Second-Trimester Abortion in the United States

Reproductive Health

“…While preliminary 1978 data do not indicate a substantial reduction in the total number of abortions, the funding cutoff may be resulting in an increase in the proportion of late procedures. The Center for Disease Control, in a special study, has found an average delay of 2 weeks in obtaining abortions by welfare-dependent women in areas where funds were restricted (14).…”