Carhart says he’ll temporarily offer third-trimester procedures in Bellevue

Carhart said he would offer the abortions only in cases where the fetus had organ damage or other medical problems preventing its survival outside the mother’s body. The doctor said he has not performed abortions in Nebraska past the 22nd week of pregnancy previously because he could refer women who needed them to Dr. George Tiller’s clinic in Wichita. Now Carhart will offer abortions beyond 22 weeks, including those in the third trimester, which begins about the 28th week. Carhart said he will offer them there only until he can open a clinic outside the state, probably in Kansas. Nebraska law, which reflects the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, appears to allow the third-trimester abortions, officials said. Omaha World Herald