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feticide

American  
[fee-ti-sahyd] / ˈfi tɪˌsaɪd /
especially British, foeticide

noun

  1. the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.


feticide British  
/ ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the destruction of a fetus in the uterus; aborticide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of feticide

First recorded in 1835–45; fet(us) + -i- + -cide


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Mr. Jaglan said it’s his own two daughters, Nandini, 11, and Yachika, 9, who motivate him to do whatever he can to stamp out female feticide.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

In 2015, text messages about getting an abortion helped convict a woman of child neglect and feticide.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022

In one famous Indiana case, a woman named Purvi Patel was convicted of "feticide," with prosecutors using her text messages mentioning abortion drugs purchased online.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2021

“Dangal” tells the story of the rise of India’s most successful female wrestlers, sisters hailing from a state where female feticide remains common.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2017

The extent of the practice may be roughly estimated by the number of standing advertisements in the family newspapers, in which feticide is warranted safe and secret.

From Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg

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