therapeutic abortion

/ˈθɛrəˌpjudɪk əˌbɔrʃən/
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Other forms: therapeutic abortions

Definitions of therapeutic abortion
  1. noun
    a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened)
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    type of:
    induced abortion
    a deliberate termination of pregnancy
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