 28, 2011 ...read more
Abortions not linked to mental health issues
Shute N
January 27, 2011 ...read more
Abortion doesn't increase mental health risk, but having a baby does
Chang A
January 1, 2011 ...read more
Tests of 'Roe' more frequent since justices upheld late-term abortion ban in '07
Barnes R
December 28, 2010 ...read more
Study disputes link between abortion and mental health problems
Stein R
December 13, 2010 ...read more
The big lie about abortion and mental health
Major B
November 7, 2010 ...read more
Do abortions cause depression?
Stein R
September 24, 2010 ...read more
Nebraska law sets limits on abortion
Davey M
April 13, 2010 ...read more
Abortion jabberwocky: the need for better terminology
Grimes DA, Stuart G
February 1, 2010 ...read more

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Recent research

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
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
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

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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