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abortion-on-demand

American  
[uh-bawr-shuhn-on-di-mand, -mahnd, -awn-] / əˈbɔr ʃən ɒn dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd, -ɔn- /

noun

  1. the right of a woman to have an abortion during the first six months of a pregnancy.

  2. an abortion performed on a woman solely at her own request.


Etymology

Origin of abortion-on-demand

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Top-ranking House Republican lawmaker Steve Scalise joined in on the outrage: "For 40+ years, the Hyde Amendment has made sure taxpayer money doesn't fund abortion-on-demand—and it's always had bipartisan support. But now Democrats are working hard to eliminate it completely. That's how radical they've become," he stated.

From Salon

The senator, who made President Trump's Supreme Court nominee list, claimed a packed court would mean losing the right to religious freedom and Second Amendment rights, using tax dollars for abortion-on-demand up to the ninth month of pregnancy, and taking over a home to give it to a giant corporation to use as a parking lot, as a few examples.

From Fox News

"He said 'I'm all for taxpayer-funded partial-birth abortion-on-demand', he's against fracking, and he wants to eliminate fossil fuels and give health insurance to illegal aliens."

From Fox News

"They wanted to make sure that whatever he did as a judge they could tarnish. They admitted their motivation was their support for abortion-on-demand."

From Fox News

Melanie Israel, a research associate for Heritage’s DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society told Fox News: “Clearly, Americans’ views on abortion policy do not line up with the radical vision of unrestricted abortion-on-demand promoted by out-of-touch U.N. officials.

From Fox News