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
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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
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
Finally, an acquaintance refers her to a Paris abortionist off a literal back alley, where she has the procedure at 12 weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
When the case against the abortionist and his assistants came to trial, the doctor and one of the patients testified.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2021
On the twentieth of October, 1847, the abortionist was placed in the dock of the Court of General Sessions, before Recorder Scott and two aldermen.
From Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. by William F. Howe
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