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The Truth About Later Abortions

What: The New York Times digs into the truth of late term abortions, and how they rarely happen. Reporter Kate Zernike combs through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)

Key line: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that about 94 percent of abortions happen before the end of the first trimester, at or before 13 weeks. Less than 1 percent happen after 21 weeks (in the fifth month). That percentage has actually declined over the last decade, as tests now detect pregnancy earlier, and more women use abortion pills in the early weeks.”

Source: New York Times // https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/us/abortion-late-term-pregnancy-ballot.html

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