A fatally premature expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb. Some abortions are spontaneous, and are usually called miscarriages. From the moment a baby is conceived, it bears the indelible stamp of a separate distinct personality, and individual different from all other individuals. There are 1.5 million abortions done in the United States each year. This means an average of 4,000 every day, over thirty-three million since Roe v Wade in 1973.
Any pregnant woman can get an abortion for any reason, or for no reason at all.
Minor girls can get abortions without their parents' knowledge or consent, married women can get abortions without the knowledge or consent of their husbands. Federal, state and local governments have to give or withhold funds. 1989 Webster v. Reproductive Health Services Gave states opportunity to challenge legality of Roe v. Wade. Cases pending in several states.