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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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It already has laws that prohibit the dispensation of abortion pills.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Medication abortion works up to 70 days after the first day of a person’s last period — usually when they are 10 weeks pregnant.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration is conducting its own review of the abortion pills and its regulations for dispensing medication.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Over a million women in the U.S. accessed abortion care last year, and medication abortion accounts for about 65% of total abortions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

We have as much distaste for talking about personal death as for thinking about it; it is an indelicacy, like talking in mixed company about venereal disease or abortion in the old days.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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