abortion-on-demand
American
[uh-bawr-shuhn-on-di-mand, -mahnd, -awn-]
/ əˈbɔr ʃən ɒn dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd, -ɔn- /
noun
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the right of a woman to have an abortion during the first six months of a pregnancy.
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an abortion performed on a woman solely at her own request.
Etymology
Origin of abortion-on-demand
First recorded in 1970–75
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