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Abortions by Gestational Age

Of 96,815 abortions performed on Canadian women in Canada in 2005, detailed records on gestational age exist for only 35,190. The age of the fetus at the time of abortion is not known for the remaining 61,625 abortions. Most of the abortions with detailed records were performed in hospitals.

Of those 35,190 abortions with gestational age recorded, 543 took place when the unborn baby was more than 20 weeks gestation, able to feel pain and survive outside the womb. Nine were perfomed at more than 28 weeks gestation. Some of those nine babies were aborted at more than 33 weeks, when the baby is nearly full term. Statistics Canada would not specify the exact number.

By trimester: 30,207 were performed in the first three months, 4,944 during the second trimester and 39 in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Abortions by trimester, by province

0 indicates amount unknown
X indicates amount suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements

* Amounts in brackets indicate specific range and/or number has been suppressed to meet Statistics Canada confidentiality requirements
**Quebec hospitals did not submit detailed records for abortions in 2004
***Manitoba did not submit numbers for clinic abortions in 2004
Based on data produced by Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, 2004
Source: Therapeutic Abortion Survey, Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2004