Meaning

1 senses
  1. A surgical or medicinal procedure that terminates a pregnancy by removing the fetus; a therapeutic abortion. It is a way to prevent or mitigate maternal injury or illness and/or a non-contraceptive form of birth control.

More definitions
  • a deliberate termination of pregnancy

Forms

plural: induced abortions

Synonyms

1 synonyms

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