abortion

abortion Definition

abor·tion (ə bôr′s̸hən)

noun

1. any spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or a fetus before it is sufficiently developed to survive; miscarriage
2. any deliberate procedure that removes, or induces the expulsion of, a living or dead embryo or fetus
an aborted embryo or fetus
anything immature and incomplete or unsuccessful, as a deformed creature, a badly developed plan, etc.
Biol.
1. arrest of development
2. an organ whose development has been arrested

Etymology: L abortio: see abort

abortion Synonyms

Expulsion of a fetus from the womb
unnatural birth, arrested development, termination of pregnancy, miscarriage, premature birth, premature labor, premature delivery, casting, aborting, untimely birth, forced birth.
Something malformed or incomplete
abnormality, malformation, monstrosity; see freak 2.
A failure
fiasco, total loss, disaster; see failure 1.

abortion Law Definition

The premature termination of a pregnancy.
The intentional and artificial termination of a pregnancy that destroys an embryo or fetus.
The spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it is capable of living outside the womb.

abortion Usage Examples

Converse of object

legalize: Many Tories collaborated with Labor over the 1960s cultural revolution which licensed pornography, abolished hanging, legalized abortion on demand.
induce: Risk of breast cancer among young women: Relationship to induced abortion.
procure: Our society goes to great lengths to hide the truth about procured abortion.
oppose: Those who oppose abortion for fetal abnormality have been allowed to assume the moral high ground in the discussion.
perform: Anyone caught performing abortions faced up to 15 years in jail.

Adjective modifier

spontaneous: Title The factor V Leiden mutation in Japanese couples with recurrent spontaneous abortion.
unsafe: Up to 80,000 women die every year from unsafe abortion.
eugenic: Lord Alton had written to Mr Blair about fetal experimentation and eugenic abortion.
deaths/spontaneous: Stillbirths and fetal deaths/spontaneous abortions from 20 weeks are registered.
botched: Are you really willing, in your land of extortionate inadequate health coverage, to watch women dying from botched backstreet abortions?
surgical: Surgical two-stage abortions usually require an overnight stay in hospital.

Modifies a noun

pill: About cons of abortions pill, facts about abortions emergency contraception, forced abortions.
clinic: I need private abortions, against abortions getting abortions, abortions clinics.

Noun used with modifier

partial-birth: But do it get done quot partial-birth abortion although ers coach has.
back-street: Such help, however, also includes the criminal activity of procuring free back-street abortions to unfortunate pregnant girls.
backstreet: Our ad sales girl Tracey was expected to stump up £ 750 for a backstreet abortion which is worth no more than £ 400.
trimester: Purchase multiple abortions, how much do abortions cost - second trimester abortions, teenage abortions.

Preposition: in

trimester: Our law, however, permits abortion in the third trimester ( that is after the point of viability outside the womb ).

Preposition: of

Preposition: for

abnormality: Life has been smart to focus on the issue of abortion for fetal abnormality.

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