What is consitered late term abortion?
Answer Hi Lynea, Some states allow abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy and others restrict it to “fetal viability” which in practice means about 22 weeks. However, very few states have any place to go for an abortion after 13 weeks or so. California and New York would be two exceptions where a woman can have an abortion of choice up to 24 weeks. Late-term abortion is the third trimester – after 26 weeks. This is illegal or unobtainable in all states, with a few exceptions. For instance, Dr. Tiller’s clinic in Kansas will do a third-trimester abortion if a doctor has diagnosed a lethal defect in the fetus. He also provided an abortion for a 12-year-old girl who was raped by her brother. She tried to get an abortion earlier but was held up by “pro-life” court delays until she was in her third trimester. It’s almost impossible to get a third-trimester abortion in the United States, even under the most serious circumstances.
