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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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Legal scholars have debated whether surrogates should pay legal damages if they fail to honor a contractual abortion provision, surrender payments remaining on the contract, or even pay back money they already received.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

In 2025, a team of healthcare providers and researchers concluded that only 65% of ChatGPT-3.5’s responses to abortion questions were “acceptable.”

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

For example, in Missouri — where abortion access is highly restrictive with limited exceptions for medical emergencies— the number of medication abortions has quadrupled since 2023.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

The charity, which provides some abortion care on behalf of the NHS, currently sees women from north and mid Wales at its Chester, Birmingham and Merseyside sites.

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

Indiana acknowledged that Planned Parenthood was facilitating legal abortions.

From Slate Aug. 28, 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

In other cases reported in US media, cops used Flock to track women who had abortions -- illegal in several US states.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

At Maine Family Planning, which largely serves rural patients, about a third of all medication abortions it provides are done through telehealth.

From Salon Jul. 14, 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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