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partial-birth abortion

American  
[pahr-shuhl-burth uh-bawr-shuhn] / ˈpɑr ʃəlˈbɜrθ əˈbɔr ʃən /

noun

  1. (term used chiefly by opponents of abortion) dilation and extraction.

Etymology

Origin of partial-birth abortion

First recorded in 1995–2000

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