abortion
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Robert Kenyon has faced criticism over previous online comments about various issues, including his position on Brexit, abortion and Ukraine.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Giribala Singh has denied the allegations – she says that it was Twisha who insisted on the abortion saying that she did not want children.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Though it is the only pill specifically FDA-approved for abortion and only abortion, it’s just one of two components of a classic medication abortion.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Medication abortion works up to 70 days after the first day of a person’s last period — usually when they are 10 weeks pregnant.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
We have as much distaste for talking about personal death as for thinking about it; it is an indelicacy, like talking in mixed company about venereal disease or abortion in the old days.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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