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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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Reporting on abortion and women’s health could be found largely in the Style section.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The Pitt covers everything from a measles outbreak, a shooting at a festival, the opioid crisis, medical abortion, black maternal care, homelessness and more besides.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

A report in 2024 from the National Centre for Social Research, a UK charity, compared abortion attitudes in Britain in the US.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 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