Both Uses
abortion
in
Thirteen Reasons Why
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- In the past, Mrs. Bradley had notes dropped in her bag suggesting group discussions on abortion, family violence, cheating—on boyfriends, girlfriends, on tests.†
p. 172.2 *abortion = intentionally ending a pregnancy
- They went on to call Earth a knocked-up gaseous alien needing an abortion.†
p. 182.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(abortion as in: have an abortion) intentional ending of pregnancy with medical assistance by removing the fetus or embryo from the body before it is able to surviveA spontaneous abortion (more commonly called a miscarriage) is an abortion that happens without medical assistance or intent
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)