abortion

noun | \ ə-ˈbȯr-shən \ | abor·tion

1. : the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus; especially : the medical procedure of inducing expulsion of a human fetus to terminate a pregnancy : the medical procedure of inducing expulsion of a human fetus to terminate a pregnancy

2. : the crime of procuring or performing an illegal abortion a conspiracy to commit abortion —W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr. — see also Roe v. Wade and Webster v. Reproductive Health Services