Boost your vocab and unleash your potential!

Recently viewed words:
Definitions of induced abortion
Definition that contains induced abortion
  • pro-choice faction those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
  • therapeutic abortion a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)
  • pro-life faction those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited
  • vacuum aspiration a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
  • pro-life advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions)
  • pro-lifer an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion
  • pro-choice advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion)
  • suction curettage a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
My lists:
Recently viewed words: