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dilation and extraction
(redirected from Intact dilation and extraction)

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dilation and extraction
n. Abbr. D & E or D & X
A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the early products of conception are removed from the uterus.
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They used myths and misrepresentations about abortion procedures to defend their decision and uphold a prohibition on intact dilation and extraction abortion.
Who knows what's best for you? Anthony, Clarence, John, Samuel, and ... by Pearson, Cynthia / Women's Health Activist
Carhart banning late-term abortion by intact dilation and extraction allows no exception for a woman's health.
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Supreme Court endorsed this strategy of demonizing women in order to disenfranchise them when it upheld the federal ban on intact dilation and extraction, a rarely used method of abortion.
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