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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

“And now, these tools are a big part of how people understand their rights and their ability to get abortion care.”

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

When his then-partner became pregnant, she chose to have an abortion and Sam, aged 22 at the time, felt a change was needed.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“Yes, of course, darling,” Ira cried, and all the guilt of her efforts to have an abortion was in her voice.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Indiana acknowledged that Planned Parenthood was facilitating legal abortions.

From Slate Aug. 28, 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

Prosecutors allege she illegally performed abortions and practiced medicine without a license.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

Kwon's case has cast a spotlight on the legal vacuum surrounding abortions in South Korea since the country's Constitutional Court removed a long-standing abortion ban in 2019.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Could she check the clinic’s records and see if Bebe Chow’s name appeared in the list of recent abortions?

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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