At what period of the pregnancy are most abortion performed?

Answer 1

Anytime before 3 month mark.

Answer 2

The average age of an aborted child in America is 10 weeks. Here are some milestones of the baby's development:

At 3 weeks after conception, the baby's heart is beating.
At 6 weeks, she has tiny fingers and recordable brain waves.
At 7 weeks, she begins moving in the womb. If her cheek is stroked, she will turn her head.
At 8 weeks, she is fully formed. All her organs are functioning. She can suck her thumb, and if her palm is pricked, she will open her mouth and pull her hand away.
At 9 weeks, she will grasp an object placed in her palm.

88% of all abortions are committed in the first trimester (the first 3 months) of pregnancy. However, that still means 156,000 babies a year are aborted in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters.

For more information, see:

Photos and Video of Abortions, Including 1st Trimester Abortions:
http://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-4-video.html
http://www.cbrinfo.org/Resources/pictures.html

Medically Speaking, When Does Life Begin?
http://abort73.com/HTML/I-A-1-medical.html

Abortion Techniques:
http://abort73.com/HTML/I-A-3-techniques.html
http://www.teenbreaks.com/abortion/whatisabortion.cfm

Information on All Aspects of Abortion:
http://Abort73.com

Photos and Facts About Prenatal Development:
http://www.justthefacts.org/clar.asp
http://www.abort73.com/HTML/I-A-2-prenatal.html
http://www.studentsforlife.uct.ac.za/foetal%20dev%20photos.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3847319.stm
http://www.lifeissues.org/ultrasound/11weeks.htm

Abortion Risks:
http://afterabortion.info/complic.html
http://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/effect_of_abortion.asp

Abortion Deaths:
http://www.lifedynamics.com/Pro-life_Group/Pro-choice_Women
http://www.afterabortion.info/news/abortiondeaths.html
http://www.nrlc.org/Factsheets/FS15_pilldanger.pdf

Answer 3

most abortions are performed during the first timester. between 8-12wks. it also depends on the state you live in.