Look up: Therapeutic Abortion

1. therapeutic abortion
   [n] - a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother`s life is threatened)
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2. Therapeutic abortion
   Therapeutic abortion: An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or induced abortion. As opposed to a spontaneous abortion (a miscarriage).
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3. therapeutic abortion
   An abortion induced because of the mother's physical or mental health, or to prevent birth of a deformed child or a child resulting from rape. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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4. therapeutic abortion
   noun a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother`s life is threatened)
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5. therapeutic abortion
   abortion induced legally by a qualified physician to safeguard the health of the mother.
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6. therapeutic abortion
   (from the article `pregnancy`) ...An induced abortion is the deliberate interruption of a pregnancy by any means before the 20th week of gestation. In medical terminology an ...
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7. therapeutic abortion
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. abortion induced for the sake of the mother's physical or mental health or to prevent the birth of a congenitally compromised child or of a child conceived as a result of nonconsensual sexual intercourse.
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8. Therapeutic Abortion
   A medically necessary abortion that is performed before the time of fetal viability to safeguard the physical of mental health of the pregnant woman. Synonym(s): Justifiable Abortion
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9. Therapeutic abortion
   `Therapeutic abortion` is abortion induced following a medical diagnosis. Most all therapeutic abortions are elective, meaning there is no medical emergency or urgency that the procedure be done immediately to avoid a health risk. Likewise, most therapeutic abortions do not involve a threat to the g...
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