abortion
Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy before birth. ... One important aspect of the controversy is whether a woman should be permitted by law to have an abortion, and if so, under what circumstances. ... The bill, expected to be signed by President Bush on Wednesday, would ban certain types of abortion procedures on fetuses that are 14 weeks or older, doctors say. ... The bill imposes the most far-reaching limits on abortion since the Supreme Court in 1973 confirmed a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy.