Abortion
An abortion is the removal or expulsion
of an embryo or fetus from the uterus,
resulting in or caused by its death.
This can occur spontaneously as
a miscarriage or be artificially
induced by medical, surgical or
other means. "Abortion"
can refer to an induced procedure
at any point during human pregnancy;
it is sometimes medically defined
as either miscarriage or induced
termination before the point of
viability. Throughout history, abortion
has been induced by various methods
and the moral and legal aspects
of abortion are subject to intense
debate in many parts of the world.
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