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Abortions and Abortion Rates

Number of abortionsAbortion occurrence rate1State 19961992 1988 19961992 1988 Alabama 13,826 17,450 18,220 1418.2 18.7 Alaska 2,139 2,370 2,390 1516.5 18.2 Arizona 11,016 20,600 23,070 1124.…

abortion

(Encyclopedia) abortion, expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term…

Roe v. Wade

(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. The decision, written by…

Brewer's: Abortive Flowers

are those which have stamens but no pistils. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Abou ebn SinaAbonde, Dame A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Global Abortion Rates

by Liz Olson Related Links Legal Abortions in Selected Countries Abortion in the United States World Health…

Abortion in the United States

Incidence of Abortion Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about 4 in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. 22% of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in…