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abortion Noun 1. an operation to end pregnancy 2. the premature ending of a pregnancy when a fetus is expelled from the womb before it can live independently 3. the failure of a mission or project 4. Informal something that is grotesque abortionist n
Abortion 1. destruction of a fetus. Also called feticide. 2. that which produces an abortion; an abortifacient Cf. aborticide, 2. the killing of a fetus; especially illegal abortion. Also called aborticide. — feticidal, foeticidal, adj.
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He stressed the oft-repeated and erroneous antichoice claim that "so much 'contraception' is, in fact, early abortion under a different name," she said. Oral contraceptive use and early abortion as risk factors for breast cancer in young women. Expanding the number of providers offering early abortion care is particularly important in rural and underserved areas in the United States, where the number of abortion providers has been declining dramatically. |
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