Abortion at 20 weeks pregnancy: What to do and how to plan?

Last Updated: Jan 11, 2026

Contents of This Post:

• Is abortion possible at 20 weeks pregnant?
• Why a woman may require an abortion at 20 weeks?
• Abortion at 20 weeks: The abortion procedure
• What to expect during a surgical abortion at abortion hospital, American Hospital Bangalore?
• Abortion at 20 weeks: The abortion rules in different countries

We may call it abortion at 20 weeks pregnancy or a second-trimester abortion or the abortion in the 5th month of pregnancy or just a late-term abortion, the abortion rules governing them vary largely. The variation may range from country to country or even state to state (as in the United States of America).

The terms and the rules governing abortions may range from completely illegal to highly restricted to permissible.