Here is a more detailed breakdown of the reasons women sought late-term abortions, cited in Perspectives of Sexual and Reproductive Health:
45% had trouble finding abortion provider
37% unsure of date of last menstrual period
68% had no pregnancy symptoms
58% Didn’t comfirm pregnancy until in second trimester
30% had difficulty deciding on abortion
31% had previous second trimester abortion
Did not cite a single case of fetal abnormality
“Second Trimester Abortion: Logistics and Lack of Symptoms are Factors” Perspectives of Sexual and Reproductive Health Volume 38 No 2, June 2006
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