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Recent media coverage on later abortion

An Ohio bill would ban all abortions. It’s part of a bigger plan.
Editorial Board
March 25, 2018 ...read more, ...read more
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Restricting Abortion Procedure
Bittenbender S
March 22, 2018 ...read more
Federal Judge Blocks Down Syndrome Abortion Ban in Ohio
Kim Palmer
March 14, 2018 ...read more
'Fetal heartbeat' abortion ban faces looming deadline and uncertain future in Iowa House
Brianne Pfannenstiel
March 13, 2018 ...read more
House OKs Bill to Ban Abortion Procedure After 11 Weeks
Associated Press
March 12, 2018 ...read more
The goal of Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban is to overturn Roe v. Wade
Robin Marty
March 12, 2018 ...read more
Mississippi Has Passed a 15-Week Abortion Ban, the Country’s Most Severe Restriction
March 9, 2018 ...read more
Mississippi could soon be the only state to ban abortion after 15 weeks
Laura Santhanam
March 9, 2018 ...read more
Women worry what SC abortion bills would mean for them
Bristow Marchant
March 6, 2018 ...read more
Mississippi Could Be The First State To Ban Abortion At 15 Weeks
GONZÁLEZ-RAMÍREZ A
March 6, 2018 ...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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