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abortion 1. Abortion is the expulsion of a non-viable foetus, a spontaneous expulsion of a human foetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation, illegal abortion. 2. Abortion denotes the premature expulsion of the contents of the womb before the term of gestation is completed, that is, during the first 12 weeks of gestation. It is contrasted with miscarriage which is the expulsion of the human foetus before it is vi 3. In England, the Abortion Act, 1967, makes lawful the termination of a pregnancy by a registered practitioner if two registered medical practitioners are of opinion that continuance of pregnancy would involve a greater risk to the pregnant woman or her |