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title: Abortion
date: 2023-07-17T19:52:00-04:00
author: Eva Parker Passalacqua
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Abortion

The majority of unplanned pregnancies end in abortion. These resources help us understand the medical procedure itself, as well as the policies that try to limit our right to choose whether we continue a pregnancy.

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)###  [*What is?* **Abortion**](/what-is/abortion)

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![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)###  [*What is?* **Abortion**](/what-is/abortion)

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)Abortion Themes

- [ Access to Abortion](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/access-to-abortion)
- [ History & Politics of Abortion](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/history-politics-of-abortion)
- [ Nonbinary & Trans-inclusive Abortion & Contraception](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/nonbinary-trans-inclusive-abortion-birth-control)
- [ Diverse Abortion Experiences](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/abortion-experiences)

##### Featured Abortion Expert

[![Headshot of Pamela Merritt](data:image/png;base64,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)### Pamela Merritt

Pamela Merritt is executive director of Medical Students for Choice (MSFC), a global non-profit working in over 34 countries to support future abortion care providers and advocate for reproductive justice globally.

[read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/pamela-merritt-chair)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/pamela-merritt-chair)

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