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induced abortion

induced abortion

2 5.0
To end a pregnancy on purpose using medicine or an operation
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈdjuːst əˈbɔːrʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aborto inducido
  • Many women may choose an induced abortion to terminate an unplanned pregnancy safely.

Examples

  • CONCLUSION: Legal induced abortion is markedly safer than childbirth.

    Blog text (14)
  • Among this age group, pregnancy ends in spontaneous or induced abortion nearly as often as it ends in birth (Harlap et al., 1991).

    Academic text (1997)
  • Many women only started using contraceptives after they had experienced an induced abortion.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Most importantly, women who recently had an induced abortion may respond differently to questions about sexual behavior than other rural women without this experience.

    Academic text (2006)
  • As noted above, pregnancy outside of marriage is prohibited, and induced abortion has been a common method of dealing with it (Straight 2005).

    Academic text (2008)
  • The analysis was based on 40 in-depth interviews with young women who had undergone induced abortion, as well as information from focus group discussions.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In Argentina, an estimated 40 percent of all pregnancies terminate in induced abortions.

    Blog text (14)
  • The mortality rate related to induced abortion was 0.6 deaths per 100,000 abortions.

    Blog text (14)
  • Nearly 18% of women had one or more induced abortions, while 35% and 41% experienced a stillbirth and a neonatal death, respectively.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Antenatal fetal diagnosis, such as maternal alpha-fetoprotein screening and amniocentesis, is predicated on the availability of induced abortion.

    Blog text (15)

Synonyms

abortion
vsinduced abortion
4.2

Ending a pregnancy so it does not lead to the birth of a baby

specifies that the ending is by medical or surgical procedure
aborticide
vsinduced abortion
  • NSFW
9.9

Ending a pregnancy on purpose so the fetus does not continue to grow

focuses on medical or surgical termination rather than destruction

Antonyms

586 1.0

To stay in the same job or role

Surface Forms

Morphology

induced + abortion

The meaning 'the deliberate termination of a pregnancy' is directly compositional: 'abortion' denotes termination of pregnancy and 'induced' specifies that it is caused or initiated intentionally (often medically). This modifier–noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Induced abortion uses induced, meaning 'caused on purpose', and abortion, meaning 'ending a pregnancy'. It paints a clear picture: doctors or medicine cause the pregnancy to stop, so it means a planned medical ending of a pregnancy.