late-term abortion
Third-trimester procedure
Late-term abortion refers to the termination of a pregnancy in its later stages, typically after 20 or 21 weeks of gestation.
The phrase is more common in political and public discourse than in medical settings, where doctors prefer terms like "later abortion" or specify gestational age.
These procedures are rare, usually performed when serious fetal abnormalities are discovered or when the pregnancy threatens the mother's health.
The debate over late-term abortion dominated the legislative session.
- fetusGestating offspring
- fetal developmentUnborn offspring's growth process
- third trimesterFinal pregnancy phase
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
procedure · clinic · pregnancy · gestational · womb · complications · medical · medical emergency · heartbeat · restrictions · Supreme Court · reproductive rights · legislation · state laws · controversy · health · maternal · rights
- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
- AbortionD&C, MVA, EVA, mifepristone
late-term abortionearly termination
Ending before intended completion
abortion pill · chemical abortion · contraception · birth control · morning-after pill
late-term abortionlive birth
Baby born alive
carrying to term · term pregnancy · giving birth · childbirth
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