1. Abortion [ah-bor´shun] termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable

2. Concluding Observation [Paragraph 283] - Reintroduce legislation to permit termination of pregnancy in cases of rape, incest and congenital abnormality of the fetus.

3. The benefit of chorionic villus sampling is that termination of pregnancy can still be performed in the first trimester if fetal abnormality is detected.

4. 83. Deplores the fact that in Ireland the law bans all information or expression of opinion in favour of the voluntary termination of pregnancy and is alarmed at the militancy of anti-abortionist activists in France; demands that access to information on the voluntary termination of pregnancy be ensured in all Member States and the role of associations recognized;