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 or accidentally as with 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.-[LINK: http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/abortion] Merriam Webster?s Online Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 2006-06-26. See also [LINK: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/abortion] The Free Dictionary which includes definitions from Dorland's Medical Dictionary and from The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 2006-06-26. Throughout history, abortion has been induced by various methods and the moral and legal

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