Abortion in late term pregnancy is done for the heath of the mother and many times because of fetal death and the fetus for some reason will not deliver. After fetal death in the womb the fetus decays and the toxins can cause maternal death. Late term abortions are also reserved for severe fetal birth defects not compatible with life.  Late Term abortion was used by Pro-Lifers to generate the impression that careless women wanted to abort their baby late term just on a whim.  The truth is that many pregnancies end because of  medical problems with the developing fetus and many pregnancies end in miscarriages due to malformation and problems with a woman's reproductive organs.  Pregnancy is risky. As a nurse the only late term abortions I have seen were rare and due to severe fetal deformity. The only way to reduce the need for abortion is access for a woman to reproductive family planning and low costs birth control. I know it worked for me for all the decades I was able to have kids.