Abortion

Abortion does not fulfill the seven criteria the American Medical Association established to identify the health care for which physicians should advocate. Learn More

Studies from countries with better data show that a woman is at least 3 times as likely to die from any cause following abortion than after childbirth. Learn More

All pro-life state laws allow doctors to exercise their reasonable medical judgment to treat women with pregnancy emergencies, and no law requires certainty or imminence before a doctor can act. Learn More

Several abortion centers offer elective abortions in the 8th and 9th month of pregnancy – 2022 abortion data from the states and the CDC indicate that approximately 6% of all reported abortions take place at or after 15 weeks of gestation. When applied to the Guttmacher Institute’s most recent estimate of 1,032,150 abortions nationwide in 2023, this is approximately 61,900 abortions at 15 weeks or later each year. Learn More

Media coverage of third trimester abortion often focuses on abortions performed because the unborn baby has a very serious health condition. However, research shows that many third trimester abortions are performed for the same reasons as abortions earlier in pregnancy. Learn More