There has been much dispute over the question of legalised abortion in the Western world.

She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.

她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术.

Abortion is illegal in many countries.

在许多国家,堕胎都是违法的.

The president has adopted a hardline stance against abortion.

总统在堕胎问题上持强硬的反对态度.

His plan proved an abortion.

他的计划中途夭折.

The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin.

罗马教廷对堕胎的教义非常清楚：这是罪过。

His girlfriend had an abortion.

他的女朋友做了流产。

He refused for reasons of conscience to sign a new law legalising abortion.

他出于信仰，拒绝签署使堕胎合法化的新法。

Her opposition to abortion and feminism mark her as a convinced traditionalist.

她对堕胎和女权主义的反对态度表明她是个不折不扣的传统主义者。

Many people have very strong opinions about the rightness or wrongness of abortion.

很多人都对堕胎是否合乎道义有强烈的意见。

Abortion is still one of the hot button issues of US life.

堕胎仍是美国人日常生活中的一个敏感议题。

We'd like to know what you feel about abortion.

我们想知道你对堕胎是怎么看的。

The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion.

国王的立场必然会再次引发关于堕胎的令人头痛的辩论。

Her party opposes abortion, except in cases of rape or incest.

她的党派反对堕胎，但强奸或乱伦引起的怀孕除外。

Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.

笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。

He and his wife both strongly support abortion rights.

他和妻子都强烈支持堕胎权。

Abortion has always been a divisive issue.

人工流产一直是个引发争议的问题。

Sometimes the original abortion was done so badly that the uterus prolapsed.

有时第一次流产手术做得太糟糕，会导致子宫下垂。

There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.

仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

to take a principled stand against abortion

采取反堕胎的原则性立场

Is abortion morally defensible?

堕胎从道德上讲合乎情理吗？