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Also known as: induced abortion, pregnancy termination
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Aug. 30, 2024, 8:06 AM ET (AP)
Poland eases abortion access with new guidelines for doctors under a restrictive law
Aug. 30, 2024, 12:46 AM ET (AP)
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Aug. 29, 2024, 9:52 AM ET (AP)
Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questions
Aug. 27, 2024, 6:06 PM ET (AP)
Appeals court spikes Tennessee's bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule
Aug. 25, 2024, 5:58 PM ET (AP)
Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says
abortion, the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability (in human beings, usually about the 20th week of gestation). An abortion may occur spontaneously, in which case it is also called a miscarriage, or it may be brought on purposefully, in which case it is often called an induced abortion. Spontaneous abortions, or miscarriages, occur for many reasons, including disease, trauma, genetic defect, or biochemical incompatibility of mother and fetus. Occasionally a fetus dies in the uterus but fails to be expelled, a condition termed a missed abortion. Induced abortions may be ...(100 of 1359 words)