abortion

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The abolitionists also assert that women should be punished not for abortion but for homicide.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2022 Herrera, who now goes by Lizelle Gonzalez, took the abortion pill misoprostol when she was 19 weeks pregnant.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

However, Labour peers including Baroness Neate backed the changes to make abortion more accessible for the most vulnerable, saying "it's common for domestic abuse to begin with pregnancy".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Besides the governor, Stratton had the endorsement of the junior Democratic senator from Illinois, Tammy Duckworth, and Emily’s List, an organization dedicated to backing candidates who support abortion rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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