abortion
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The contract explicitly provided that she would terminate the pregnancy if the fetus had a serious birth defect and the intended parents requested an abortion.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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
ProPublica is working to acquire similar data from states without abortion bans.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
In the first year after Nicolae Ceaujescu’s death, when abortion was reinstated in Romania, there was one abortion for every twenty-two Romanians.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Since the early 1970s, Steinem used her voice and influence to work toward legalizing safe abortions while championing survivors of rape and domestic violence and pushing for equal pay in the workplace.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
It also featured an open letter from 53 prominent women — including tennis great Billie Jean King, singer Judy Collins and Steinem — who revealed that they had undergone abortions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
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
