First of all, you might want to consider talking to someone about the guilt; even if you know it was the right thing there can still be painful feelings.
Secondly, it's not likely; Fetal viability is generally believed to be about 24 weeks, or 5 months; and even that's stretching it. It would be virtually impossible that, had you went into labor, the baby or fetus would have survived; in fact it would probably have been termed a late miscarriage by your doctor. I know a few women who had premature births at 7 or 8 months, and their babies died.

A fetus is considered viable at 24 weeks this day in age. There was (according to my doctor)a 4% chance, utilizing all medical efforts, that your fetus could have been viable. Even if it did live, medical issues related to prematurity could be a life issue, even a life-threatening issue. I agree with jmccall that you do need to talk to someone about your guilt. I am pretty sure you had what you considered to be excellent reasons for wanting the abortion. jmccall is also correct about the terminology: any fetus born still or not alive before 24 weeks is considered a miscarriage. After 24 weeks, it is considered a stillbirth. At least for the general population. Some doctors will lable a very wanted miscarried fetus after 20 weeks a stillbirth to comfort grieving parents, but the general medical population considers stillbirth at and over 24 weeks and miscarriage before 24 weeks. All in all, its not about what you want to call it. There was a VERY low chance your fetus could have survived. And what kind of medical issues it could have faced had you asked the doctors to try to rescussitate...cerebal palsy, heart defects, bleeding in the brain, bronchopumonary dysplasia (I lost my very wanted son, who was born at 24 weeks gestation to bronchopulmonary dysplasia...its a condition of the lungs due to prematurity, he had to be on constant oxygen and had a tracheostomy tube put in. He lived like this for 5 months before passing away due to complications). You should talk to a counsellor or somebody about your guilt, your grief, your concerns. You really should. I only hope the best for you and hope you see the silver lining. Best of luck.

Hi I just had mid-second trimester abortion myself. while I knew that the fetus was not viable, there is no denying that for me, the gestational date is the hardest thing for me to accept about my abortion. The vast majority of abortions take place during the first trimester and it seems that so few women who do have second trimester abortions talk about it.

I hope that you are doing OK.

i am currently almost 21 weeks pregnant and will most likely have a abortion in the next week or so.
I found out on my 20 week scan my baby has down syndrome (an amniosentesis confrimed this) and will have heart and other abnormalities.
i had a down syndrome screen and combined blood and urine test at 13 weeks to exclude down syndrome as a possibility in my child. i also has NUMEROUS ultrasounds between weeks 11 and 15 as i experience some bleeding whilst pregnant.
Now that i have gotten this sudden terrible news i am not confident i can support a child with special needs. I am 22 years old and my husband and i wee looking forward to our new arrival with only happiness.
It breaks my heart to think my little boy will suffer heart problems resulting in dozens of operations and even then he may not mkae it, but i am torn up thinking i am killing and rejecting my own child.i hope one day i can move on.