Context Recent years have seen the introduction of state bills seeking to ban abortions after
20 weeks, but little empirical data exist on who is affected when such bans become law …

Objective Later second-trimester abortion (gestational age≥ 19 weeks) is higher risk, more
expensive and more difficult to access than abortion earlier in pregnancy. We sought to …

Abstract Context In 2012, Utah became the first state to enact a 72‐hour waiting period for
abortion. Despite debate about the law's potential effects, research has not examined …

OBJECTIVE: We studied the steps in the process of obtaining abortions and women's
reported delays in order to help understand difficulties in accessing abortion services …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the characteristics of second-trimester abortion
patients. STUDY DESIGN: Data come from a national sample of 9493 women obtaining …

BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of first trimester abortion services in urban settings,
many women request abortion in the second trimester. We identified protective and risk …

Background: Updated information about abortion patients who have had a prior abortion
could inform patient-centered practices that help women avoid unintended pregnancies in …

Background Examining the distribution of abortions by method of abortion and gestational
age at time of termination provides insight about the options women may have to terminate …

Objective To determine which characteristics and circumstances were associated with very
early and second-trimester abortion. Methods Paper and pencil surveys were collected from …

OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with delay of induced abortion into the second
trimester of pregnancy. METHODS: Using audio computer-assisted self-interviewing, 398 …