Synonyms for first trimester
first trimester

Princeton's WordNet

1. first trimesternoun

   time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation

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1. Peter Openshaw:

   The finding that the risk of microcephaly is only about 1 percent in those infected in the first trimester of pregnancy is surprising.

2. Planned Parenthood:

   Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition.

3. Dave Steiner:

   I was raised a very strict Catholic -- abortion was just no, no, no, as I became more liberal and a Democrat, I felt the woman should have the right to choose -- but that should be in the first trimester.

4. Shannon Bagly Busby:

   So they come to us wanting one thing, but they get all of these other services that are offered to them, they can have sonograms, they have baby boutiques, earn where you learn, that goes anywhere from teaching them about the first trimester to money management.

5. Dian Tossy Fogle:

   This can be confirmed, ideally, by a first trimester ultrasound, if the menstrual period is unknown, then an ultrasound may be performed to establish a due date. First trimester ultrasounds are very accurate in determining the due date.