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BookmarkAn 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 through chemical, surgical or other means.
Commonly, "abortion" refers to an induced procedure at any point in the pregnancy; medically, it is defined as a miscarriage or induced termination before twenty weeks' gestation, which is considered nonviable..
For more information about the topic Abortion, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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