Abortion ‘never medically necessary’ late in pregnancy? Doctors say that’s wrong. - PolitiFact

A Threads post claimed that "abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section." This is a misunderstanding and oversimplification of how abortion and reproductive care works throughout pregnancy, OB-GYNs and other reproductive health care experts said. There are multiple complex medical situations that can affect a fetus or pregnant patient that — while rare — can result in medically-necessary abortion later in pregnancy. Abortions can be performed in different ways, experts said, and although a C-section is typically not the preferred method, it may be used depending on the patient's case…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/nov/11/threads-posts/abortion-never-medically-necessary-late-in-pregnan/