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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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In 2022 Herrera, who now goes by Lizelle Gonzalez, took the abortion pill misoprostol when she was 19 weeks pregnant.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In addition to covering the news of the day, her reporting often focuses on public health, abortion in the U.S. and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"In the UK, people want to be polite, so they don't tackle abortion in the same way because they are scared to talk about it," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

In one important way, the Romanian abortion story is a reverse image of the American crime story.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt