abort [ [5bC:t ] v.   (使)流产;(使)堕胎;流产;小产
— Doctors decided to abort the pregnancy.    医生决定进行人工流产。
* abortion [ [5bC:F[n ] n.  人工流产;堕胎
— She had an abortion;she didn't want another child.    她小产了,不想再要孩子了。
* to have a abortion [5hAv]  (使)流产 
—She decided not to have the abortion.     她决定不做流产。
* induced abortion [In5djU:s]  n.  人工流产
—The Chinese government is against promoting induced abortion as a means of family
     planning.     中国政府反对将人工流产作为计划生育的手段加以提倡。
* abortive [ [5bC:tIv ] adj.  流产的
—The National Day golden week that just goes, also became a few girls to make the optimal
     day of abortive operation.
     刚刚过去的国庆黄金周,也成了一些女孩做流产手术的最佳日子。
这些词汇应该记住：
1. feticide [ 5fI:tIsaid ] n.  堕胎
—In countries where there is a strong preference for sons, these newer, sophisticated
    technologies can be misused, facilitating female feticide.
   在强烈偏爱男婴的国家,这些新的,尖端技术可能被滥用了,进一步助长了女性堕胎。
2. to lose the baby [5lU:z 5beibI]  n.  流产     
—I have slight cramps. I hope I do not lose the baby .      我肚子有点绞痛,可别是流产。 
3. misbirth [mIs5b[:W]   n.  流产
—Can medicaments misbirth cause an effect to the following life?
     药物流产会对以后的生活造成影响吗?
4. miscarry [ mIs5kArI ] v.  流产;小产
— Unfortunately,she had a miscarriage at four months.
     不幸的是,她在怀孕四个月的时候流产了。
— I'm afraid she has miscarried because of the accident.    因为事故恐怕她已小产。
* miscarriage [ mIs5kArIdV ] n.  流产;小产
—You are pregnant , but with a possible miscarriage .     您怀孕了,不过看来要流产。
* to have a miscarriage [5hAv]   (使)流产
—Women who have a miscarriage are more likely to give birth prematurely in their next
     pregnancy, doctors have found.
     医生发现,有流产经历的妇女在下一胎更容易出现早产。
这些词汇应该知道, 掌握更好：
1. induce [ In5dju:s ] v.  (用特殊药物为)产妇;引产;催产
— She had to induced because the baby was four weeks late.
     她的孩子晚了四个星期仍未出生,因此要给她引产。
2. premature [ 9prem[5tj[U]  adj.  (婴儿)早产的
— The baby was six weeks premature.    那个婴儿早产了六个星期。
3. preemie [ 5prI:mI ] n.  (美;口)早产(儿)
—Traditionally, doctors use gestational age, the number of weeks from fertilization to birth,
     to determine whether a preemie should receive invasive care.
     传统上,医生们用孕龄,受精到出生的周数来决定早产儿是否接受进一步的关注。
4. slip [ 5slI:p ] v.  (过去式和过去分词slipped;现在分词slipping; 指家畜)早产;流产
— Some cows slip their calves in the early stages of pregnancy.
     有些母牛在怀孕初期小产。
5. stillborn [ 5stIlbC:n ] adj.  死产的;夭折的
— She has given brith to two stillborn children.    她已经生了二个死婴。
* stillbirth [ 5stIlb[:W ] n.  死产
—An infected pregnant woman may transmit the virus to a foetus, leading to miscarriage and
    stillbirth.    受感染孕妇可将病毒传染胎儿,导致流产和诞下死胎。
相关词汇链接：to give birth  生育; pregnant  adj.   怀孕的