abortifacient
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of abortifacient
First recorded in 1870–75; abort + -i- + -facient ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Studies of misoprostol’s efficacy as a solo abortifacient have returned varying results.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2023
Another compound, ulipristal acetate, held similar promise as an emergency contraceptive and fibroid treatment without the baggage of abortifacient branding.
From The Verge • Jul. 23, 2022
She was writing to her lover, Henry Anderson Lafler, and relating to him — in real time — the effects of the drugstore-bought abortifacient that was now ending the pregnancy they had conceived together.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Most surprisingly, however, these medical practices were not only relegated to herbal, pharmaceutical contraceptives and abortifacient drugs, but also the various surgical interventions, what today we would refer to as a late-term abortion.
From Scientific American • Dec. 11, 2020
In the first instance it was shown that the use of so-called abortifacient drugs was extensively practised and was usually a first resort.
From Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Various Aspects of the Problem of Abortion in New Zealand by McMillan, D. G. (David Gervan)
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