Gestational Limits For Elective Abortion In The United States

Gestational Limits For Elective Abortion In The United States

Legality of elective abortion in the United States, in weeks from the onset of last menstrual period (LMP)   Illegal with exceptions   Legal but no providers   Legal before embryonic cardiac-cell activity detectability[1]   Legal through 12 weeks   Legal through 15 weeks (first trimester)   Legal through 18 weeks   Legal through 22 weeks (5 months)[2]   Legal before fetal viability (≈ 23 weeks LMP)   Legal through 24 weeks (5½ months)   Legal before third trimester[3]   Legal at any stage Abortion is legal with no gestational limit: in all states when the mother's life is in danger; in most states for severe medical complications; and in three states (AR, MS, UT) for pregnancies from rape or rape and incest. ↑ In the 5th–6th week LMP, 2–3 weeks from implantation ↑ Defined in some stat...

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