abortion
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The surrogate, named M.W. in court filings but who has identified herself publicly as McKenna West, said she had been pressured by the couple to have an abortion after a fetal scan diagnosed the abnormality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
Currently in Virginia, abortion is legal through 26 weeks and six days of pregnancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
After consulting a lawyer, Lowrimore finally drove to a hospital in Kansas, where abortion is legal, and got an injection of the cancer drug called methotrexate within hours of arrival.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
I suspected she was, but before I knew the facts, she had an abortion.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
The system would cover hospital and physician services, most prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, long-term care and gender affirming and reproductive care such as contraception and abortions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
While abortions were decriminalised in South Korea 2019, there is no clear regulation on how far into pregnancy it can be carried out.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
They knew his clumsy abortions and the little brown pennies he gave sparingly for alms.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
