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Recent media coverage on later abortion

Missouri Senate passes new restrictions on abortion in late-night vote
Hancock J
June 15, 2017 ...read more
Minor 'rape' victim's plea: it's too late for abortion, won't be safe for 17-year-old, says Bombay HC
Bhasin R
June 15, 2017 ...read more
Ohio Governor vetoes very bad 6-week abortion ban, signs slightly less bad 20-week abortion ban
Andrews B
June 14, 2017 ...read more
The state of reproductive health legislation in 2017 is not exactly what you would expect
Lockhart PR
June 14, 2017 ...read more
'Our patients aren't stupid': new study finds mandatory waiting periods, counseling don't work as intended
Herold S
June 14, 2017 ...read more
Rep. Christina Hagan reintroduces ‘Heartbeat Bill’
Kovac M
June 8, 2017 ...read more
Texas just passed one of the strictest abortion laws in the country
Sacks B
June 7, 2017 ...read more
Texas enacts new abortion restrictions that include tissue disposal
Herskovitz J
June 7, 2017 ...read more
Delaware lawmakers move to protect abortion rights
Chase R
June 7, 2017 ...read more
Center for Reproductive Rights vows to fight Texas' attempt to restrict abortion
Center for Reproductive Rights
June 6, 2017 ...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
Aftercare following second trimester abortion procedures
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dec 2024
Author(s): Spach NC, Henkel A
Management of blood loss in second-trimester abortion
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dec 2024
Author(s): Kaur S, Markwei MT, Shaw KA
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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