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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 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

However, Labour peers including Baroness Neate backed the changes to make abortion more accessible for the most vulnerable, saying "it's common for domestic abuse to begin with pregnancy".

From BBC

"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

In a statement, the DoH said it had worked to raise public awareness on how to access abortion care – including across social media channels.

From BBC

There’s talk of her second marriage, which Blume has always been reluctant to discuss, as well as the two abortions that resulted from it.

From Los Angeles Times