New York Times Finally Corrects False Report on Late-Term Abortion

Nearly a month after making a significant error in a story on legislation banning late-term abortion, the New York Times has finally issued a correction.

In a May 13 New York Times story on a bill that would protect the lives of unborn children during the final four months of pregnancy, the paper reported: “Prohibiting most abortions 20 weeks after fertilization would run counter to the Supreme Court’s standard of fetal viability, which is generally put at 22 to 24 weeks after fertilization.”