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laws. Abortion was still illegal there, except to save a woman’s life, and it remains so today. Abortion Defined Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy due to the death of the embryo or fetus in the mother’s womb. An abortion can occur naturally in what is known as a miscarriage or “spontaneous abortion.” It can also be induced by controlled medical treat- ment or by illegal “back-street” and homemade procedures. Every day, women throughout the world actively seek an abortion as a way of ending a pregnancy. What leads them to

The arrival of a newborn baby can be a happy time, but it can also be a problematic period for a new mother.

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