Abortion
noun
The ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo before it can survive outside the uterus.
She chose to have an abortion because she wasn't ready to be a mother.
Often appears as...
- spontaneous abortion
- induced abortion
noun
A plan that is stopped or a thing that is finished badly.
The project was an complete abortion, nothing went as planned.
Often appears as...
- abortion of a plan
- abortion of a project
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Disapproving
noun
The ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo before it can survive outside the uterus.
She chose to have an abortion because she wasn't ready to be a mother.
Often appears as...
- spontaneous abortion
- induced abortion
noun
A plan that is stopped or a thing that is finished badly.
The project was an complete abortion, nothing went as planned.
Often appears as...
- abortion of a plan
- abortion of a project
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitive
Use with care due to emotional weight and political debates surrounding the term.
Discussions about abortion rights can be very polarizing.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Precision
In medical contexts, details like gestational age might be important when discussing abortion.
The doctor explained the risks of abortion at different trimesters.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Relevance
The legal status varies globally; some countries have strict laws regarding abortion.
She was seeking information on where abortion is legal.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitive
Use with care due to emotional weight and political debates surrounding the term.
Discussions about abortion rights can be very polarizing.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Precision
In medical contexts, details like gestational age might be important when discussing abortion.
The doctor explained the risks of abortion at different trimesters.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Relevance
The legal status varies globally; some countries have strict laws regarding abortion.
She was seeking information on where abortion is legal.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitive
Use with care due to emotional weight and political debates surrounding the term.
Discussions about abortion rights can be very polarizing.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Precision
In medical contexts, details like gestational age might be important when discussing abortion.
The doctor explained the risks of abortion at different trimesters.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Relevance
The legal status varies globally; some countries have strict laws regarding abortion.
She was seeking information on where abortion is legal.
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Welcome to Atlantium,...
international media coverage over the years and typically the stories take a fairly light-hearted tone but they do provide me with the vehicle for getting out a serious message to the people interviewing me from time to time we support assisted suicide marriage equality abortion rights and unrestricted international freedom of
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gun control abortion all these things but historically speaking it's much much broader define it oh okay maybe maybe i'll say something about the word liberal it simply comes from liberty it's the idea that liberty is the most important value in the political sphere in the economic sphere in the personal
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Why giving away our...
and you've often been embroiled in controversy over this issue, and on the abortion question, on both sides, really. How do you navigate that? Yeah, so I think that's a really important point, which is, we had backed away from contraceptives
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Why political...
it took a long time these old habits die hard but it happened and it certainly is a process that is complete today then came the 1970s cultural issues came to the fore for the first time in the history of the country abortion wasn't
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The End of Roe v. Wade...
in the developed world. They also should be supporting programs for children once they are born. You know, what about the protection of women's health? Well, the reality is, abortion is already an extremely safe surgical procedure.
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Population pyramids:...
and normal life resumed. China's population pyramid reflects the establishment of the one child policy 35 years before, which prevented a population boom such as that of Rwanda but also led to sex-selective abortions,
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Take "the Other" to...
or the church or the synagogue down the street; or someone from the other side of the abortion conflict; or maybe your brother-in-law who doesn't believe in global warming -- anyone whose lifestyle may frighten you
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One-Child Policy PIPE...
forced to undergo abortion sterilization and when the families try to resist the policy there were houses or torn down in the second half of the 20th century China's communist leaders became deeply
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What it was like to grow...
Sometimes, she said, a late-term fetus would survive an abortion, and she would kill the baby after delivering it. She remembered how her hands would tremble as she did the work.
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Aspen Baker: A better...
Everyone was pro-life. As a kid, the idea of abortion made me so sad that I knew if I ever got pregnant I could never have one. And then I did.
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Welcome to Atlantium,...
international media coverage over the years and typically the stories take a fairly light-hearted tone but they do provide me with the vehicle for getting out a serious message to the people interviewing me from time to time we support assisted suicide marriage equality abortion rights and unrestricted international freedom of
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
gun control abortion all these things but historically speaking it's much much broader define it oh okay maybe maybe i'll say something about the word liberal it simply comes from liberty it's the idea that liberty is the most important value in the political sphere in the economic sphere in the personal
Video examples
Why giving away our...
and you've often been embroiled in controversy over this issue, and on the abortion question, on both sides, really. How do you navigate that? Yeah, so I think that's a really important point, which is, we had backed away from contraceptives
Video examples
Why political...
it took a long time these old habits die hard but it happened and it certainly is a process that is complete today then came the 1970s cultural issues came to the fore for the first time in the history of the country abortion wasn't
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The End of Roe v. Wade...
in the developed world. They also should be supporting programs for children once they are born. You know, what about the protection of women's health? Well, the reality is, abortion is already an extremely safe surgical procedure.
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Population pyramids:...
and normal life resumed. China's population pyramid reflects the establishment of the one child policy 35 years before, which prevented a population boom such as that of Rwanda but also led to sex-selective abortions,
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Take "the Other" to...
or the church or the synagogue down the street; or someone from the other side of the abortion conflict; or maybe your brother-in-law who doesn't believe in global warming -- anyone whose lifestyle may frighten you
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One-Child Policy PIPE...
forced to undergo abortion sterilization and when the families try to resist the policy there were houses or torn down in the second half of the 20th century China's communist leaders became deeply
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What it was like to grow...
Sometimes, she said, a late-term fetus would survive an abortion, and she would kill the baby after delivering it. She remembered how her hands would tremble as she did the work.
Video examples
Aspen Baker: A better...
Everyone was pro-life. As a kid, the idea of abortion made me so sad that I knew if I ever got pregnant I could never have one. And then I did.
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Katha Pollitt
American Poet
I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you.
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I, for one, respect those who believe with all their hearts and conscience that there are no circumstances under which any abortion should ever be available.
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Kellyanne Conway
American Businesswoman
Pro-lifers believe there are two victims in an abortion: the unborn child and the woman who felt that that was her best option.
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Gary Johnson
American Politician
I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose.
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Erin O'Toole
Canadian Politician
I do not think that abortion services should be part of our foreign aid funding in any way.
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Tim Kaine
American Politician
I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty.
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Jerry Weller
American Politician
Ban partial-birth abortion except to save mother's life.
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Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
American Author
Abortion, to me, is an issue of personal responsibility.
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William H. Pryor
American Judge
I believe that abortion is the taking of human life.
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Katha Pollitt
American Poet
I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you.
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I, for one, respect those who believe with all their hearts and conscience that there are no circumstances under which any abortion should ever be available.
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Kellyanne Conway
American Businesswoman
Pro-lifers believe there are two victims in an abortion: the unborn child and the woman who felt that that was her best option.
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Gary Johnson
American Politician
I leave abortion to the woman. I just fundamentally end there. I absolutely support a woman's right to choose.
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Erin O'Toole
Canadian Politician
I do not think that abortion services should be part of our foreign aid funding in any way.
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Tim Kaine
American Politician
I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty.
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Jerry Weller
American Politician
Ban partial-birth abortion except to save mother's life.
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Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
American Author
Abortion, to me, is an issue of personal responsibility.
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William H. Pryor
American Judge
I believe that abortion is the taking of human life.
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