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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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What's even more disturbing is the finding that an even larger number of Americans are susceptible to "men's rights" ideology, and that such values are linked to the racialized ways that people look at abortion.

From Salon

“Everything from abortion to disputes over the 2024 presidential election are going to land in the lap of this court. And the winner will be the deciding justice on these issues.”

From Seattle Times

But the bill has opened a Pandora’s box of questions as more abortion patients come to Washington from Idaho, as well as other states with bans on terminating pregnancies.

From Seattle Times

Rather than procure an abortion, as Zhang wants her to, she could give birth and, through an adoption arrangement whose parameters are continually being renegotiated throughout, settle her mother’s outstanding debts.

From Los Angeles Times

Before that, Republicans fought for years to regulate abortion out of existence in the state.

From Washington Times