abortion
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4.2
- noun
- /əˈbɔrʃən/
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aborto
- We know that late term abortions are unsafe for women.
- legal abortions
- illegal abortions
- abortion rights
So I'd like to get your stance on abortion unfiltered, unedited.
- So I'd like to get your stance on abortion unfiltered, unedited.
- And so I don't think that abortion is particularly the problem.
- You say they were forcing abortions on female members of Seorg.
- My mom almost had an abortion because of of me.
- Now people can't get abortions in those situations.
- I was raised Catholic and abortion is a sin.
- So how how do you, you know, speak on abortion in the times that we're in?
- I know you as well, but abortion has been a hot topic, right?
- Now, some people think when we talk about contraception that it's code for abortion, which it's not.
- Unsafe abortion is also very, very common.
Examples
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The debate over abortion has intensified in recent years, raising questions about women's health and autonomy.
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Why leave the choice of abortion to the woman rather than to the state?
Academic text (2017) -
And there still is a movement to ban abortion everywhere right now.
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According to the World Health Organization, a legal abortion is as safe as a penicillin shot.
Academic text (2017) -
The question of what tactics are necessary to make abortion illegal deserves more thought and discussion.
Academic text (2008) -
Trump would sign a nationwide abortion ban without blinking.
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Many women seek access to abortion services as part of their reproductive rights.
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In the clinic, she was given information about abortion options available during the first trimester.
Synonyms
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5.0
To end a pregnancy on purpose using medicine or an operation
Ending a pregnancy on purpose so the fetus does not continue to grow
Antonyms
Compounds
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9.9
A medical procedure late in pregnancy where the unborn baby is partly delivered and then removed
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3.7
The rules a country or state has about when and how people can legally end a pregnancy
- Specialized
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6.5
A drug that ends a pregnancy by causing the body to remove the unborn baby
- Specialized
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5.5
Loss of a pregnancy that happens naturally before the baby is born
- Offensive
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9.3
A clinic that ends pregnancies and is criticized for doing many of them
- Specialized
An illness that spreads among farm animals and makes pregnant animals lose their unborn young and can infect people
- Specialized
Tissue from a pregnancy that stays inside the womb after a miscarriage or abortion
- Specialized
A legal medical ending of a pregnancy to protect the mother's life or health
- Specialized
Bleeding or cramping in early pregnancy that may cause miscarriage but may not
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abortion comes from Latin parts ab- ('away') and oriri ('to rise' or 'be born'), and it originally meant a baby that does not get born or a 'miscarriage'. That's why abortion today means deliberately ending a pregnancy before birth.