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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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Last month, Guttmacher—one of the organizations tracking abortion numbers in the United States—released its complete 2025 report.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Under these laws, providers are using telehealth and mailed medication abortion to ensure that those living in ban states can still get the health care they need.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Created in response to the failure of a 1998 referendum to legalize abortion in her native Portugal, Rego’s suite offers harrowing views of women who have undergone the procedure illegally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Their relationship also had its tensions, with the late Argentine criticising the inclusion of abortion in the French constitution, and Macron's proposal to introduce assisted dying in France.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Minnie says she’s going down to Florida to see a doctor her boyfriend knows and get herself an abortion.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García