abortion
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishabortiona‧bor‧tion /əˈbɔːʃən $ əˈbɔːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]BABY/HAVE A BABY a medical operation to end a pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive SYN termination She decided to have an abortion. anti-abortion campaigners