gestation

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Indeed, abortions at or after 21 weeks are very uncommon; they represent an estimated 1 percent of all abortions in the United States, where fetus viability happens at 24 weeks gestation.

From Salon

The Florida legislature is getting ready to pass a ban on all abortions after six weeks of gestation.

From Washington Post

Lawmakers are also expected to pass bills soon to address illegal immigration and to ban abortion after six weeks of gestation, both DeSantis priorities.

From Seattle Times

Majorie Dannenfelser, who leads the socially conservative organization Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, is pushing for a law banning abortions nationwide at 15 weeks of gestation — if not sooner.

From Seattle Times

Thirteen states now enforce bans on abortion at any point in pregnancy, and another, Georgia, bans it once cardiac activity can be detected, or at about six weeks’ gestation.

From Seattle Times