Definition of Therapeutic abortion

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therapeutic abortion

Noun
1. a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)
(hypernym) induced abortion

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therapeutic abortion

therapeutic abortion
n : a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)



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Abortion
An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. This can occur spontaneously as a miscarriage or be artificially induced by medicalsurgical or other means. "Abortion" can refer to an induced procedure at any point during human pregnancy; it is sometimes medically defined as either miscarriage or induced termination before the point of viability. Throughout history, abortion has been induced by various methods and the moral and legal aspects of abortion are subject to intense debate in many parts of the world.

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