abortion
21abortion — Termination of the life of a foetus, after conception but before birth. The event may be intentionally induced or natural, although it is intentionally induced abortion that is the topic of moral philosophy. The issues divide conservatives or… …
22abortion — a|bor|tion [ ə bɔrʃn ] noun ** count a medical operation in which a developing baby is removed from a woman s body so that it is not born alive: The number of abortions performed each year is dropping. have an abortion: She had an abortion when… …
23ABORTION — the termination of a pregnancy. Although not encouraged, abortion is generally allowed in most YOGIC RELIGIONS. In JUDAISM and ISLAM it was allowed for strong social or medical reasons. Traditionally, ROMAN CATHOLICS, ANGLICANS and other… …
24abortion — noun (C, U) a medical operation in which a baby s development inside a woman is stopped so that it is not born alive: have an abortion: an unmarried mother who had an abortion when she was 16 | anti abortion campaigners …
25abortion — The explusion of the fetus at a period of utero gestation so early that it has not acquired the power of sustaining an independent life. 1 Am J2d Abort § 1. The crime of abortion is the wilful bringing about of an abortion without justification… …
26Abortion — Termination of pregnancies was debated intensively in the Netherlands during the 1960s and 1970s, when the practice of abortions started illegally in special clinics. The feministgroup Dolle Minain particular fought for legalization. Several… …
27abortion — a|bor|tion [əˈbo:ʃən US əˈbo:r ] n [U and C] a medical operation to end a ↑pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive = ↑termination ▪ She decided to have an abortion . ▪ anti abortion campaigners …
28abortion — Ōmilo, milo, milomilo, hoene, ho ohemo keiki ana. ♦ Instrument for abortion, ā ō ō, koholua. ♦ Potion to cause abortion, lā au ho ohemo keiki …
29abortion — The spontaneous or artificially induced expulsion of an embryo or fetus. As used in legal context, usually refers to induced abortion. For the law relating to abortion see Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147; Webster v.… …
30abortion — The spontaneous or artificially induced expulsion of an embryo or fetus. As used in legal context, usually refers to induced abortion. For the law relating to abortion see Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147; Webster v.… …