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abortion

[uh-bawr-shuhn] / əˈbɔr ʃən /
NOUN
termination of pregnancy
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NOUN
unsuccessful attempt
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She objected to his assertion that the Bible is “silent” on abortion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

They added that "all major abortion providers offer counselling and advice on the options available".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Rather than a typical medical clinic, it provides women with access to resources, including pills, and a space to be able to seek support or carry out the pharmacological abortion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

She agreed to terminate the pregnancy if a serious birth defect were discovered and the parents requested an abortion.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

She’d said nothing to him about the abortion, and it sat between them like a scrim, blurring everything.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Actually identifying the vast majority of doctors who facilitate abortions would be challenging, to say the least.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

But studies have found that ectopic rates are far lower among people who seek medication abortions than in the general population.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

It also featured an open letter from 53 prominent women — including tennis great Billie Jean King, singer Judy Collins and Steinem — who revealed that they had undergone abortions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Women between 14 and 18 weeks pregnant had previously been able to get surgical abortions at its Cardiff clinic.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

No one had an abortion without regret, she thought; abortions were an action of last resort, when there was no better option.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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