Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.
Think of abortion like hitting the "undo" button on a computer. Just like you can undo a mistake or delete something you don't want, abortion allows women to make choices about their own bodies and futures.
Pro-choice: The belief that women should have the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.
Pro-life: The belief that unborn babies have a right to life and that abortion should be illegal.
Roe v. Wade: A landmark Supreme Court case in 1973 that legalized abortion in the United States.
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