noun
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a person who performs abortions, esp illegally
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a person who is in favour of abortion on demand
Etymology
Origin of abortionist
Example Sentences
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Her options were to induce an abortion herself or find a doctor or backstreet abortionist who would do it at a price.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
“Regency Girls” is the only musical comedy I can think of that includes an abortionist as a key character.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Andrew Jackson Davis' 1869 novel "Tale of a Physician," for example, tells the story of an evil female physician abortionist named Madame La Stelle, who gives her "entire attention to obstetrical cases and infanticides."
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022
“That’s how I get my kicks, I guess. You know, an abortionist has his satisfaction, too.”
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2022
It has been suggested by certain witnesses that, if the woman were legally exempt from penalty, there would be less reticence about giving evidence and a greater fear on the part of the abortionist.
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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