abortion
31abortion — noun Date: 1547 1. the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: as a. spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation compare… …
32abortion — noun /əˈbɔɹʃən/ a) The cessation of pregnancy or fetal development; a miscarriage. Insomuch that I do honestly believe, there can be no place in the world, where such intolerable abortions, begotten of the sculptor’s chisel, are to be found in… …
33abortion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. miscarriage; premature delivery or birth; failure, fiasco; monstrosity, freak. See end. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Expulsion of a fetus from the womb] Syn. unnatural birth, arrested development,… …
34abortion — noun her first pregnancy resulted in a spontaneous abortion Syn: termination, miscarriage …
35abortion — a•bor•tion [[t]əˈbɔr ʃən[/t]] n. 1) med the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy 2) srg any of various procedures for terminating a pregnancy 3) med pat Also called spontaneous abortion miscarriage 1) 4) pat… …
36abortion — /əˈbɔʃən / (say uh bawshuhn) noun 1. a. the removal of a foetus from the mother s womb before it is viable. b. Also, spontaneous abortion. the involuntary expulsion of a foetus before it is viable. 2. Biology the arrested development of an embryo …
37Abortion in the United States — has been legal in every state since the United States Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, on January 22, 1973. Prior to Roe , there were exceptions to the abortion ban in at least 10 states; Roe established that a woman has a right to self… …
38Abortion in Canada — is not limited by the law. While some non legal obstacles exist, Canada is one of only a few nations with no legal restrictions on abortion. Regulations and accessibility varies between provinces. Polls continue to show that a majority of… …
39Abortion-related violence — Abortion related violence, or anti abortion violence , is criminal violence committed against individuals and organizations that provide abortion. [Jelen, Ted G. (1998). [http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/abortion.htm Abortion] . In Encyclopedia of… …
40Abortion in India — has been legal since 1971. Contents 1 Legal status 2 Sex selective abortion 3 Indications for early medical abortion 3.1 General condition to be fulfilled …
