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How to pronounce abortion in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms miscarriage
Type of failure
Derivation abort
Type Words
Type of ending, conclusion, termination
Has types miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, induced abortion
Derivation abort, abortionist

Examples of abortion

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They totally ignore the fact that whenever an abortion is performed a baby dies.
From the kentucky.com
In this sense, abortion and American chattel slavery could not be more opposite.
From the theatlantic.com
He opposes abortion rights and a path to legal residency for illegal immigrants.
From the abcnews.go.com
Instead he says the issue is settled in a state that trends pro-abortion rights.
From the thenewstribune.com
About three dozen displayed signs, some with graphic content regarding abortion.
From the dailyherald.com
Under pressure, he also embraced the federal government's right to ban abortion.
From the suntimes.com
Some argue we need contraception to cut down on unwanted pregnancy and abortion.
From the latimes.com
Actually, about 3 percent of Planned Parenthood's services are abortion-related.
From the chron.com
Anti-abortion advocates have said that provision has been exploited in the past.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • Termination of pregnancy
  • Miscarriage: failure of a plan
  • (abortionist) a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies
  • Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo, resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced, in humans and other species. ...
  • Many religious traditions have taken a stance on abortion, and these stances span a broad spectrum from acceptance to rejection.
  • Aborted is a Belgian death metal band that formed in Waregem, in 1995. The group consists of vocalist, founder, and only constant member since the band's inception, Sven de Caluwu00E9, guitarists Danny Tunker and Mendel Bij De Leij, bassist J.B. Van Der Wal, and drummer Ken Bedene. Although based in Belgium, Aborted's band members are from Belgium, The Netherlands and the United States...
  • The cessation of pregnancy or fetal development; a miscarriage; An induced abortion; The act of inducing abortion; The immature product of an untimely birth; Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed; Any fruit or produce that does not come ...
  • (abortionist) One who performs an abortion
  • (aborted) Brought forth prematurely; Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches